GARDENING


Spring has arrived at Gardentime and the garden centre is bursting with fresh new plants and everything you will need to enhance your garden or fill your vegetable plot! Extensive ranges of seeds, summer flowering bulbs and bedding plants are now in stock. Gardentime is a must for everyone from the novice gardener to plant enthusiast! The Garden Centre, Farm Shop, Butchers and the Glasshouse Café are all open 7 days a week!. ‘follow us on twitter #Gardentime


Open Mon - Sat 8.00am - 5.30pm Sun 10.00am - 5.00pm Find Gardentime just past Woodlands and Dartmouth Golf Club on the main A3122 to Dartmouth


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Enjoy your Garden throughout the year


result on rich soils. It is worth noting, however, that cornfield annuals tolerate a richer soil and make a good alternative to a wildflower meadow where soil is too fertile. How to sow seeds Weed the bed, level the soil with a rake and tread lightly


before sowing. Direct sowing can be done by broadcasting. The main disadvantage of broadcasting is that you cannot easily tell weed seedlings apart from your sowings. Alternatively, drills in shallow grooves, can be planned and marked out to produce drifts of flower for a natural appearance. Check the seed packets for the best time to sow and depth


for seed planting. Aftercare Once plants are growing strongly, attention will be needed to: • Keep down weeds with light hoeing or hand weeding.


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• Water in dry weather, regularly checking to ensure seedbed does not dry out during the early stages of germination and seedling establishment. • Once well established, water at 10-14 day intervals during


dry spells.


• Deadhead to prolong flowering. • Thin out self-sown seedlings and transplant to fill gaps


elsewhere in the garden. slugs and snails may damage vulnerable seedlings. Aphids


may be a problem for young shoots. Birds such as pigeons can be a nuisance where seeds are not covered with fleece. Hardy annuals are not without their problems but they are well worth the effort for a small outlay.


Back to the Vegetables Sowing and planting • Plant onions, shallots and garlic sets. • Plant Jerusalem artichoke tubers. Good for wind breaks, soup made from them has a smokey flavour but dramatic after-effects! • Chit early for main crop potatoes. • Plant asparagus crowns. • Sow seeds outdoors in mild areas with light soil, e.g broad beans, carrots, parsnips, beetroot, onions, lettuces, radish, peas, spinach, summer cabbage, salad leaves, leeks, Swiss chard, kohl rabi and turnip. Be guided by the weather and sow only if conditions are suitable. • Sow seeds indoors i.e. sweet peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, aubergines, salads and globe artichokes (an excellent foliage plant making a striking statement to any plot).


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