Everyone wants to crack on in the vegetable garden in March, as the birds begin to sing and the days get longer – but the ground is still cold, and will be until it dries up. So don’t go mad and sow all your seeds – just put a few in and leave the rest until the soil has dried out.
Sow:
- early beetroot, carrots, lettuce, radish,spring onions, perpetual spinach directly into the ground
- peas & broad beans in pots
- celery in trays on warm window sill & keep moist
- leeks in a tray to thin later and leave under glass
- plant onion sets, garlic, Jerusalem artichokes & shallots if not already in
- plant early potatoes as soon as the ground is dry enough
Crop: Finish harvesting cabbages, leeks, parsnips, kale and sprouting broccoli.
Other jobs:
- mulch soft fruits with organic matter
- lift mint every 2 years & divide
- hoe weeds regularly before they get too big
- be on constant alert for slugs
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Have to dig and weed here first.
Thinking about spuds too. Wonder how early I can sow chilli pepper seeds; the weather is just too unpredictable.
Comment by adekun — March 3, 2010 @ 3:27 am
Good to hear from you Adekun.
It is freezing here this morning – raingauge is solid ice! But the urge to plant seeds is strong!
The ideal germination temperature for chilli peppers seems to be 70-90oF (20-32oC).
Best wishes
TopVeg
Comment by TopVeg — March 3, 2010 @ 8:22 am