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Vegetables
Chit
potatoes. Put them in egg boxes or similar with the end
having the most eyes uppermost
in a cool frost free place ( chitting )
Sow
direct in ground. Beetroot,
early carrot, spring onion.
The
hardiest broad beans may be sown ( Longpods ). Radishes can be sown on warmed soil. Sow
in Pots Brussels
sprouts, summer cabbage,
summer cauliflower, calabrese, dwarf French beans, leek, lettuce,
onion from seed. Herbs Sow
seeds for parsley. Divide
mint. Fruit
Plant
fruit trees and bushes.
Take
cuttings off outdoor vines, blackcurrants, gooseberries and raspberries.
Plant
rhubarb.
Cut
down to the ground autumn raspberries. Protect
with fleece or similar, the flowers of any soft fruit that is emerging from
frosts.
Around the Garden
Note:
Turning over freezing soil will move the colder soil to the bottom, taking
longer to warm up.
Make
a Bean trench. Dig out a trench 18 in wide and the depth of your spade. If you
want a double row make it twice as wide. Put in plenty of organic matter and
fork it in. Leave the trench open ready for the end of May or June.
Add
Manure or Lime where required. remember Lime should be added at least two months
ahead of planting.
Check
winter protection against cold weather is still adequate. Warm
prepared beds with cloches polythene or small polytunnels. Prepare
ground for sweet pea trench. Check
newly planted trees.
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