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
If you are going to grow raspberries, blackberries or any hybrid berries you will need to grow them with a support. The simplest way to do this is using posts and wire. In my film i show you the easiest way to create a long lasting and sturdy support.
Time to get your greenhouse or cold frame working for a living,even if there not heated there are lots of vegetables that benefit from a protected start,and a few produce bigger yields if you ‘multiple seed’ then.
If you haven’t already got you seeds or young plants ordered still plenty of time to get those chooses made
Nothing quite compares to that sharp tartness of the spring Rhubarb or the soft acidic sweetness of the first Raspberry’s, no shop bought fruit ever comes close and with new cultivars the season for some soft fruit is now longer than ever.
The new root stocks and growing techniques also mean that even the smallest garden now has room for a productive fruit tree either free standing or against a fence or wall,no longer do we have to wait years for fruit trees to become productive and after all if you want to put a tree into your new garden why not make it a productive on.
1.MAKING A FRUIT GARDEN—film 1
2.How to Plant a Fruit Garden film 2
These following Films contain some of the related techniques that can make your planting and growing fruit a success
B.Mycorrhizal fungi– when to use and why we should
C. WIRE FRAME SUPPORT FOR FRUIT GROWING
In my film I plant Blackcurrants and talk about the differences of ‘bare-root coir pot or pot grown’ how to plant them to ensure success and the varieties I like best,and planting one of the modern variety’s with much larger fruit
This really is a great fruit to grow as its versatile in the kitchen making a fantastic jam,wonderful sorbet or even your own juice