View of an allotment in April. Photo: Lindsay Maiden, Cardiff Friends of the Earth.
Grow your own food in March and April
Got five hours to spare? Go to the Cardiff Council website and get an allotment.
Jobs for March and April
- Hoe the ground to get rid of any weeds.
- Put in straw on paths to reduce the bogginess caused by rain.
- Potatoes that you are chitting (allowing to sprout) should be going in the ground unless it is very cold. If so, hold back a little on this.
- Aubergines and tomatoes can be started on a window sill at home.
- Make successional sowings of japanese bunching onions, radishes, kohlrabi, early carrots and salad leaves.
- Sow Butternut squashes under glass.
- Finish pruning your soft fruits, apples and pears.