Exercise 2 solution

Example answer (yours will differ): a checklist for May.

[ ] Harden off beans and courgettes: outside by day, in at night, for 7 to 10 days (about 10 minutes a day). Tools: none.
[ ] Check the forecast for frost; have fleece ready. (5 minutes)
[ ] Put up bean canes or a wigwam, pushed firmly in. Tools: canes, string. (20 minutes)
[ ] Plant out beans at the foot of the canes, and two courgettes at the end of bed 2, spaced well apart. Tools: trowel. (30 minutes)
[ ] Water each plant in thoroughly. Tools: watering can. (10 minutes)
[ ] Mulch around the plants, keeping it off the stems. Tools: compost or mulch, a fork. (20 minutes)
[ ] Slug check at dusk or early morning; renew guards or traps. (10 minutes)
[ ] Thin and sow the next short row of salad and radishes. Tools: hoe or trowel, seed. (15 minutes)
[ ] Pull the first radishes. (5 minutes)
[ ] Notebook: record planting dates. (5 minutes)

Total: roughly two and a half hours across the month, in short sessions.