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balcony gardening, Chillies, container gardening, Fruit growing, Greenhouse growing, Herbs, Herbs, Starting seeds

APRIL–THINGS TO SOW IN THE GREENHOUSE AND GARDEN

April really is one of the busiest months in the vegetable garden lots of things need sowing now not just for the summer but next Autumn and Winter.If you haven’t already sown you hot Chillies its a little late best to buy plants from a specialist.

If your sowing indoors make sure the compost is kept inside for a couple of days to warm up as well,and time to decide what method you are going to use to grow that summer favorite Tomatoes

You can also grow lots of Herbs from seed but for French Tarragon and named Mints again best to buy from a specialist

This month is also the perfect time to be sowing hardy Annual flowers as long as the soil is about 7 degrees(could you bare it on a bare Bum!!!) and i really recommend

The Higgledy Garden Seed Shop.

Franchi Seeds of Italy

Simpson’s Seeds

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balcony gardening, container gardening, Greenhouse growing, Herbs, mulches, no-dig gardening

FLEECE – USING IT ON YOUR VEGETABLE BEDS

Without doubt one of the gardening essentials for anybody who gets late frosts but also great as a effective barrier against the scourge of carrots the root fly.Really quick to use and really cost effective Fleece can be left on plants as they grow as it allows rain and air through

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Hotbeds, no-dig gardening

How to make a Hotbed

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Using the Great No-Dig concept but adding the age old technique of constructing a HotBed we can create a growing space that will allow us to harness the free heat generated by composting manure to grow early crops.

I have used this method for years and although its simple it gives great results

This technique was used at Chatsworth and Heligan to grow pineapples and Citrus in purpose made beds I have just taken this technique and adapted it for Vegetables using readily available Horse Manure

 

If you would more information on Hotbeds I have compiled a resource post which contains all my films on hotbeds,  just click the link below

Hotbed resource post

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balcony gardening, container gardening, Greenhouse growing, no-dig gardening, Salad

Sowing and Growing Carrots

Sweet and juicy straight from the Raised- bed new season carrots are a real treat and providing you give them the right conditions and protection dead easy to grow.I show you how i use the broadcasting method to sow them and why fleece is an essential to protect then from Carrot Root Fly

The early sowing can use fast maturing variety’s or the small round variety’s which also grow well in containers,and the latter sowing use Main crop variety’s to store for winter use

 

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no-dig gardening, Problems with vegatables

SOWING AND GROWING PARSNIPS

Now is the time to be sowing your parsnips for the winter.  These are one of my all time favourite vegetables!  They can be tricky but well worth the effort and they really do respond to having well prepared soil and being kept weed free over there long growing season

If your soil is heavy its always a good idea to incorporate some grit or “Rock Dust” into the growing deb and use a proper rake to create a fine tilth for sowing

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