At this time of year the house can become rather congested with boxes of young plants waiting to go outside. Unfortunately April weather can be very un-spring like with sudden …Read More about Hardening off 2
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Beans progress report 4
Beans are the simplest crop to get started in the house while the weather is still too cold outside. Tomatoes and peppers are much slower and more sensitive to the …Read More about Beans progress report 4
Hardening off 1
With the bright sunny afternoons it is worth getting young plants outside for a few hours. Young plants crave the sun more than anything so even gentle protected exposure is …Read More about Hardening off 1
Boys and toys
Small domestic seed propagators are excellent for getting seeds started indoors while the weather outside is still too cold for planting. This is an electric heated propagator. This propagator holds …Read More about Boys and toys
A false spring
It is too early in the year to talk about a “false spring,” when warm weather followed by a freeze confuses the garden. But this year the bluebells are coming …Read More about A false spring
A welcome bit of frost
A lot of older gardeners hold with turning over the soil before a frost. Letting the frost get into the soil. They say it kills of weeds and pests. In …Read More about A welcome bit of frost