Prune your apple and pear trees if you haven’t already done so. This is best done while they are still dormant.

Leave plums, cherries and apricots unpruned until the summer. Pruning them now will make them susceptible to silver leaf infections.

Prune blackcurrant bushes, gooseberries and red currants to maintain a productive framework.

Continue to plant raspberry cane on sunny sites with free-draining soil.

Top Tip:
Try forcing rhubarb plants by placing an upturned bucket or bin over the crown. This forces tender pink