As beds become empty at this time of year you can: 🌱 Plant with a new autumn/overwintering crop or ☘️ Sow green manures or ♻️ Add a layer of garden compost, and/or ☂️ Mypex sheeting in high rainfall areas. #SoilHealth #Quickcrop #QuickcropTips #GreenManures #CoverCrops

Container growing tip! It might sound obvious but if you're creating a container garden it is a good idea to place your pots in their final positions before you fill and plant them. #QuickcropTips #ContainerGardening #UrbanGardening

Container growing tip! It might sound obvious but if you're creating a container garden it is a good idea to place your pots in their final positions before you fill and plant them. #QuickcropTips #ContainerGardening #UrbanGardening

Natural Slug Control - 25 Non Toxic Methods From cornmeal and bran to seaweed and beer - we've rounded up 25 non toxic ways to control slugs. Pictured is a wonderful applicant for the position of Chief Slug Controller! quickcrop.ie/blog/2013/03/na… #SlugControl #QuickcropTips

How To Grow Sprouting Broccoli. Sprouting broccoli can be sown from April through to June. This video takes you right through from sowing to harvest! 📽️: youtube.com/watch?v=bpw7DpZ7… We've got a quick reference guide here too: 📝 quickcrop.co.uk/learning/pla… #QuickcropTips #Broccoli

🌱If you are unsure if old seeds are still viable germinate a few on damp kitchen paper to check. Much better than wasting your time & maybe missing your slot in the season. Also handy to know approx. germination rate so you know how many to sow later! #QuickcropTips #Seeds

Propagator temperature - Vegetables have different germination temperatures but if you stick with 18˚C for cool climate crops and 20-22˚C for warm (tomatoes, peppers etc.) that's all you really need to know. #Propagation #QuickcropTips #SowingSeeds

Strawberry Tip /Reminder! You can grow strawberries in a polytunnel but you need to put plants outside in the winter otherwise they won't flower well (they need to be exposed to cold). You move them back in late Jan/early Feb. #QuickcropTips #Strawberries #Polytunnel

Winter Polytunnel Tip: Even if you have nothing growing in it, make sure to water the soil in a polytunnel or greenhouse every now and then to prevent it drying completely and killing beneficial soil life. Every couple of weeks will be more than enough #QuickCropTips #Polytunnel

Tomato Tip At this time of year it's a good idea to remove the leaves from your tomato plants and let the sunshine in to ripen the last of your tomatoes. A couple of these are coming in with me for lunch!😉 #QuickCropTips #GrowYourOwn #Tomatoes