An allotment in February. Photo: Lindsay Maiden, Cardiff Friends of the Earth.
Grow your own food in February
Got five hours to spare? Go to the Cardiff Council website and get an allotment.
Jobs for February
- Prepare the ground by hoeing and digging over - removing weeds.
- Prune white, red and blackcurrants.
- Sow hardy lettuces, and radishes in cold frames.
- In milder weather sow cabbage, broad beans, spinach, early carrots and sea kale.
- Sow tomatoes inside.
- Plant out onion bulbs, shallot bulbs and Jerusalem artichokes.
- Collect manure from local stables and start rotting it down. You can use un-rotted manure to create a warm bed for new plants in a cold frame or under glass in your greenhouse.