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Walton Road Allotments

Jobs to do in march

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Sowing & Planting

  • Sow Tomatoes, sweet peppers and chilli.  Sow 2 to a 3" pot and prick out to 1 per pot after germination.
  • Sow herbs in seed trays.
  • Sow lettuce in seed trays or modules.
  • Plant onion and shallot sets.  Be guided by the weather.  Either plant direct or plant into 2.5" pots  for transplanting in warmer weather.
  • Transplant leeks into 9" deep pots, 15 per pot.  Keep in the greenhouse or cold frame until April.
  • Sow brassicas either in seed trays or in 3" pots under glass.

Harvest

  • Rhubarb
  • Kale 
  • Last year's leeks and sprouts

Preparation

  • Wash all last year's plant pots 
  • Dig trenches for seed potatoes and line with manure
  • Prepare seedbeds by hoeing and covering with fleece to warm up the ground.
  • Flatten brassica beds so that they are very firm.  Make sure to use lots of lime.
  • Prepare carrot boxes and been and pea supports.
  • Apply fertilisers to boost the nutritional content of your soil before sowing and planting begins
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