ORCHARD : Grapevines are wrapping up their winter dormancy — check that pruning cuts have healed cleanly, then tie in the first young shoots before they snap in the wind. Raspberry canes should be showing new buds now; firm any lifted roots back into the soil gently. Currant bushes and blackcurrants will reward a handful of well-rotted compost worked lightly into the base.
VEGETABLE PATCH : A fruit day under the waxing crescent — the energy favours crops grown for their harvest. Under cover, sow sweet pepper and aubergine: press seeds 0.5 cm deep, 3 cm apart in modules at 20–22 °C. Both are slow starters, so bottom heat makes a real difference. Courgette can follow in the same space — sow 2 cm deep, seeds 5 cm apart.
LANDSCAPING : Roses planted bare-root through winter are waking up — check the graft union sits just at soil level and mulch generously around the base, keeping it clear of the stems. Wisteria needs its support checked before vigorous new growth makes the job awkward.