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- Zucchini seeds (indoors)
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- Dahlia tubers
- Potatoes
- Beets and carrots
- Peas outdoors
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- Forsythia (after flowering)
- Early-flowering clematis
- Rosemary (light trim)
- Spring-flowering shrubs
Watch out for
- Lily beetle on fritillaries
- Late frosts on blossoms
- Slugs on new growth
- Aphids on soft shoots
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- Tulips
- Bluebells
- Cherry blossoms
- Wisteria
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