HOME & GARDEN
I paid my £12 and received 6 packets of seeds of my choice.
I’m also sowing Sweetpeas for our guest bedrooms. Sweet- peas grow best in root train- ers - deep plastic pots which encourage long straight root development and stronger plants. They can ‘pull apart’ so you can check progress without disturbing the ‘root- ball’. The Musselburgh leeks plant- ed in the summer have turned out brilliantly - refreshing, crunchy, versatile green veg-
etables from the tunnel in the depths of winter. cloches to give extra protec- tion to the germinated garlic. On the downside, I had high hopes for the overwintered cabbages but I may as well have garnished my plate with the sole of my shoe. Better luck next time.
Read a scary story recently that some weeds are not killed off by composting. The the most persistent blighters is complete immersion until
they gargle their last photo- synthetic breath. Two days later, Oban Express arrived with four plastic drowning bins which then took pride of place as a formidable warning to any unwelcome opportun- ists….and the weeds.
Next month:
Irrigating, ventilating and Mat- Planning and crop rotation Jeyes Peas - a far cry from household disinfectant.
Delicious home grown Solent Wight Garlic
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