Sub-Tropical Zone - May

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A cyclamen in full flower will brighten up a cool, well-lit spot, they are most often grown in pots. Water regularly by standing pots in water until soil is wetted, then allow to drain. Do not over water-plants will benefit from short spells of dryness.

Chinese Cabbage - A versatile salad vegetable. Firm, upright heads provide tasty leaves like lettuce and stalks like celery.Choose a sunny, well-drained position.

Cut oldest raspberry canes and asparagus leaves to the ground as foliage dies.

Feed flowering annuals with a liquid fertiliser such as Thrive Flower & Fruit.

Prevent rats from eating newly-sown seeds, young plants and seedheads by laying ratbaits.