Recent warm days (20 degrees) could encourage gardeners to start planting outdoors, hoping for an early spring. With forecasts for the next two weeks including frost and 0 degrees, this would be a mistake. The last couple of years have seen very disturbed springs with plunging temperatures. It is safer to hold off planting out …Read More about April: Still waiting for spring
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Winter chill coming
The weather has been mild for the time of year with even a warm start to November. Temperatures over 10 degrees are good for planting out new plants. The temperature is now set to fall below 5 degrees in the next two weeks. Small starter plants are best kept in their pots until after the …Read More about Winter chill coming
First tomato planting
With the high temperatures continuing and no rain in sight, it is better to be patient and move small tomato plants out into garden beds slowly. Planting in pots or containers is different, they can go outside now but do require extra attention for watering. Young plants are better started in shaded spots or provided …Read More about First tomato planting
Hardening off
All plants require a process of hardening off before being planted out in the garden. Whether bought from a store or started from seed indoors, young plants require to be slowly introduced to the outdoor conditions in which they will be expected to grow on. Store bought plants are better to sit in their pots …Read More about Hardening off
Salad season
Over the next few weeks is the perfect salad season, just after the winter chill has passed and before the summer heat arrives. Lettuce does not like extreme heat so does best in spring months and after summer. Growing in trays and pots works very well in cities, whether indoors on windowsills or outdoors on …Read More about Salad season
November: Winter planting
Autumn is the time for planting broad beans, garlic and onions for harvesting in the spring and early summer next year. Planting between mid October and mid December means empty beds and pots are used during the winter months with the crops harvested just when the space is needed next year for summer crops. It …Read More about November: Winter planting