Shed Days

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It’s so tempting to buy ready-grown courgette or pumpkin plants, as they are available now in garden centres. Resist!

Instead, put black plastic down to warm the soil (it should be warm by mid-May). Protect young plants with horticultural fleece or recycled cloches of plastic water bottles (bottoms cut off). (more…)

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Shed Days

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Yes, it’s winter: the best time to choose tomatoes varieties. I grow tomatoes in very large pots in the greenhouse. Starting from seed, I sow in January/early February in small trays of seed starting compost - these I place in a propagator until seedlings emerge. A warm sunny windowsill also works. (more…)