Transition month with new harvests and edging towards summer

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Growth of new plants has been slow so far, and that is normal for March. Looking forward, even in April it can be slow. If the weather stays cool, don’t worry and keep slug habitat low.

Seedlings need time to grow roots before they can make many leaves. Hence the difference between slow growth of new plantings, compared to rapid growth of overwintered cabbage, broccoli, garlic and onions. Their root systems are already extensive.
Likewise the perennial rhubarb and asparagus. Especially rhubarb, well suited to this damp climate.

Filmed and edited by Edward Dowding 27th March 2024 in Somerset UK.
Temperate oceanic, zone 8 climate.

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00:00 Introduction
00:26 Perennial veg - rhubarb Timperley Early, no need to force
01:27 Asparagus, when to harvest
02:37 Purple sprouting broccoli, Claret variety
03:34 Overwintered veg to harvest now, incl. spring onions
04:17 In the greenhouse - ideas for sowing now
04:44 My sowing calendar
05:19 Sowing cucurbits, eg cucumbers - need warmth and light
05:50 Sowing melons and chard
06:09 Warmth for germination - my hotbed, or a heat mat
06:37 Planting potatoes - three types
08:31 Transplanting in April, cold-resistant plants
09:00 Transplant shock
09:39 Succeeding with small transplants
09:47 Managing slugs and snails, and having plants ready in case!
11:17 Using covers - fleece (different grades), and mesh
12:47 Garlic - no need to worry about yellow leaves
13:34 Keeping on top of weeds
13:50 Making compost - my 3 bay system
14:22 Frost - be aware

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