Tag Archives: Green Manure

Armchair Gardening

Seed packet display 2 cut out

Seed packet display 2 cut out

At least the bad weather means that I can continue to curl up with next year’s seed catalogues without feeling I should be outside getting on with some of the tasks that await.  I’ve been leafing through The New Organic Gardening Catalogue for 2011 (Which Gardening’s ‘Best Buy Seed Supplier’) and like their new colour-coded seed packets for vegetables, flowers, herbs and green manures which makes them easier to sort and store.  There are also clearer and more detailed sowing instructions.

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Time to get in the garden

  • Dig in green manures during good weather in preparation for planting out in a few weeks time
  • If you need to move evergreen plants such as camellias or box, now is a good time to do it
  • Start sowing tender plants in a heated propagator
  • Plant onion sets
  • Tidy mint plants and dress with compost to encourage strong new shoots
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Hungry Gap

On the occasional fine day Andrew has continued to prepare the soil wherever there isn’t a covering of green manure. There are still a few brassicas to harvest but there’s going to be a longer than usual ‘hungry gap’ this year.

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In the Greenhouse in Late November 2009

In the greenhouse: November 19th – The green manure I sowed in the border is greening up nicely and should improve the texture and fertility of the soil. The sweetpeas have put on sufficient growth for me to pinch them out after the second set of leaves.  This will encourage strong root development.

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On the allotment: November 2009

On the allotment: The beanpoles finally came down this week – we will need to get some new ones next year. They have done well for two years but are beginning to break up.  The green manure is covering much of the ground and will prevent goodness leaching out of the soil over winter.

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