What to sow now
Everything worth sowing this week where you are — the windows that are open, and the ones quietly beginning to close.
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Kit for the jobs ahead
June is the month it all comes good. The soil is warm, the days are long, and everything you sow now simply wants to grow. A few small jobs make the difference between a patch that copes and one that thrives — keeping the water on as it warms, giving the peas and beans something to climb, and tying in the tomatoes before they topple. Here's the kit I find myself reaching for, week in, week out.
Gardena premium watering lance
A long watering lance that reaches the back of the bed and under the leaves, where the roots actually want it.
View on AmazonJute pea & bean netting
Biodegradable jute netting for peas and beans to climb — and you can compost the whole lot at the end of the season.
View on AmazonKINGLAKE soft plant-tie tape
Soft hook-and-loop tape you tear to length to tie in tomatoes and beans — gentle on the stems, and reusable year to year.
View on AmazonSlug & snail pellets (800g)
For the worst slug nights, when seedlings need a fighting chance. Use sparingly and only where you must.
View on AmazonThese are things I've bought and use myself. The links are Amazon affiliate links — if you buy through them we earn a little, at no extra cost to you, towards the allotment shed.
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