January, like December, is usually a month of hard frosts although with global warming changing our climate, this prediction is hardly firm. This New Year period was rare with the hardest frosts seen in the UK for nearly 20 years. Many hardy plants have taken a hit and despite the warmer weather now in January [...]
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As per usual, if there’s any excuse to celebrate with cooking a meal and drinking a nice tipple to go with it we’ll use it. Burn’s night is a classic for the Wheelers.
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April is great, the soil is warming up and spring should be here. Do keep an eye on the weather forecast though, even in the south of England a cold snap and snow are not unknown in April. Keeping horticultural fleece on standby in case of cold weather is a good idea. Harvest We’re in [...]
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As the soil starts to warm up start sowing some hardy seeds. This is probably the busiest time for the allotment gardener and I am planning on taking a few photos this weekend of my current planting activities at which point I will update the website.
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These are sowing/planting times for the South of England. Growers living further north should delay for 2-4 weeks. If a hard frost is forecast soil can be covered with horticultural fleece to protect germinating seeds. Sow Outdoors Broad beans Parsnip Onion (from seed) Peas (for May/June crop) try Feltham First or Meteor Sow Under Cover [...]
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If you decide to plant asparagus now, you will need to choose first-year crowns which are tolerant to cold weather. They should also, ideally, delay their spear production to early in spring, thereby avoiding damage from frosts, which occur later and later.
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If you only do one thing in the garden this month, you should drop a fistful of garlic cloves into the soil. Not only is it a kitchen mainstay for any self-respecting chef, it practically takes care of itself on the veg patch too. It has no special feeding requirements and only very rarely do [...]
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Allotment Show and BBQ 2009
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