Category: Spring

March 2021 new no dig gardens, starting seeds, potting composts and trays
28th February 2021 Featured, Spring
This is a full on time for a propagation, although also there is no rush to sow tomatoes, cucumbers, courgettes, sweetcorn et cetera. Spring is also good for making new beds, which you can actually do
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May 2020 update, fast new growth but frost returns, sowing methods, pea supports, compost heaps, carrots, slugs & flea beetles
11th May 2020 Featured, Spring
We just had a week of summer weather, now winter returns briefly. Old weather lore refers to the ice nights of 11th-13th May! I hope you can cover potatoes enough to protect them, and any other frost
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May 2020, propagate, pick, water, pests, no dig, clear to replant, new sowings
29th April 2020 Featured, Spring
April in the UK has been kind to gardeners, unusually warm and sunny, and now there is rain. I hope it’s springlike elsewhere, or nicely autumnal in the southern hemisphere. Gardening is at leas
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April update of seasonal no dig tips and for new gardeners, seed quality and saving
13th April 2020 Featured, Spring
For those starting now, I wish you well. It’s never too late to make a bed or two, and new plantings continue until autumn, so take heart. My latest video has many tips for transplanting, after a qu
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April 2020 no dig methods to sow and plant, transplant size, what is compost, keep sowing
29th March 2020 Featured, Spring
There is now an epic amount of interest in food growing, and this is seasonal advice. Also about starting out. It’s based on no dig and seasonal methods, keeping things simple and in a well info
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Mid March 2020, catch weeds tiny, set seedlings deep, sowing no dig, weather now live
12th March 2020 Featured, Spring
It’s mild weather here and growth is way ahead of normal. We have not yet finished pruning apple and pear trees, roses and penstemons. Plus new weeds are germinating. It’s time for that first ligh
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March 2020 propagating, myth busting, weeding, mulch new beds, store vegetables
28th February 2020 Featured, Spring, Uncategorized
Early spring: March comes in like a lion, a little warmth of strong sunshine tempered by a lot of cold winds and nights. Then March goes out like a lamb, well let’s see! Stick to your known best
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May 2019 spring garden beware late frosts, potting on, small spaces, perennial veg
30th April 2019 Featured, Spring
At last it’s May, a wonderful month. Just go steady though with plantings of any frost sensitive plants, be aware of your last frost date. For example it is almost freezing as I write this, and we a
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April update, warmth loving veg, no dig cropping and weed plus slug control, small garden
18th April 2019 Featured, Spring
A season change is happening and most of us can make new sowings undercover of vegetables that need summer warmth to germinate and grow. The frequency of cold nights is reducing but you need to know y
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April 2019 sowing and planting, no dig advice and dealing with weeds
28th March 2019 Featured, Spring
Early spring can be deceptive, with the temporary warmth of strong sunshine, yet with cold winds. Stick to your known best times for sowing, and don’t be tempted to sow earlier. For example I have n
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March update 2019 – sow, plant, winter veg, new online course
12th March 2019 Featured, Spring
12th March and the weather has been wild, the famous March lion, so I look forward to quieter conditions soon – a full moon on the equinox may initiate a shift! We had a gust of 63mph on 10th an
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Small garden (4) June, growth of spring plantings and planning for summer
4th December 2018 Small Garden, Spring, Summer, Videos
How spring plantings coped with a cold, wet April followed by a warm, dry May. Clearing spring harvests to make way for summer plantings of beans, kale, carrots, leeks and salads.
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