March: Getting ready to grow your own
Hi
With March comes spring once again, when the growing season kicks off anew, and what an exciting month it is going to be.
Mother’s Day is in a couple of weeks, and what better way to show your loving parent that you care than a beautiful bouquet of cut flowers? Anything from daffodils to roses, there’s something to make every mother smile.
Some plants that you might want to start sowing outdoors with some protection this March include:
- Beetroot
- Broad beans
- Cabbage (Savoy)
- Carrots
- Kale
- Onions (Seed)
- Shallots
- Parsnips
- Peas
- Turnips
Please make sure you employ some protective measures such as cloches, fleece, and upcycled milk bottles, as frost is still a threat this early in the year and you don’t want to risk losing all your hard work so soon in the season.
I’ll be at the Ideal Home Show from the 17th of March through to the 2nd of April. I’ve designed and created a series of gardens that will inspire visitors to try something similar at home. I’m also hosting a ‘plant nursery’, so if you are attending the show, come and see me and I’ll try to cure some of your plant woes.
A brand-new series of Love Your Garden will be returning to UK TV screens very soon. Keep an eye out for it on your local TV listings.
In the meantime, as we get closer to spring in the Northern Hemisphere (21/03/23), head to my website or to my Youtube channel to get all of my latest seasonal gardening advice before the growing season gets fully underway.
Happy gardening!
David
Gardening tip of the month
You might have seen my video on how to make homemade plant pots out of cardboard. Here is a little guide for an easier method using newspaper.
Lay the newspaper out in front of you, and fold one long edge in about a third of the way into the paper. Repeat the same on the other side, leaving an overlap in the middle.
Place your jar or glass at the bottom of one of the long edges with enough space for the newspaper at the top to be folded over. Roll the glass so that the newspaper is completely wrapped around it.
Fold the excess newspaper into the glass, trying to pleat it as you go. Remove the glass from the newspaper and tidy up the folds on the inside.
Here are the Miracle-Gro® Liquid Plant Food Prize Winners from February:
Laurna Davies
Sandra Le Gros
Diana Smith
Martin Booth
Pam Wakeling
Rob Baker
Daniel Walters
Lynnr Odea
Geoff Packer
Paula Marshall
Keep an eye out for more prizes to win in March…
David Domoney is a Chartered Horticulturalist, Broadcaster, and Author. David has worked with a number of the UK’s leading garden retailers as a plant buyer and strategic consultant. With more than 30 years experience, in horticulture, David is as passionate about plants now as he was when he bought his first plant at a village fete.
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