Try Planting Early!
Saturday, April 4th, 2009We are all aware of the publicity given to Global Warming, but have we thought about how it might affect our allotment gardening? I find more and more that planting early is beneficial. Last year the onion sets planted early did much better than those planted later. Likewise early sown carrots didn’t suffer with carrot fly.For the past few years I have been sowing peas and broad beans in February with success. I’m even coming round to planting my seed potatoes earlier. As Good Friday is really early this year, let it act as an incentive to get cracking with your allotment gardening. Good luck and pray that we don’t get a late frost in May!
Good gardening!Andrew Hawkins, Chairman