March Jobs For The Plot
We hit March with renewed energy, the warmer, lighter days make such a difference to our productivity and enthusiasm for our allotment plot. We love that March still provides us with a good harvest and plenty of anticipation for the season ahead as we start sowing seeds in our polytunnels and cold frames.
Sowing Seeds in March
It is possible to sow some varieties of vegetables outdoors in March, especially if you have already warmed the soil in some beds.
The hardier crops such as leeks, parsnips, spinach and brassicas can usually be sown directly outside.
If you are lucky enough to have room for a polytunnel there is an exciting range of more tender crops that you can begin to sow in preparation for Spring. This can be particularly beneficial to crops from warmer climates as it gives them as long as possible to ripen in our British summertime.
Varieties that can now be sown indoors include peppers, tomatoes, aubergines and chillies.
If you haven't already time is running out to plant garlic so make this a priority if you have not already.
Harvest in March
March still offers plenty of produce, despite being at the tail end of winter careful planning means you should be able to get through the last few months before the rest of the year's harvest become ready.
Swiss chard and Kale are one of my favourites to harvest in March. It's always great the see the first of the 'Spring' varieties crop up, including, Spring Onions, Spring Cauliflower and Spring Cabbage.
Trim and Divide Herbs
Hardier, perennial herbs need a good tidy-up around now, give them a good trim. March is also a good time to divide and propagate herbs such as chives and mint. A good herb planter and a cold frame is an ideal ways to keep a variety of herbs growing well and protected from the weather.
Raking Seedbeds
Raking is not a favourite job of mine, but it is an essential part of preparing seedbeds for Spring.
If you have been warming beds now is the time to remove, fleecing, cloches or sheeting and give the area a good rake. Ensure large clumps are broken down until you have a fine loose and crumbly layer of 'fine tilth'. If it has been dry and the soil feels dusty you can water it, if it is too wet it should be left to dry out a little more.
Finish your Winter Pruning
This is the final chance to complete your winter pruning, This includes pruning vines, blackcurrant bushes, and apple and pear trees. Ensure any unripe fruit that has yet to be taken by birds from early Winter is cleared in preparation for Spring.
It is also wise to inspect for a disease whilst you have good visibility.
Blossoming trees such as cherries, apricot and peaches may still need their delicate flowers protecting from frost damage throughout March.
See our polytunnels and cold frames here;
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Polytunnel 3m x 2m
Regular price £149.99 GBPRegular priceUnit price per
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3m Replacement Polytunnel cover - Metal Door
Regular price £69.99 GBPRegular priceUnit price per
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Large Polytunnel 6m x 3m
Regular price £229.99 GBPRegular priceUnit price per
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6m Replacement Polytunnel cover - Metal Door
Regular price £89.99 GBPRegular priceUnit price per
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Wooden Cold Frame
Regular price £129.99 GBPRegular priceUnit price per
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Small Cold Frame Greenhouse
Regular price £44.99 GBPRegular priceUnit price per£52.99 GBPSale price £44.99 GBP
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Raised Trough Planter
Regular price £44.99 GBPRegular priceUnit price per£52.99 GBPSale price £44.99 GBP
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Large Vegetable Planter
Regular price £99.99 GBPRegular priceUnit price per£129.99 GBPSale price £99.99 GBP
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Let customers speak for us
Large vegetable planter
Absolutely thrilled with my planter! Very well made & very sturdy, having the central support. I also chose this one for its size, lining & upright support. Can’t wait to start growing veg!
Julie McGovern
Large Vegetable Planter
Aviary
Looks good customer service superb very helpful regarding delivery as we had an appointment for the day it should have been delivered so very kind sorted it for us
Pauline Smart
Bird Aviaries and Extensions - AV02
Excellent delivery great price easy to assemble looks great would recommend and I be buying again
Vicki
Medium Chicken Coop - Windsor
Poly
It was with help easy erected good fit
Ann Baxter
3m Replacement Polytunnel Greenhouse Cover - Zip Door
End cover
Brilliant quality.....covers
Exellent fast delivery
Will be ordering more quality products
5 stars from me
Nadeem ULLAH
End cover
Good tape
Arrived on time and easy to put on frame but could have done with more. Fortunately a neighbourly plot owner had a spare one.
tcc
Anti Hot Spot Polytunnel Tape
So far so good
Well packed and delivered on time. It is wider than 2m which is great. I've only just put it up on my allotment with help from a friend. It was straightforward, each piece was numbered with easy to follow diagrams. Yet to see how it holds up to the strong winds and storms.
tcc
Polytunnel 3m x 2m
Budgie towers.
We were happy with our budgie avairy. Put it on a wooden base and legs so don't have to bend down. Overall very happy.
D.o.
Bird Aviaries and Extensions - AV02
polytunnel 3mx2m
We are very pleased overall. There are two suggestions which could improve the instructions in future: They say "all poles are to be placed on the inside of the polytunnel". In fact, the two side braces (number 20) go on the outside. Also, there is no info on where to put the 6 black plastic bungs. The tunnel itself is well made, but no water butt could ever fit under the gutter and leave room at its bottom to draw water out of a tap into a can. Good value and we are looking forward to our first crops.
Anthony Graf
Polytunnel 3m x 2m
Easy to assemble
Attractive looking hutch for one or two rabbits. Really cosy if you buy the rain cover to go with it.
Rachel Dickinson
Double Height Rabbit Hutch