Spring
April 2016, its busy
31st March 2016 Spring
March was almost the coolest month of the winter: monthly averages here were 11.3C in December (freaky), 6.5C in January, 5.6C in February and 5.7C in March. Its amazing what plants can weather, as lo
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Mid March 2016, sowing and planting in no dig
15th March 2016 Spring
Sowing and planting into undug soil with a compost mulch feels different to sowing and planting into dug or rotovated soil. Your plants and seeds meet compost on the surface – and they love it.
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March 2016 heralds a delayed spring
1st March 2016 Spring
For March there is a big change to the weather pattern with more winds from north and east, cold showers and frequent frosts. There is no rush to sow, particularly outside, and see the tips below on u
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Mid May update 2015
14th May 2015 Spring
Coping with cold winds, planting tips, making compost, good/bad potting composts, making new beds and salad pickings
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Mid April 2015
15th April 2015 Spring
New growth! weeds included, more on sowing dates, spring harvests and using fleece, and beware frosts imminent
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April 2015
1st April 2015 Spring
Using fleece, tips on sowing and planting in dry conditions, spring salad harvest, trial update, interplanting, plant raising and pests
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Mid March 2015
15th March 2015 Spring
Sowing tips for different seeds and composts, first plantings, watch for and deal with new weed seedlings, mulching perennial weeds, growth of winter salads, new vegetables
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March 2015 sowing, propagating, mulching
1st March 2015 Spring
Sowing, spinach, potting composts, providing warmth with a hotbed, dishes of winter vegetables, mulching allotments, Homeacres compost loo
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March 2013
20th March 2013 Spring
March is coming in like a lamb – more fine weather. However the long cold spell of late February is due to end soon with a probable and not unusual complication of damper conditions again. Howev
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