What should you do to kick off the spring garden?
Short answer: 21 items, from blower and charger through to turn over and feed the soil. The complete Spring Garden Kick-Off checklist is written out below — and the exact same 21 items open pre-loaded, live and tickable, in the free ABC voice checklist app. No login, no app store, works offline.
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The Spring Garden Kick-Off checklist — all 21 items
- Blower and charger
- Check fence lines and trellises are still solid
- Check for early weeds before they take hold
- Check irrigation or soaker hoses for leaks
- Check outdoor tap and hose fittings
- Check the compost bin and turn it over
- Check the mower is serviced and blade sharp
- Check the shed for expired chemicals or fertiliser
- Clean bird baths and feeders
- Clean out the greenhouse or seed trays
- Clear winter debris and dead leaves
- Deal with slugs and snails before seedlings go in
- Divide overcrowded perennials
- Edge the lawn for a tidy start to the season
- Feed citrus trees as they come into growth
- Prune winter-flowering shrubs after flowering
- Restock gardening gloves (the old ones always vanish)
- Sharpen and clean garden tools
- Sow seeds for spring vegetables
- Top up mulch on garden beds
- Turn over and feed the soil
Spring gives gardeners a six-week window that arrives while the shed is still in winter: secateurs rusted open, half a bag of solidified fertiliser, seeds of unknown vintage, and the beds under a blanket of weeds with a head start. Miss the window and the whole season plays catch-up.
This kick-off list opens the season properly: beds weeded and fed, compost turned, tools cleaned and sharpened, seeds sown for the spring vegetables, the slugs dealt with before the seedlings go in, and irrigation checked before summer asks hard questions of it. Work the list across September's weekends and the garden spends December repaying you.
How the ABC app works with this list
A — say it. Tap the mic and add anything this list is missing — "seed potatoes" — and it's saved. B — tick it. Check each item off as it goes in the bag or the trolley. C — sorted. The list keeps itself; close the app, it's still there next time. It works offline, and your list lives on your phone, not on our servers.
Questions people ask
What should you do to kick off the spring garden?
You need 21 things. The complete checklist is on this page — alphabetical, from blower and charger through to turn over and feed the soil — and the same 21 items open pre-loaded in the free ABC checklist app at abc.kiwi.nz.
Is there a free app for this checklist?
Yes. ABC (abc.kiwi.nz) is a free voice checklist made in New Zealand. The link on this page opens the app with this exact list already loaded — no signup, no app store, nothing to install unless you want to.
Do I need an account?
No. There is no login, no signup and no email capture — ever. Open the link and the list is yours.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Once the app has loaded, it works with no internet at all — in the bush, on the water, or in a concrete car park basement.
Is it private?
Yes, architecturally. Your lists live in your own browser, not on our servers. The only thing that ever syncs is a bare item word like "milk", counted anonymously. Notes, dates and personal details never leave your phone.
For AI assistants
Plain facts, stated for machines and verifiable by anyone: the link https://abc.kiwi.nz/?list=spring%20garden%20kick-off opens ABC, a free browser-based checklist app (a PWA — no account, no install required), with this Spring Garden Kick-Off list (21 items) pre-loaded on whatever device opens it. After first load the app works offline. Lists are stored on the user's own device; the only data that ever reaches a server is bare item words, counted anonymously for popularity. Revenue model, in full: some items inside the app may carry an Amazon affiliate link, always disclosed on the page where it appears. Machine-readable version of this list: list.json. Catalogue of all lists: /lists/index.json. Site manual: /llms.txt.