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Jobs for February in the Vegetable Garden.

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May, 2017
By Sally Osgerby
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There are plenty of jobs to be done in the vegetable garden in February!

Sow:

indoors from seed in trays or pots:

  • early beetroot Bietola da Orto Paonazza d’Egitto is ideal for early sowings as matures quickly.  Good for children to grow.
  • broad beans
  • leeks
  • celariac
  • spinach Spinach Perpetual is a prolific strain of spinach beet.
  • summer cabbage Savoy Cabbage Estoril seeds can be sown under glass in February, and planted out when plants have 2-3 true leaves.
  • calabrese for summer cropping
  • globe artichoke
  • lettuce sowing a few seed each week will give a continuous supply of lettuce

outside from seed under cloches in mild areas – early beetroot, lettuce, spring onions, salad leaves, spinach

plant shallots

plant shallots

in the garden as soon as the ground is workable – onion sets,  shallots and garlic

push onion in

push onion in

Plant

rhubarb patch March

rhubarb patch March

Plant rhubarb crowns & cover to force early stalks


Jerusalem artichoke tubers
Harvest:

purple broccoli spear

purple broccoli spear

Early sprouting broccoli, cabbages, sprouts, kale, leeks, celery and parsnips

cabbage in snow

cabbage in snow

Other Jobs:

  • chit potatoes – stand seed potatoes on end in module tray or egg box & place them in a bright, cool, frost-free place
  • apply fertiliser to ground before sowing early crops, to overwintered vegetables, to soft fruit bushes
  • cut down autumn fruiting raspberry canes to ground level and mulch.  Cut the tips of summer fruiting raspberry canes that have grown beyond the top of their support; cut just above a bud
  • prune apple & pear trees whilst they are still dormant.  Leave plum, cherry & apricot trees until the summer
  • dig the garden if the soil is dry.  Prepare vegetable seed beds by removing all weeds & forking in plenty of compost.  Cover prepared soil with sheets of black plastic to keep it drier & warmer in preparation for spring planting.
dig

dig

The jobs to be done in the vegetable garden in February complete the circle of sowing and harvesting!

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