We’ll guide you through sowing seeds directly into your soil, separating seedlings, weeding, and staking and protecting your crops
It’s an exciting time for your plot! This episode will guide you through sowing a selection of different seeds outdoors as the weather begins to warm up. The broccoli seeds you sowed indoors, following our last episode, will also be ready to prick out.Bhupinder will show you how to set up stakes for the peas you’ll sow, and guide you through protecting your crops from pests.
We’ve made a list of all the gardening tools and seeds Bhupinder is using in the third episode of Get Set, Grow! We’ve included links to the RHS Shop so you can take a closer look or order anything you need, if you like. You may have some of these items already. Remember, you don't need to buy everything and you might be able to borrow some tools.
Prepare your growing space, and plant your first crop – strawberries! Learn how to chit potatoes ready for planting in the coming weeks.
Find out about crop rotation and why it's important for your plot. Plant your chitted potatoes, alongside onion bulbs and garlic sets.
Find out what thinning out and hardening off mean. Plus, create a wigwam to support plants such as runner beans, and sow larger seeds indoors.
Find out how to plant out tender vegetables, plus learn about successional sowing and protecting and feeding strawberry plants.
Take a look around the plot with Lettie and see how things are growing. Plus get some handy tips on watering and feeding plants.
Harvest cut-and-come-again lettuce and get some useful tips on preventing pests and diseases from damaging your crops.
Harvest your first early potatoes, get a reminder on weeding and find out how things are growing on the Get Set, Grow! plot.
Discover our tips for harvesting crops like courgettes, chard, peas and broccoli. Plus, find out how to reduce powdery mildew.
Check that your onions and garlic are ready for harvesting, learn how to transplant young leeks and get tips for sowing tasty greens and carrots.
Take a tour of the plot to see how the crops are doing, find out what’s ready for harvesting, what to sow and what can now be removed.
Clear your crops and sow another, see ways to prevent powdery mildew, harvest sweetcorn, prep the plot for winter and plan for next spring.
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