Quick Tips: Avoid Fungi and Slug Problems.
They forecast a fine weekend?
It has been tough so far, we are not alone the weather has been bad all through Northern Europe. The wet, cold weather is affecting food production the asparagus crop this year is almost non-existent, potatoes will be cropped later as we have had no sun to warm the soil.
Anyway, take advantage of the warm dry weekend, an application of fungicide on your roses will keep black spot at bay. Regular spraying will keep roses free from aphids, mildew etc.
"Cooking Herbs"
The wet damp conditions are great for slugs, when planting out vegetable plants it’s worth protecting them with anti-slug products.
Stale damp, cold air in your greenhouse will encourage botrytis and other fungi, fling open the doors, let the air circulate and try and keep conditions a little dryer.
"resident Wild Ducks on our pond"
Most Marvellous opened here this week, “A great place to shop”.
We have still got an amazing range of lovely plants, great advice and smiley people.
The next Wednesday Morning Gardening Fun is all about Roses and Shrubs – May 16th 9.30am to 11.30am in the Café. For more information see this page: http://www.bellplantation.co.uk/wednesday-morning-gardening-fun/
Our chicken pens are full this week due to a recent delivery.
Have a great weekend
Ashley
www.bellplantation.co.uk | www.poultrycentre.co.uk
“Most Marvellous” Shop Opening in the Courtyard this Weekend. Gardening tips and events throughout May.
What else can you do but tidy your shed?
It’s not so much the rain, it’s the cold temperatures that are the problem. The lack of sunshine has not warmed your propagator or greenhouse. It’s not too late to sow vegetables, what will speed up the growth is either planting seeds in a propagator and then planting them in the garden later or planting them under glass or under a plastic garden cloche. Another alternative is to buy plants already growing in seed trays from your own top quality Garden Centre!
"Ranunculus in stock in flower. Like, can tolerate wet areas!"
Remember to keep all your tender soft fleshed plants in the dry, they may start to rot if left out in the wet and cold.
I actually planted 350 bare root hedging plants during the week, they are looking good due to the cold weather, they should have been planted by the end of March. Well watered in.
We have got “Most Marvellous” opening here this weekend in the Courtyard where Countrywide used to be. They will be selling all sorts of great stuff for the Home and Garden.
Events:
Throughout May on Wednesday mornings (9.30am-11-30am) come and join our Plant expert Jo in our Café for some Gardening Fun!
Wednesday May 9th will be a morning looking at Baskets and Containers.
For more information (and to see what’s coming up in May) follow this link:
The fire is still alight in the Café, our water retention pond is overflowing, there is great food and service available! Our spirits are high!
Remember free tea or filter coffee when you buy something at the Garden Centre.
Have a lovely week
Look forward to seeing you
Ashley
www.bellplantation.co.uk | www.poultrycentre.co.uk
Free hot drink in the café with any Garden Centre purchase. Plus: Tips for water logged soil.
I wish the Government would appoint a “Minister for Flooding”.
Not many plants that we like to grow enjoy water logged soil. Organic material in the soil encourages free draining. It is essential that the soil has the right balance of air and water for good root growth. I know I keep banging on about organic matter in the soil, it helps free draining in wet and retains moisture in dry conditions.
Make sure you have pot feet under you containers, summer bedding is particularly vulnerable when too wet, rot sets in.
The heavy rain will highlight wet patches in your garden that need draining. Wet patches in your lawn will supress grass growth during winter and encourage moss. You can lift areas with a digging fork, take out core plugs and fill with sand.
We had a great dog training weekend last Saturday, thanks to Deborah Coles, DCL Dog training.
"Pawsitive Dog Training"
As usual we have got buckets of great stuff at the Garden Centre.
Get your Mac’s on and pop up for a cuppa or a coffee, remember its free if you buy something!!
"The Warmest Place To Be"
Enjoy your Garden.
Best wishes
Ashley
www.bellplantation.co.uk | www.poultrycentre.co.uk
Grow your own – Home gardening advice for the wetter weather. April Events: Dog Training & Hanging Basket Workshop.
Ah! Some rain. I had to happen sometime? Sheena, Julia and myself went away for 2 days to buy our Christmas decorations for this year and the heavens opened. Perhaps we should go away more often.
"Christmas buyers having a laugh"
The rain will be a welcome relief for all lawn enthusiasts, lawn weed and feed and moss killers will work better with more moisture in the soil. Re seeding patches in the lawn will have a better success rate with moist soil.
When planting out veg plants in the garden plant them far enough apart to get a hoe between them, this will save a lot of hand weeding and bending. This is difficult with root crops carrots, parsnips, beetroot etc as they are planted in solid rows. With the soil very wet hoeing is difficult as the soil will stick to the hoe, you will just have to wait until the soil dries on the top and then hoe. If you have nasty weeds like docks, nettles, couch grass, elder weed etc you will have to dig out the roots or apply some Roundup – Glyphosate very carefully as it will kill anything it touches.
There is still plenty of time to sow seeds, potatoes, tubers etc
I actually planted what was left of our bare root hedging last week, couldn’t have timed it better with the rain, still very risky though being as it is mid-April.
April Events
We have the “Pawsitive Solutions Roadshow” – Dog Training for the 21st Century tomorrow (Saturday 21st April) in the courtyard. 10.30am till 3pm. Take a look at: http://www.facebook.com/PawsitiveSolutionsRoadshow for more information. ”There will be demonstrations of some training commands at 11.30am and of the relatively new sport of Rally O at 1.30pm.”
Next Wednesday (25th April) we have a Hanging Basket Workshop from 9am till 11am. If you want spectular flower arrangements in your garden this spring sign up for our hanging basket workshop session where we’ll be designing stunning hanging baskets for your dream garden. Roll up your sleeves and join us for 2 hours of planting, top gardening advice and relaxation. For more information see: http://www.bellplantation.co.uk/hanging-basket-workshop/
"Joey the new male addition to my family of Beef Shorthorns"
We have got more plants in than ever, would be great to see you, loads of smiles and good plant advice.
Regards
Ashley
www.bellplantation.co.uk | www.poultrycentre.co.uk
Beautiful Plants, Bonsai Trees and 21st Century Dog Training in Towcester on 21st April
As you would expect we are stuffed to the gunnels with beautiful plants, “this is our time”!
Jo, Brian, Caroline and myself are always on hand to give you help and advice on our huge array of stock.
We have got big and small of almost every plant. For the Bonsai enthusiasts we have as you have probably seen a huge great Japanese Bonsai Ilex crenata, well now we have 2 more smaller, more affordable additions.
"New Bonsai Trees In Stock"
Growing veg is hugely therapeutic and gastronomically rewarding. Now is the time to sow a huge variety of seeds for veg and flowers, in the ground, propagator or small pots. We can advise there is also a lot of information on the seed packets.
Ok we have had a drop of rain but not too much, I know I keep banging on about it but a mulch of bark, peat, compost, grass clippings over the shrub bed will stop the sun evaporating the moisture and it will help keep the weeds at bay.
The Café team are working flat out to keep up with the demand for their lovely food and smiley faces.
"The Café Team"
On Saturday 21st April 10.30am – 3.00pm there will be a “Pawsitive Solutions Roadshow” in our Courtyard Dog training for the 21st Century. Info will be on our website.
Keep an eye on our website for plant and furniture offers. www.bellplantation.co.uk
Have a great week
Ashley
www.bellplantation.co.uk | www.poultrycentre.co.uk
Fantastic New Plants and Easter Gifts
Hi
What a change from last week! Suddenly we are in to protecting the growth made by tender plants. Cover up, wrap up tender plants with fleece, bubble wrap or up turned pots, another alternative is to bring plants under cover if possible. We have probably had 15 deliveries of fantastic new plants for the Easter weekend mainly from British Growers, with minus 5 degrees forecast for tonight it’s a job to know where to put them all.
There is still plenty of time to sow seeds, potatoes, corms and tubers for cropping and cutting this year.
With the hose pipe ban nearly in place water butts have been flying out the door, we have still got 20 – 30 butts in store. Micro irrigation systems and leaky pipes are sometimes allowed within the ban as you know we stock Gardena.
"Vegetarian Pig"
The majority of our Chickens are reared in Totnes in Devon. Due to the fuel problem there has been no white diesel in the West Country so we have struggled to get our Fowl. We had 100 pullets delivered this week and have another 200 due in next week.
The shop looks great very Easter orientated, chickens bunnies and guess what no chocolate only hot stuff in the Café.
"Easter Gifts"
We have got some great new businesses moving to the site, hopefully opening before the end of April.
I’ll keep you posted
Have a lovely Easter, relax and enjoy the Great Outdoors
Regards
Ashley
www.bellplantation.co.uk | www.poultrycentre.co.uk
Grow Your Own Veggies – Top tips for the dry weather
I have to keep reminding myself that it still only March! The unseasonal weather is giving us the feeling of May, June!
"Our Resident Nesting Robin"
Remember there is still a lot of time for frost, potentially another 5-6 weeks. Keep all your tender plants covered at night. When your early potatoes pop their heads through the ground, put an upturned flower pot over them for the night or cover them with fleece, or use an old fashion garden cloche to cover all your veg. Sowing seeds under a small polythene tunnel creates a great micro climate for the plants to grow quickly and free from frost.
"Gro Tunnel"
Time to plant some Dahlia tubers and Gladioli corms to give you some summer and early autumn colour.
I know I keep banging on about it but with so little rain, retaining moisture in the soil is incredibly important. Put organic matter over your boarders to keep in the moisture. Lawn clippings, compost from your bin, bark mulch will all do the job. When you water a mulched shrub bed the water will be retained for much longer.
With the looming hosepipe ban apparently you can fill your water butt/container with a hose pipe and you can use a micro irrigation system but you can’t use the hose pipe directly on your Garden. Store your own water.
As usual we are stuffed to the gunnels with great plants and goodies “For the love of the great outdoors”
"Garden Shop In Glasshouse"
Easter egg hunt in progress, bring the children along.
Any advice needed just give us a call .
Management Meeting
Have a great week
Regards
Ashley
www.bellplantation.co.uk | www.poultrycentre.co.uk
Spring Customer Evening This Thursday!
Thursday 29th March 6pm – 9pm
Celebrate the arrival of spring with us and get 10% off everything* for one evening only.
All your favourites for less including: herborium plants, gifts section, poultry centre and much more!
Join us at the Plantation for an evening of relaxation and bargain hunting!
http://www.bellplantation.co.uk/spring-customer-evening/
*(excludes all current offers and discounts)
www.bellplantation.co.uk | www.poultrycentre.co.uk
New Arrivals: Piglets! Plus: Spring Gardening Tips and Tricks.
Sheena and I were away last week, thank you Jooles for doing the Blog.
How things change in a week away. Herbaceous growing fast, soon be time to think about getting some support up for it to grow through.
Don’t be too hasty in getting rid of frost damaged plants e.g. Ceanothus, Eucalyptus, Pittosporum they may shoot from the bottom. If they do shoot just cut off the dead top bits. It’s worth waiting at least another month to see what happens.
Raise the blade on your mower for the first couple of cuts, this will save you a lot of hard work and your mower. A few days after the first cut it is worth putting on some weed and feed. If you get it on early the April showers (if we get any, let’s hope we do!) will wash the feed into the soil to enable the roots to get it. Lawn care really is so easy to do yourself, ask us for good sound advice (as always).
Countrywide have moved out! Good luck to them! We have loads of interest from new businesses in the space they are leaving behind. We will get them occupied as soon as we can.
As usual we have loads of great stuff here for you to look at, the plants look amazing and great value. (that’s my only commercial plug).
Plough the fields and scatter
Have a good week enjoy the “Great Outdoors”
Regards
Ashley
P.S. As promised the photo shoot of the new arrivals!
www.bellplantation.co.uk | www.poultrycentre.co.uk
Plenty of Primula Colour
"Plenty of Primula Colour"
I got into trouble last week for posting pictures of Sheena so I’ll have to give that a break for a week or two, then I’ll catch her out again.
All you dog walkers will be pleased to know that the sheep have gone from the field so feel free to let your dog’s off the lead. I suppose the muck is still a bit ripe if your dog has the urge to roll in it, best wait until it has rained.
If you have rhubarb pop a bucket over the top or buy a terracotta rhubarb forcer! This will encourage some lovely early crop able sweet growth, you only need a couple of weeks growth for a good crop from an old root.
Get some fertiliser on the garden phosphates and potash take longer to get through the soil to the roots than nitrogen, so best to get it on earlier so that the rain (if we have any) washes it through the soil to where it is needed.
We have installed 4 extra pens for our chickens, we now have 350 pullets in stock which arrived this week.
We are also getting some new piglets, which arrive before this weekend.
"Jo our resident plant expert with fresh new herbs"
Have a good Gardening week
Best wishes
Ashley
www.bellplantation.co.uk | www.poultrycentre.co.uk
Quick Tips: Avoid Fungi and Slug Problems.
They forecast a fine weekend?
It has been tough so far, we are not alone the weather has been bad all through Northern Europe. The wet, cold weather is affecting food production the asparagus crop this year is almost non-existent, potatoes will be cropped later as we have had no sun to warm the soil.
Anyway, take advantage of the warm dry weekend, an application of fungicide on your roses will keep black spot at bay. Regular spraying will keep roses free from aphids, mildew etc.
"Cooking Herbs"
The wet damp conditions are great for slugs, when planting out vegetable plants it’s worth protecting them with anti-slug products.
Stale damp, cold air in your greenhouse will encourage botrytis and other fungi, fling open the doors, let the air circulate and try and keep conditions a little dryer.
"resident Wild Ducks on our pond"
Most Marvellous opened here this week, “A great place to shop”.
We have still got an amazing range of lovely plants, great advice and smiley people.
The next Wednesday Morning Gardening Fun is all about Roses and Shrubs – May 16th 9.30am to 11.30am in the Café. For more information see this page: http://www.bellplantation.co.uk/wednesday-morning-gardening-fun/
Our chicken pens are full this week due to a recent delivery.
Have a great weekend
Ashley
www.bellplantation.co.uk | www.poultrycentre.co.uk
“Most Marvellous” Shop Opening in the Courtyard this Weekend. Gardening tips and events throughout May.
What else can you do but tidy your shed?
It’s not so much the rain, it’s the cold temperatures that are the problem. The lack of sunshine has not warmed your propagator or greenhouse. It’s not too late to sow vegetables, what will speed up the growth is either planting seeds in a propagator and then planting them in the garden later or planting them under glass or under a plastic garden cloche. Another alternative is to buy plants already growing in seed trays from your own top quality Garden Centre!
"Ranunculus in stock in flower. Like, can tolerate wet areas!"
Remember to keep all your tender soft fleshed plants in the dry, they may start to rot if left out in the wet and cold.
I actually planted 350 bare root hedging plants during the week, they are looking good due to the cold weather, they should have been planted by the end of March. Well watered in.
We have got “Most Marvellous” opening here this weekend in the Courtyard where Countrywide used to be. They will be selling all sorts of great stuff for the Home and Garden.
Events:
Throughout May on Wednesday mornings (9.30am-11-30am) come and join our Plant expert Jo in our Café for some Gardening Fun!
Wednesday May 9th will be a morning looking at Baskets and Containers.
For more information (and to see what’s coming up in May) follow this link:
The fire is still alight in the Café, our water retention pond is overflowing, there is great food and service available! Our spirits are high!
Remember free tea or filter coffee when you buy something at the Garden Centre.
Have a lovely week
Look forward to seeing you
Ashley
www.bellplantation.co.uk | www.poultrycentre.co.uk
Free hot drink in the café with any Garden Centre purchase. Plus: Tips for water logged soil.
I wish the Government would appoint a “Minister for Flooding”.
Not many plants that we like to grow enjoy water logged soil. Organic material in the soil encourages free draining. It is essential that the soil has the right balance of air and water for good root growth. I know I keep banging on about organic matter in the soil, it helps free draining in wet and retains moisture in dry conditions.
Make sure you have pot feet under you containers, summer bedding is particularly vulnerable when too wet, rot sets in.
The heavy rain will highlight wet patches in your garden that need draining. Wet patches in your lawn will supress grass growth during winter and encourage moss. You can lift areas with a digging fork, take out core plugs and fill with sand.
We had a great dog training weekend last Saturday, thanks to Deborah Coles, DCL Dog training.
"Pawsitive Dog Training"
As usual we have got buckets of great stuff at the Garden Centre.
Get your Mac’s on and pop up for a cuppa or a coffee, remember its free if you buy something!!
"The Warmest Place To Be"
Enjoy your Garden.
Best wishes
Ashley
www.bellplantation.co.uk | www.poultrycentre.co.uk
Grow your own – Home gardening advice for the wetter weather. April Events: Dog Training & Hanging Basket Workshop.
Ah! Some rain. I had to happen sometime? Sheena, Julia and myself went away for 2 days to buy our Christmas decorations for this year and the heavens opened. Perhaps we should go away more often.
"Christmas buyers having a laugh"
The rain will be a welcome relief for all lawn enthusiasts, lawn weed and feed and moss killers will work better with more moisture in the soil. Re seeding patches in the lawn will have a better success rate with moist soil.
When planting out veg plants in the garden plant them far enough apart to get a hoe between them, this will save a lot of hand weeding and bending. This is difficult with root crops carrots, parsnips, beetroot etc as they are planted in solid rows. With the soil very wet hoeing is difficult as the soil will stick to the hoe, you will just have to wait until the soil dries on the top and then hoe. If you have nasty weeds like docks, nettles, couch grass, elder weed etc you will have to dig out the roots or apply some Roundup – Glyphosate very carefully as it will kill anything it touches.
There is still plenty of time to sow seeds, potatoes, tubers etc
I actually planted what was left of our bare root hedging last week, couldn’t have timed it better with the rain, still very risky though being as it is mid-April.
April Events
We have the “Pawsitive Solutions Roadshow” – Dog Training for the 21st Century tomorrow (Saturday 21st April) in the courtyard. 10.30am till 3pm. Take a look at: http://www.facebook.com/PawsitiveSolutionsRoadshow for more information. ”There will be demonstrations of some training commands at 11.30am and of the relatively new sport of Rally O at 1.30pm.”
Next Wednesday (25th April) we have a Hanging Basket Workshop from 9am till 11am. If you want spectular flower arrangements in your garden this spring sign up for our hanging basket workshop session where we’ll be designing stunning hanging baskets for your dream garden. Roll up your sleeves and join us for 2 hours of planting, top gardening advice and relaxation. For more information see: http://www.bellplantation.co.uk/hanging-basket-workshop/
"Joey the new male addition to my family of Beef Shorthorns"
We have got more plants in than ever, would be great to see you, loads of smiles and good plant advice.
Regards
Ashley
www.bellplantation.co.uk | www.poultrycentre.co.uk
Beautiful Plants, Bonsai Trees and 21st Century Dog Training in Towcester on 21st April
As you would expect we are stuffed to the gunnels with beautiful plants, “this is our time”!
Jo, Brian, Caroline and myself are always on hand to give you help and advice on our huge array of stock.
We have got big and small of almost every plant. For the Bonsai enthusiasts we have as you have probably seen a huge great Japanese Bonsai Ilex crenata, well now we have 2 more smaller, more affordable additions.
"New Bonsai Trees In Stock"
Growing veg is hugely therapeutic and gastronomically rewarding. Now is the time to sow a huge variety of seeds for veg and flowers, in the ground, propagator or small pots. We can advise there is also a lot of information on the seed packets.
Ok we have had a drop of rain but not too much, I know I keep banging on about it but a mulch of bark, peat, compost, grass clippings over the shrub bed will stop the sun evaporating the moisture and it will help keep the weeds at bay.
The Café team are working flat out to keep up with the demand for their lovely food and smiley faces.
"The Café Team"
On Saturday 21st April 10.30am – 3.00pm there will be a “Pawsitive Solutions Roadshow” in our Courtyard Dog training for the 21st Century. Info will be on our website.
Keep an eye on our website for plant and furniture offers. www.bellplantation.co.uk
Have a great week
Ashley
www.bellplantation.co.uk | www.poultrycentre.co.uk
Fantastic New Plants and Easter Gifts
Hi
What a change from last week! Suddenly we are in to protecting the growth made by tender plants. Cover up, wrap up tender plants with fleece, bubble wrap or up turned pots, another alternative is to bring plants under cover if possible. We have probably had 15 deliveries of fantastic new plants for the Easter weekend mainly from British Growers, with minus 5 degrees forecast for tonight it’s a job to know where to put them all.
There is still plenty of time to sow seeds, potatoes, corms and tubers for cropping and cutting this year.
With the hose pipe ban nearly in place water butts have been flying out the door, we have still got 20 – 30 butts in store. Micro irrigation systems and leaky pipes are sometimes allowed within the ban as you know we stock Gardena.
"Vegetarian Pig"
The majority of our Chickens are reared in Totnes in Devon. Due to the fuel problem there has been no white diesel in the West Country so we have struggled to get our Fowl. We had 100 pullets delivered this week and have another 200 due in next week.
The shop looks great very Easter orientated, chickens bunnies and guess what no chocolate only hot stuff in the Café.
"Easter Gifts"
We have got some great new businesses moving to the site, hopefully opening before the end of April.
I’ll keep you posted
Have a lovely Easter, relax and enjoy the Great Outdoors
Regards
Ashley
www.bellplantation.co.uk | www.poultrycentre.co.uk
Grow Your Own Veggies – Top tips for the dry weather
I have to keep reminding myself that it still only March! The unseasonal weather is giving us the feeling of May, June!
"Our Resident Nesting Robin"
Remember there is still a lot of time for frost, potentially another 5-6 weeks. Keep all your tender plants covered at night. When your early potatoes pop their heads through the ground, put an upturned flower pot over them for the night or cover them with fleece, or use an old fashion garden cloche to cover all your veg. Sowing seeds under a small polythene tunnel creates a great micro climate for the plants to grow quickly and free from frost.
"Gro Tunnel"
Time to plant some Dahlia tubers and Gladioli corms to give you some summer and early autumn colour.
I know I keep banging on about it but with so little rain, retaining moisture in the soil is incredibly important. Put organic matter over your boarders to keep in the moisture. Lawn clippings, compost from your bin, bark mulch will all do the job. When you water a mulched shrub bed the water will be retained for much longer.
With the looming hosepipe ban apparently you can fill your water butt/container with a hose pipe and you can use a micro irrigation system but you can’t use the hose pipe directly on your Garden. Store your own water.
As usual we are stuffed to the gunnels with great plants and goodies “For the love of the great outdoors”
"Garden Shop In Glasshouse"
Easter egg hunt in progress, bring the children along.
Any advice needed just give us a call .
Management Meeting
Have a great week
Regards
Ashley
www.bellplantation.co.uk | www.poultrycentre.co.uk
Spring Customer Evening This Thursday!
Thursday 29th March 6pm – 9pm
Celebrate the arrival of spring with us and get 10% off everything* for one evening only.
All your favourites for less including: herborium plants, gifts section, poultry centre and much more!
Join us at the Plantation for an evening of relaxation and bargain hunting!
http://www.bellplantation.co.uk/spring-customer-evening/
*(excludes all current offers and discounts)
www.bellplantation.co.uk | www.poultrycentre.co.uk
New Arrivals: Piglets! Plus: Spring Gardening Tips and Tricks.
Sheena and I were away last week, thank you Jooles for doing the Blog.
How things change in a week away. Herbaceous growing fast, soon be time to think about getting some support up for it to grow through.
Don’t be too hasty in getting rid of frost damaged plants e.g. Ceanothus, Eucalyptus, Pittosporum they may shoot from the bottom. If they do shoot just cut off the dead top bits. It’s worth waiting at least another month to see what happens.
Raise the blade on your mower for the first couple of cuts, this will save you a lot of hard work and your mower. A few days after the first cut it is worth putting on some weed and feed. If you get it on early the April showers (if we get any, let’s hope we do!) will wash the feed into the soil to enable the roots to get it. Lawn care really is so easy to do yourself, ask us for good sound advice (as always).
Countrywide have moved out! Good luck to them! We have loads of interest from new businesses in the space they are leaving behind. We will get them occupied as soon as we can.
As usual we have loads of great stuff here for you to look at, the plants look amazing and great value. (that’s my only commercial plug).
Plough the fields and scatter
Have a good week enjoy the “Great Outdoors”
Regards
Ashley
P.S. As promised the photo shoot of the new arrivals!
www.bellplantation.co.uk | www.poultrycentre.co.uk
Plenty of Primula Colour
"Plenty of Primula Colour"
I got into trouble last week for posting pictures of Sheena so I’ll have to give that a break for a week or two, then I’ll catch her out again.
All you dog walkers will be pleased to know that the sheep have gone from the field so feel free to let your dog’s off the lead. I suppose the muck is still a bit ripe if your dog has the urge to roll in it, best wait until it has rained.
If you have rhubarb pop a bucket over the top or buy a terracotta rhubarb forcer! This will encourage some lovely early crop able sweet growth, you only need a couple of weeks growth for a good crop from an old root.
Get some fertiliser on the garden phosphates and potash take longer to get through the soil to the roots than nitrogen, so best to get it on earlier so that the rain (if we have any) washes it through the soil to where it is needed.
We have installed 4 extra pens for our chickens, we now have 350 pullets in stock which arrived this week.
We are also getting some new piglets, which arrive before this weekend.
"Jo our resident plant expert with fresh new herbs"
Have a good Gardening week
Best wishes
Ashley
www.bellplantation.co.uk | www.poultrycentre.co.uk
