Category Archives: April

Garbage greenhouse

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Sue Guy

Cut empty plastic bottles in half and place them over seedlings as individual greenhouses. Very young plants will benefit from the warm micro-climate created beneath the plastic, which also protects them from hungry slugs and snails.
A top tip from, Rita @ Friends of the Earth

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April (early)

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Sue Guy

If the grass has started to grow, that’s a good sign that the soil is around 5-6 degrees centigrade – warm enough to allow the hardiest seeds to germinate and grow.

Sow outdoors
Radish sprouts

Broad beans
Early carrots
Parsnips
Maincrop peas
Radish
Spinach beet
Turnip

Plant outdoors

Asparagus
Onion sets
Potatoes
Shallots
Jerusalem Artichokes

Stuff to do now:

Keep hoeing: sowing season is [...]

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