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ORDER SEED POTATOES
Mid way through this month is a good time to think about
ordering your seed potatoes for this year's crop. We suggest you use
one of the specialist seed potato companies rather than your normal
seed supplier. They have a larger selection and indeed, they may
well supply the seed suppliers so you are cutting out the middle
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Our preferred supplier of seed potatoes is
JBA Seed Potatoes
Our full article on when and what seed potatoes can be found by
clicking here. When ordering your potatoes why not order a few
extra which you can keep to plant in late August for a late crop of
potatoes, even some for Christmas!
Click here for our article on growing potatoes for Christmas.
The next entry in your weekly diary for growing potatoes in
containers is about chitting potatoes,
click here to go there now. COVER RAISED
GARDEN BEDS
If you want to start of your crops a couple of weeks early then
now is the time to cover your raised beds with with horticultural
fleece or similar to trap in the warmth and raise the temperature of
the soil.
APPLY LONG LASTING FERTILISER TO YOUR RAISED
BEDS
Bonemeal or fish, blood and bone are our favourites because they
release nutrients to the soil slowly and evenly over a long period
of time. Short term fertilisers such as Growmore are no good at this
time of year because they will have released all their nutrients
within a few weeks.
As far dosage goes, a couple of handfuls evenly
scattered over a square metre will do just right. Take a trowel and
work it into the surface of the soil.
PLANT NEW RASPBERRY CANES IN CONTAINERS
Any time from January to mid March is the time to plant bare-rooted
raspberry canes in containers. It's a very simple task, simply fill
a container with general potting compost and plant your raspberry
canes. There are one or two points to bear in mind though and these can be
found on our main raspberry page.
SOW PARSNIP SEED
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