After welcome rain..... Mk2
Now we have had some rain and more is forecast Here is some more specific advice:
It is a good time to sow -
It is a good time to sow -
- Spring Cabbage
- Chicory
- Chinese cabbage
- Kohlrabi
- Lettuce
- Peas
- French Beans
- Beetroot
- Carrots
- Radishes
It is also a good time to plant out.
If they've not gone out yet, it's time to plant out your leeks*. Just dib a hole about 150mm 6" deep and drop the leek into the hole. Water it in and the job's done. Don't follow old advice about trimming the tops and roots, it has no beneficial effect and is probably harmful. You don't need to fill the holes with soil, enough will wash in with watering and rain. The reason you plant in a hole is to blanch the stem.
Brassicas from pots can go out as well: broccoli, calabrese, Brussel sprouts and cabbage
*Last few bunches of leeks on sale at the Trading Hut this week!
If they've not gone out yet, it's time to plant out your leeks*. Just dib a hole about 150mm 6" deep and drop the leek into the hole. Water it in and the job's done. Don't follow old advice about trimming the tops and roots, it has no beneficial effect and is probably harmful. You don't need to fill the holes with soil, enough will wash in with watering and rain. The reason you plant in a hole is to blanch the stem.
Brassicas from pots can go out as well: broccoli, calabrese, Brussel sprouts and cabbage
*Last few bunches of leeks on sale at the Trading Hut this week!
