It’s March and here are some things you can be doing with the kids in the garden this month:-
– Prepare the ground for crops by digging in compost and well rotted manure. Add fertiliser where you will be growing chard and potatoes;
– soil temperatures need to be at 7 degrees celsius for germination. Check your soil temperature before sowing anything. If it’s too cold wait until April for early sowings;
– Sow early carrots and peas, lettuce and radish outdoors if soil temperature is high enough;
– Lettuce, peas and leeks can also be sown in pots indoors;
– Plant early potatoes, onion and shallots sets;
– Protect outdoor sowings and early potatoes from frost for a month or two using fleece or cloches;
– Support young peas plants as they start to grow with twiggy sticks or netting;
– Harvest the last overwintered crops – chard, leeks, winter radishes and salad leaves.
It’s January!
It’s January and there are some gardening jobs you can do in the garden with the kiddies at this time of year. Wrap up warm…
