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<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\nT<\/strong><\/em><\/span>HE VILLAGE GARDENER<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n This Month for Early Spring Bulbs<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n This month early spring bulbs and ornamental quince will be in bloom. The quince would have been in flower since last October and will continue to flower for months. When we were pupils of Wenvoe school, a long time ago now, there never seemed to be any daffodils to be had for St David\u2019s day, we made do with leeks which we all ate before going to the church. This winter we had daffs in bloom before Christmas on the village green.<\/p>\n Hardy annual seeds can be sown directly in the ground now, remember that these plants like poor soil, so don\u2019t waste fertiliser on them. Please don\u2019t buy tender plants yet, unless you have a warm place to keep them. These young plants will have been grown in perfect conditions, so a sudden change in climate will either kill them, or at best stunt their growth. It is always better to wait and let the garden centres or nurseries look after them until the weather warms up a tad. Tomatoes and chillies need a long growing season to get the best out of them and can be sown under glass or on a windowsill now. If you sow lupins this month, they will flower this year given favourable conditions. When putting young plants out in the garden, it\u2019s a good idea to cut the bottom off a plastic pot and put over the top of the plant to protect from wind and cold, even if they are hardy. It will give them a better start. Mr Crump\u2019s trick to protect his plants from late frosts is to put an upturned plastic pot over the plant then a bigger one on top of that so there\u2019s an air pocket. This works brilliantly and with the cost of plants it is well worth the time.<\/p>\n On the allotments there is always a lot of activity at this time of year, with soil preparation and seed sowing taking place. Plants that were brought on at home will be planted out under cloches at the end of the month. Beetroot is ok to sow now as it germinates at lower temperatures, along with peas and broad beans. Also give kale a go. It\u2019s one of those plants you can keep picking the leaves off and it regenerates. Early potatoes are sown now and there always seems to be an argument on whether they need to be chitted or not. Whichever way you prefer to plant them, just be sure that when they start showing you protect them from any late frosts by putting some soil up over them. As always, there is plenty of advice to be had on the best methods from the likes of Colin and Bernard. If you are feeling brave you could ask Lewis, as long as you\u2019re prepared to listen to heavy metal, which he insists does his plants a power of good.<\/p>\n Take care and happy gardening.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n THE VILLAGE GARDENER<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n THE VILLAGE GARDENER This Month for Early Spring Bulbs This month early spring bulbs and ornamental quince will be in bloom. The quince would have been in flower since last October and will continue to flower for months. When we were pupils of Wenvoe school, a long time ago now, there never seemed to be any daffodils to be had […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[420,77],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6cWjO-3Xj","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11166,"url":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=11166","url_meta":{"origin":15209,"position":0},"title":"Gardening Tips for March 2022","author":"Alan Williams","date":"6th March 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"THE VILLAGE GARDENER Must Do Gardening Tips for March St Mary\u2019s Church florist Sandra Jones tips for the month 1. 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