Pinch out sideshoots on tomatoes.

Deadhead azaleas when flowering has finished.

Keep wall-trained fruit, especially stone fruit, well watered during fruit set and fruit development. Use rainwater or recycled water wherever possible.

Hang pheromone traps in apple trees to help reduce codling moth numbers.Keep an eye out for early aphid attacks, and deal with them appropriately, preferably by squashing small colonies by hand.Harvest salad onions, salad leaves, beetroot and radishes as they mature.Sow French, broad and runner beans, peas, squash, sweetcorn, and outdoor cucumbers directly into prepared beds outside.Divide hostas as they come into growth.Liquid feed containerised plants every two to four weeks. If you want to grow your own spring bedding for next year, many common choices (including wallflowers and pansies) need to be sown between May and July to flower next spring.