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!
Itβs 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!
Itβs June! Here are some jobs you can be doing in the garden with the kids this month:-β Sow early carrots to crop in early autumn;β Sow winter salad leaves;β Thin out seedlings sown outdoors;β Plant chitted new potatoes in large tubs;β 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
Itβs March and here are some things you can be doing with the kids in the garden this month:-β Prepare the ground for crops by digging in compost and well rotted manure. Add fertiliser where you will be growing chard and potatoes;β soil temperatures need to be at 7 degrees celsius for germination. Check your […]
It’s February!
Itβs February! Here are the jobs you can be doing in the garden this month with the kids:- β Prepare vegetable seed beds, if weather is suitable (!); β Cut down autumn fruit raspberry canes to ground level; β Apply a general purpose fertiliser to tree, bush and cane fruit and mulch with well-rotted manure or garden […]