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

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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. Weeds are the main burden of work for plot-holders, and most allotments need continual hoeing and weeding. Planning allotments to limit weeding is a good first step:

Peas -for a very early crop, sow seeds in pots under glass and harden off to plant outdoors in March or April Cure' pumpkins and squashes- cut and leave the crop to dry in the sun. This 'curing' hardens the skins, and the tougher the skins the longer they will store.

When planning your allotment year consider how much you will be limited if the season turns wet. Choose maincrop cultivars of peas, potatoes and carrots that give heavy yields even if sown late. Top tasks for October- This is the month when it feels as if the year is starting to turn. The days are noticeably shorter, the sun is lower in the sky and temperatures are dropping. Leaves are changing colour and beginning to fall and you are likely to get the first early frosts. At this time of year the work is primarily about clearing away and composting the remains of the summers harvest.

Some things are just fun to grow, even if they don’t add up on paper. If you love eating peas straight from the pod on a warm summer day, no amount of information about modern farming freezing processes ensuring freshness will stop you from growing them yourself. Crop planners that provide a catalogue of more than 60 fruits, vegetables, and herbs that can be grown in an allotment or kitchen garden There should be a lot to harvest this month including onions, beetroot, peas, beans and strawberries.

Lettuces -for crops ready to harvest in May and June sow indoors this month, thin out seedlings and plant in cold frames next month

This new edition has updated recommendations for the best varieties to grow and all the latest advice on pesticide use. Ideal for first-time vegetable growers, urban gardeners, and seasoned allotment owners alike, Allotment Month by Month has everything you need to know to make the most of your plot. Month-by-month alerts help you guard against the season's garden pests and diseases to ensure a top-quality harvest. Prioritise key garden tasks, learn crop rotation techniques, and try step-by-step garden projects, such as sowing peas in guttering and making your own compost bin. Herbs -towards the end of the month sow seeds of chives, coriander, dill, fennel, oregano and parsley Will CalFresh recipients receive extra SNAP benefits this month? The extra food stamps for California are part of the Emergency Allotment (EA) Program. If you want to know how much in extra CalFresh benefits you can expect this month and when you’ll receive them, continue reading below. This post will detail the California Extra Food Stamps Allotment schedule for 2023 and when you can expect extra allotment benefits by month. No more forgetting what you wanted to plant, when or where. You can design your allotment in minutes, using our Allotment Planner with its inituitive drag and drop interface.Soils, especially clay ones, are often impossible to work in wet periods and can be damaged if you try. The heavier the soil, the fewer days of the year it can be worked, and in wet seasons waterlogged soils can limit what can be grown. Solutions