First sowings and prepping beds for spring planting

Spring is almost here, after a mild winter. Now is good to propagate first sowings under cover, and prepare ground so it's ready for spring.

I show you ideas for being ready, and how easy it is with no dig. It's now just four weeks before we shall be popping the first transplants in the ground. Also at the equinox I sow carrots and plant first early potatoes.

Homeacres is 1600 m² of no dig beds and paths, growing food for sale locally within 4 miles/7 km.
Filmed 14th February by Nicola Smith, just at the end of winter's darkest four months. We now have much to look forward to.

The Fryd app for planning your plantings is https://fryd.app/en

00:00 Introduction
00:18 My upcoming talks https://www.charlesdowding.co.uk/prod... and https://www.charlesdowding.co.uk/prod...
00:39 Propagation in the greenhouse, and the house
01:16 Trialling three composts (and tomato plants grown from cuttings - Rosada variety)
04:06 A look at my favourite (small!) bed and see link for the Fryd app
04:44 Some early transplants under fleece cover - I demonstrate using a dibber
05:50 Salad plants in the polutunnel
07:56 Harvested parsnips 9kg, one with soil still on to show you the soil profile, see this video    • More Options and Rapid Planting with No Dig  
09:14 Weeds germinating in the surface compost, need removing and raking
10:02 Netting over broccoli is against pigeons
10:30 Rhubarb Timperley Early, almost ready with no protection
10:50 Kale ravaged by pigeons
11:09 Multisown leeks in the ground, and the harvest after trimming
11:21 Allium leaf miner has been and will be a problem
11:53 Garlic planted October and the difference between soft neck and hard neck types
12:28 Broad beans, and a word on their wide spacing
13:03 Rye - some wireworm and rabbit damage, and mustard planted as a deterrent, now killed by frost
13:51 A new no dig area of 60 m², mulched with compost
14:59 Worm compost drying on the veranda, gathered a month ago
15:42 Using and reusing black plastic. In this case to manage buttercups - and my plans for growing wildflowers
16:49 Frogspawn, moved by Adam from big pond to small pond
17:37 3-bay pallet compost heaps
18:47 Perennial sorrel just shooting
19:08 Lamb’s lettuce and chervil, overwintered
19:30 Garlic, with mustard now killed by frost
19:50 Using a stand alone sieve, for potting compost only
20:38 Brussels sprouts Brigitte F1 have cropped so well!
21:08 Spring cabbage Duncan F1covered against pigeons - some slug damage, and how to reduce
22:26 Dig / no dig trial beds - with broad beans as cover crop, how to harvest and remove
24:08 Getting ready for spring

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Long handled dibber UK https://www.gardenimports.co.uk/produ...
and in the US https://allaboutthegarden.com/product...

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