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General Information:
Ventilate on the occasional warm day to get the air circulating. Early February is a good time to go through all your old seed packets and gather them in to the months that you will need to sow them, put an elastic band around them and label with the month. Discard any that are so old they will not germinate or make a special point of sowing them all but make sure the tray or pot you plant them in is well labeled just in case they decide not to germinate.
FLOWERS General Info Dead head to prevent mould.
  Cuttings Carnations, chrysanthemum.
  Seeds to Sow Cape Primrose, gloxinia, pelargonium and african violets.
  Time to Plant Hippeastrum
FRUIT General Info If you have your heating on at a good level your grapes will start to grow.
  Seeds to Sow  
  Time to Plant Peaches, nectarines and grape vines.
VEGETABLES General Info Pot up and force chicory.
  Seeds to Sow Aubergines, beetroot, carrots,radish, french beans and lettuce.
  Time to Plant Mushroom spawn.
GENERAL JOBS   Water only those pots that need it and regularly check for dead leaves and flowers as they can go mouldy and then disease spreads. Don't get the leaves wet.
    Keep checking for dead leaves and flowers as well as bugs. Use a propagator at 20%C for Busy Lizzies, Geraniums and Petunias.