March Allotment Jobs - Allotment Gardening For Beginners

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🌱 Consider forcing rhubarb for earlier harvest, especially in cooler areas where spring growth is slower.

🍎 Prune your fruit trees and bushes in early spring to promote healthy growth and better yields.

🌿 Weed control is crucial during March to prevent grass and small weeds from establishing and competing with your crops for nutrients.

🌾 Use ground covers or weed membrane to suppress weeds, making garden maintenance easier throughout the growing season.

🐌 Manage slug and aphid populations naturally by encouraging beneficial insects like ladybirds and hoverflies in your garden.

🍓 Cover strawberries to warm them up if you want to push for an earlier harvest.

🌰 Sow onion sets towards the end of March or early April for a successful crop.

🥔 Start chitting your potatoes now and plan to plant early varieties by the end of March.

🌱 Begin sowing seeds indoors to get a head start on the growing season and transplant them outside when the weather warms up.

👩‍🌾 Engage in steady, incremental gardening work rather than trying to do everything at once, making the hobby more enjoyable and manageable.

Timestamped Summary

00:33 Discussing the progress of rhubarb growth and whether it needs forcing with a rhubarb forcer.

01:12 Importance of pruning all your fruit trees and fruit bushes, which should already be done.

01:27 Emphasis on keeping weeds under control during this time, including removing grass verges before they become more difficult to manage.

03:17 Mention of dealing with slug and aphid issues, letting beneficial insects like birds handle them instead of using chemicals.

04:01 Covered harvested leek areas to prevent weed growth and discussing the utility of using weed membrane to control weeds.

05:08 Recommendations for jobs around the allotment, including preparing ground for the new season and covering it to suppress weeds.

06:56 Discussing the use of diatomaceous earth for slug control, making gardening easier and more natural.

07:39 Ideal time to plant fruit trees using bare root stock and covering strawberries to push their growth early.

07:56 Planning to sow onion sets towards the end of March and beginning of April.

08:16 Chitting potatoes and preparing to plant first earlies at the end of March.

08:33 Starting off seeds at home in a propagator and then moving them to a windowsill to continue growth.

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Q&A

What can you do in March related to allotment gardening?

In March, you can continue to control weeds, prune fruit trees and bushes, cover your soil with weed membrane, force rhubarb for earlier harvest, prepare your ground for planting, sow onion sets, and sow seeds for the new season.

What measures can you take in March to protect your rhubarb from the weather?

If you live in an area where the weather is not mild, you can use a rhubarb forcer to protect and force your rhubarb. If you have concerns about potential damage from high winds, you can temporarily remove the forcer.

How important is weed control in March, and what should you do about grass verges?

Keeping weeds under control is very important in March. You should dig out grass verges before they root deeper and become harder to remove, especially as the weather warms up.

What should you do about slug and aphid damage during this time of year?

Slug damage and aphids are common this time of year. It's best to allow birds and beneficial insects like hoverflies and ladybirds to control these pests naturally. You can also use natural options like chili pepper, diatomaceous earth, or nematodes to control slugs without harsh chemicals.

How can you manage the growth of weeds on your allotment?

You can cover the ground with weed membrane or ground cover to suppress weed growth. This should be done after digging the soil so that when you lift the cover in the spring, the ground is ready for planting and free of weeds.

What are some of the things you can plant in March?

In March, you can plant fruit trees using bare root stock, force strawberries, sow onion sets towards the end of the month, and chit potatoes in preparation for planting at the end of the month.

What should you do if you want to start off seeds in March?

If you want to start off seeds in March, you can begin sowing them indoors, in a propagator or on a windowsill. It is recommended to start a few seeds at a time and move them to the windowsill once they germinate, then start more seeds in the propagator.