As you all know I am run to raise as much money for charity to try to stop cancer, as the snow and ice may cover our gardens we all still must get out and as I have been running along the country lanes it is wonderful to see all the vegetable plots in our local area. However if you are a new to growing your own veg, here are a few basic rules;
- Choose a sheltered, south facing plot. If your soil is poor, make a raised bed with disused timber and fill with topsoil
- Warm the soil before planting with plastic on top.
- Plant hardworking veg, kale, spinach, ruby chard, radishes, beeroot, onions and beans and peas.
- Create a compost heap near to your bed, for disused leaves, roots and shoots.
- Check for pests and diseases and destroy any affected plants.
- Grow Calendula, nasturtiums, tagetes and limnanthes alongside your veg. Enjoy
Gardeners Diary
Start sowing hardy annual bedding plants this month, sow thinly and leave to germinate in a heated propagator, windowsill or seed tray. Transfer in pots when the seedlings are large enough to handle and leave in a warm greenhouse or room.
