To do
Vegetable Garden
04/01/2013
It’s early April so it’s time to plant your mange tout, broad beans, beetroot, lettuce, parsnips, onions, peas, spinach, radish, turnips and herbs under cloches. You can also plant brussel sprouts, summer cauliflower and cabbage in a seedbed (ready to move them in May).Potatoes – Plant out potatoes in late March, a second crop in early April, and your main crop towards the end of April. Delay planting in very cold parts of the country.
Onions, leeks and garlic – Plant out onion sets and seedlings that have already been grown in trays. Grow them in rows, leaving space to get your hoe in for weeding. Plant out individual cloves of garlic, placing them about 5cm deep and 15cm apart. Plant leeks in a nursery bed outside.
Asparagus – Plant new asparagus in well-prepared beds.
