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Rushing gardening jobs in January in the
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UK causes problems later every single
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year. Welcome to Gardening with Ben.
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We're talking about rushing jobs down at
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the plot today and down at the aotment.
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obviously, we're getting close to sewing
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season in March. It's going to be a very
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mental time down here at the pot. We're
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going to be sewing hundreds of packets
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of seeds and getting them all sewn and
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then once they're all growing, putotted
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on, keep them all watered. And yeah,
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it's going to be a busy time during
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March, April, and May with all the
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sewing and the potting on and everything
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before we plant them out at the end of
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May. I'm up north, so I don't plan out
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until the end of May because that's when
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the chance of frost has passed here up
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north. So yeah, it can be a busy time
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during them months. And some people
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think, oh, I'll have a head start and
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start sewing my seeds in January time.
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Some seeds you can sew this month, like
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your oberines, your peppers, and your
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chilies. But make sure they have enough
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light and warmth to get growing, but
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hold off on the other seeds, especially
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like tomatoes. I don't sew mine until
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March because then they get good
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strength. They grow well. They're not
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leggy and yeah, they grow a lot better
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in March time and they soon catch up as
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well and they'll get growing pretty well
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and strong and hopefully produce lots of
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fruit all the way up to October. So,
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it's a case of not rushing with sewing
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your seeds. Now, a lot of seed packets
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do say like start them off in January,
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February time, but I tend to hold off.
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That's sometimes more for the warmer
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areas like Cornwall which is a bit
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warmer but not up north. So sometimes
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waiting is best and like I said things
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will soon catch up with growing down at
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the pot. So it's a case of not being
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eager and not getting too fast in
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growing stuff really. I know it's
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tempting to get things started and get
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things growing early so that you're not
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having to do much later on, but waiting
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that extra bit of time is a lot better.
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Now, I used to do that when I first got
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my plot. Used to read the seed packets
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and think, "Oh, I can start that this
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month." But then I learned over the
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years that it's not best to it's best to
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wait until the warmer months in March.
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And yeah, sometimes we get a little heat
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wave which will help with germination.
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And that's what I've done for about 15
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16 years now. I start things off in
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March. Um there's not much to be doing
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down at the plot in January and February
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time. I use this time as a time for
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preparation and doing any improvements
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down at the plot and just being outside
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in the fresh air because winter can be a
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dull and miserable month. And it's good
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to be outside and good to be in the
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fresh air and just enjoy being in the
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garden during these months as well. So
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don't rush. Take your time because the
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busy months are ahead. So just enjoy the
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quiet time of January and February. And
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then get ready for the mad mission of
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March in sewing all those seeds. So sit
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back, relax, and enjoy the time before
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it gets busy. Make sure you drop us a
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follow to stay up to date with all our
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videos and when we're going to be sewing
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all our seeds. Until next time everyone,
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remember keep smiling, keep shining, and
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keep gardening with bed everyone.
