It’s December!

It’s December! And here are some gardening jobs you can be doing this month:- – Finish preparing the ground for early spring sowings next year; – Harvest winter crops – leeks, chard, salad leaves and winter radish; – Plan the layout of your plot for next year including crop rotation; – Order seeds, seed potatoes, […]

It’s August!

It’s August! Kids driving you mad?! Get them out in the garden! Here are some things to be doing this month:- β€’ Plant overwintering brassica plants including kale, broccoli and cauliflower; β€’ Plant your seed potatoes for harvesting for your Christmas dinner; β€’ Thin root crops such as beetroot, carrot and turnips; β€’ Stop cordon […]

It’s June!

It’s June! Here are some jobs you can be doing in the garden with the kids this month:-– Sow early carrots to crop in early autumn;– Sow winter salad leaves;– Thin out seedlings sown outdoors;– Plant chitted new potatoes in large tubs;– Plant out plants from earlier sowings once they are large enough including courgettes, […]

It’s May!

Here are some gardening jobs to do with the kids this month:-β€’ Sow lettuce and radish outdoors at intervals for a continuous crop;β€’ Sow chard outdoors;β€’ Sow French beans and pumpkins outdoors;β€’ Thin out seedlings sown outdoors;β€’ Plant out seedlings from earlier sowings if large enough;β€’ Protect planted potatoes by earthing up if frost threatens;β€’ […]

It’s March

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 […]

It’s February!

It’s February! Here are the jobs you can be doing in the garden this month with the kids:- – Prepare vegetable seed beds, if weather is suitable (!); – Cut down autumn fruit raspberry canes to ground level; – Apply a general purpose fertiliser to tree, bush and cane fruit and mulch with well-rotted manure or garden […]