What better way to eliminate pesticides and chemicals from your diet than by growing your own vegetables. With allotments becoming the hot new accessory, it seems more and more people are thinking about the origins of their food. Growing your own food can also be a very satisfying project, so why not make space for a vegetable patch in your garden.
Armitage’s are supporting the Suttons Family Health Campaign, following food “from plot to plate” so why not pop in and have a look at the wide range of different seeds we have in store. With names such as Alan Titchmarsh’s Cottage Garden Seeds and Organic Vegetable Seeds in store, as well as all the accessories you’ll need, Armitage’s have everything you’ll need to grow your own dinner!
Why not follow some of our top tips to get the best results from your vegetable garden:
- Get started early. February is the perfect time to start vegetables and herbs growing from seed, for example potatoes, mushrooms, onions, garlic, rhubarbs and asparagus.
- Plant shallots straight into the soil and by July each one will have produced at least 8 shallots. Peas are also recommended for early sowing if the ground isn’t too waterlogged.
- Why not try growing some plants in your greenhouse or conservatory during the colder months and then come March and April they can be moved out into the garden.
- Soil needs to be prepared by breaking down clumpy earth with a good garden fork then using a sturdy rake to sweep back and forth over the soil, breaking down lumps and removing stones. The perfect soil for planting needs to have a fine, crumbly surface.
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