Author: GardenWizz Team

Before you start any gardening project, you need the right tools. This guide shows you exactly what every UK gardener needs — and our recommended products to help you get growing. 5-Step Essential Tools:: Essential Tools for Every Gardener Hand Tools A quality hand trowel and hand fork are the two tools you’ll reach for most often. Look for stainless steel heads — they stay sharp longer and don’t rust. Stainless steel hand trowel — your most-used garden tool Stainless steel hand fork — for weeding and soil prep Pruning Tools Secateurs (also called pruners) are essential for cutting stems,…

All frost risk should now be behind us in virtually all of the UK. This is the green light to plant out everything that has been waiting — tender herbs, outdoor cucumbers, the last of the tender vegetables. Week Spring Jobs:: Seeds to Sow This Week Last chance for outdoor tomatoes — if growing outdoors, they must be planted now. Use a sheltered sunny spot against a south-facing wall. Dwarf beans — final outdoor sowing for beans through summer Courgettes — one last sowing for late-cropping Salads continue — little and often remains the rule Jobs to Do This Week…

The garden is now in full swing — beds are planted, seedlings are growing fast, and the first harvests are within sight. This is one of the most rewarding weeks of the year. Week Spring Jobs:: Seeds to Sow This Week Final outdoor sowings — dwarf French beans, beetroot, carrots, and spinach can all still go in Flowers for companion planting — pot marigolds and phacelia attract beneficial insects Herbs — basil, dill, fennel, and coriander can all go in containers or beds now Succession salad — continue through summer for constant supply Jobs to Do This Week Tie in…

The hard work is paying off — your windowsills are full of strong seedlings and the garden is responding. This week is about getting everything in the ground and keeping it alive. Week Spring Jobs:: Seeds to Sow This Week Successional salads — every fortnight keeps the supply going. Rocket, lettuce, radish, spring onions. Herbs outdoors — chives, parsley, thyme can all be direct sown or planted out now Dwarf beans — direct sow in pots or beds outdoors in mild areas Courgettes and cucumbers — last chance for sowing indoors for greenhouse growing Jobs to Do This Week Plant…

May Day bank holiday weekend — traditionally the time when it is safe to plant tender vegetables outside in most of the UK. The garden centres will be busy, and rightly so. Week Spring Jobs:: Seeds to Sow This Week French and runner beans — direct sow outdoors now in mild areas, or in modules under cover in cold areas Sunflowers — direct sow outdoors in pots or borders Squash and pumpkins — in pots under cover, ready to plant out after the last frost Salad crops — little and often. Spring onions, lettuce, radishes, rocket every fortnight. Jobs to…

One of the busiest weeks of the year. The garden is in full growth now — everything seems to need doing at once. Prioritise: weed, water, and keep checking for pests. Week Spring Jobs:: Seeds to Sow This Week Basil — still can be sown indoors. More basil = more summer pesto. Beetroot — successional sowing every 3 weeks ensures continuous harvest Radishes — ready in 4 weeks from direct sowing. Quick win. Nasturtiums — companion plant that attracts blackfly away from beans. Direct sow now. Jobs to Do This Week Pot on tomatoes — if roots are circling the…

The weather can still surprise us in April — lovely one day, bitter the next. But there is plenty to do in the garden this week, and the risk of really severe frost is now low in most of the UK. Week Spring Jobs:: Seeds to Sow This Week Runner beans and French beans — direct sow in pots under cover, or in mild areas direct into prepared beds Courgettes and pumpkins — if started indoors, they can go into a coldframe or greenhouse now Sweetcorn — in deep modules or toilet roll inners. Swift is a reliable UK variety.…

A proper spring week — longer days, warmer soil, and the garden responding fast. This is the week where you can start planting out hardened-off plants, as long as you are prepared to cover them if frost threatens. Week Spring Jobs:: Seeds to Sow This Week Dwarf French beans — direct sow in modules for transplanting, or wait another week for direct sowing outdoors Sunflowers — in 9cm pots indoors. Russian Giant is spectacular for kids. Marigolds (Calendula) — great companion plants for vegetables, easy from seed More salad leaves — successional sowings every 2 weeks keep the supply going…

The garden truly wakes up this week. Daylight savings means more evening light for garden work, and soil temperatures are finally rising enough for direct outdoor sowings. It is go time. Week Spring Jobs:: Seeds to Sow This Week Indoors/windowsill: Courgettes and squash — if not started last week, sow now. One plant per 9cm pot. They grow fast. Cucumbers — same treatment as courgettes. Both need warmth to germinate. Basil — still worth starting indoors. A warm kitchen windowsill works well. Direct outdoors (if soil is workable): Parsnips — direct sow. Use fresh seed. Gladiator is a reliable variety.…

The last week of spring — and in many ways the most rewarding. The first crops are being harvested, the garden is lush and green, and summer is just around the corner. It is time to enjoy what you have built. Week Spring Jobs:: Seeds to Sow This Week French and runner beans — final successional sowing for beans through summer and autumn Courgettes — very last sowing for late-cropping in September Salad leaves — keep the succession going. Every 2 weeks, forever. Herbs for drying — basil, thyme, rosemary — cut before they flower for best flavour Jobs to…