April is here and with it comes one of the busiest months for seeds and franticly preparing the ground for crops and flowers! I have quite a few seedlings on the go already, but there are still plenty more to sow and an ever growing list of jobs to complete.
Allotment jobs for the week
- Tidy the flower bed
- Sow peas in guttering
- Clear weeds and prepare the beds
- Lay down woodchip on the new fruitbed footpath
- Take down last year’s pea canes
Allotment jobs for April
- Sow pumpkins and squashes undercover
- Sow flowers
- Plant gladioli bulbs
- Divide and move snowdrops
- Plant the seed potatoes
- Sow peas successionally
- Directly sow salad crops
- Pot-up seedlings
- Clear out the shed (!)
- Watch out for baby frogs
Coming next
Flower update! 🌼 🌷
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