http://www.mygardendiary.com/2009/gardening-task-for-january-there%e2%80%99s-still-time-for-digging/ Gardening tips for beginners Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:46:14 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.mygardendiary.com/2009/gardening-task-for-january-there%e2%80%99s-still-time-for-digging/comment-page-1/#comment-1230 The Gardener Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:31:10 +0000 http://www.mygardendiary.com/?p=45#comment-1230 Hello, I find that winter and autumn aren’t the best seasons to start growing from seeds outdoors – usually the best time of the year is spring & summer. However there are a few things that you may still be able to grow like Broad beans. You will need to find varieties which are suitable for over-wintering such as Aquadulce. I think that some onion varieties can still be planted in autumn to over-winter and the same applies to garlic which is planted now and will survive well through winter. Also you may still be able to grow some green manure which is used to fertilize your soil as you dig it in the ground once it’s tall enough. It’s not a crop for food but it helps you with having a good soil which in turn will deliver good vegetables later in the year. Finally, I have recently planted a few strawberry plants and they seem to be settling well so hopefully they’ll be ready for cropping next year. In January I will start sowing seeds indoors which will be ready for late spring and I’ll plan to move them outdoors a bit later. A good idea right now is to take the opportunity to get your plot nicely dug up and clean, ready for spring. I hope this helps. Enjoy the gardening! Hello,
I find that winter and autumn aren’t the best seasons to start growing from seeds outdoors – usually the best time of the year is spring & summer.
However there are a few things that you may still be able to grow like Broad beans. You will need to find varieties which are suitable for over-wintering such as Aquadulce.
I think that some onion varieties can still be planted in autumn to over-winter and the same applies to garlic which is planted now and will survive well through winter.
Also you may still be able to grow some green manure which is used to fertilize your soil as you dig it in the ground once it’s tall enough. It’s not a crop for food but it helps you with having a good soil which in turn will deliver good vegetables later in the year.
Finally, I have recently planted a few strawberry plants and they seem to be settling well so hopefully they’ll be ready for cropping next year.
In January I will start sowing seeds indoors which will be ready for late spring and I’ll plan to move them outdoors a bit later.
A good idea right now is to take the opportunity to get your plot nicely dug up and clean, ready for spring. I hope this helps.
Enjoy the gardening!

]]> http://www.mygardendiary.com/2009/gardening-task-for-january-there%e2%80%99s-still-time-for-digging/comment-page-1/#comment-1227 jordan Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:33:09 +0000 http://www.mygardendiary.com/?p=45#comment-1227 hi my name is jordan i am 15 years of age. I currently have my own alotment. Anyone know what seeds to sow? hi my name is jordan i am 15 years of age. I currently have my own alotment. Anyone know what seeds to sow?

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