Allotment Month By Month: Grow your Own Fruit and Vegetables, Know What to do When

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Peas -for a very early crop, sow seeds in pots under glass and harden off to plant outdoors in March or April It’s worth investing in a push hoe, a draw hoe, and a short-handled onion hoe to be fully equipped to deal with any weed problems. Broad beans- sow seeds of early varieties, they should overwinter and give you a crop in the following June.

Tie up tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers- as the fruits develop they become heavy and the plants will require extra support to the main stems to avoid breakages and loss of crops Chillies and sweet peppers- harden off young plants and if the danger of frost has passed then plant them out. In-depth crop planners show you when to sow and how to cultivate more than 60 herbs, fruit, and vegetables, including kale, rhubarb, spinach, strawberries, and apples.Herbs -towards the end of the month sow seeds of chives, coriander, dill, fennel, oregano and parsley If you are already receiving the maximum monthly benefit amount for your household size, then you will not receive any additional or extra SNAP benefits. Broccoli, cabbages and other brassicas -sow Brussels outdoors, any early summer cauliflowers raised from seeds indoors could be planted out now, but may still need protection under cloches

Getting plants going well before late spring is essential. Crops grow best during the long, warm days and high light levels of late spring to late summer, and for this they need plenty of leaves. Summer Cauliflowers- any seedlings sown in spring for harvesting in the summer and autumn should be planted out now Crop planners that provide a catalogue of more than 60 fruits, vegetables, and herbs that can be grown in an allotment or kitchen garden Strawberries- plant new strawberry plants, sooner they are in, thesooner they establish and therefore produce a bigger crop next year.Cover beds with sheeting- use polythene or weed suppressant membrane to cover areas this keeps weed growth at bay and allows you to sow earlier next spring. Feed and trim celeriac- feed regularly with a liquid manure, remove any old, damaged leaves from aroundthe stems Cabbages- last chance this year for transplanting spring cabbages. Plant them in ground that has been well firmed and cover with nets to protect from birds, especially pigeons. While our culinary tastes have changed, what we grow hasn’t altered much since the 1950s. Given the nation’s most popular takeaway meals include Japanese, Indian and Mexican cuisine,why aren’t coriander and lemongrass part of our kitchen gardens and why aren’t tomatillos and edamame more common crops?