Hi

I have purchased the vegetable box (think it’s the spring ) – pic of radishes and carrots and tomato on front.The instructions are a bit confusing – it says leave lid shut and just push through holes in top, but website says open the lid.Also how deep should it go in the ground?

And finally, will I need to do any transplanting when the veg starts to grow?

Hope you can help!

Thanks

Wonderful to hear from you and thank you for supporting our company. We are sorry it is a little confusing, it was just here in the UK we were having longer wetter Spring and Summer months and we wanted you all to get the most out of your GroBox Garden seedlings.  If you open the lid and fold it underneath prior to planting, cover lightly with compost or soil. When all your little seedlings grow, you can thin them all out by transplanting them in pots, containers, borders and even hanging baskets. Then you are ensured plenty of fresh veggies all over your garden. Just plant your GroBox just under the soil level and cover lightly with compost and water well.

The GroBox is designed with a number of plants that actually fix nitrogen in the soil and provide food for our hungrier vegetables, so you don’t need to feed until the final fruiting stage.

Enjoy your vegetables, herbs and flowers!

Whilst cleaning the snow off  my shrubs from the back wall, I noticed for the first time my pond has completely frozen over under all the footballs I placed in the water, I know it supports a number of frogs and toads in the summer but I am concerned they may be under the ice, what shall I do?

Ponds are a real worry this time of year especially when we are having a prolonged hard winter. If the entire top of the pond is frozen but it is a very deep pond you should be ok, as the oxygenating plants should give enough oxygen for the fish and other life, do try to melt a little ice at the side of the pond and try to melt the ice under the  football as it will be a little thinner there, so frogs and toads can have an air hole when they climb to the surface. If your pond is small and shallow, try to melt the ice with cold water and place a football on top of the surface and cover with horticultural fleece to protect from prolonged cold. Keep checking your ponds and ensure there is always an air hole for the wildlife.

Enjoy

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