Gardening and Growing
A short course giving some helpful hints and advice on growing your own salad and herbs, timeframes given are based on UK times
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| What can you add to your soil to improve it? | Manure or compost |
| What else can you do to see if you need to add any nutrients to your soil and adjust the PH balance? | Test it |
| What else can you create by sectioning your large bed into parts, thus making it easier to tend to during the year? | Beds or raised beds |
| What is it recommended you get to aid the growing of plants in pots? | Liquid fertiliser |
| Before planting anything, you need to prepare the soil in your garden. What can you do to do this? | Break up soil to improve aeration and drainage |
| What should you do to promote seed growth? | Water regularly and fertilise |
| What should you do to keep track of what you have planted where? | Label each section |
| What should you do with your seeds when planting directly to your bed, following packet instructions? | Sprinkle or bury them sparingly |
| If moving your seeds from a warm place to outdoors,what should you do to harden them, following advice on the seed packets? | Keep pots in a shaded area |
| How should you add your seeds to your pot, following advice on the seed packets? | On top or just under surface of soil |
| If growing in pots, what is one way of growing from seed that helps promote quicker growth? | In a greenhouse or warm place |
| Where is the best place to grow mint? | In a sunny spot with some shade |
| When growing coriander, it is best to sow/plant it in the space you intend to grow it in. Why is this? | It doesn't grow well if moved |
| What is the best way to sow coriander seeds, owing to the fact they flower quickly before producing much leaf? | Little and often |
| What can you do to delay flowering in a coriander plant? | Pick leaves regularly |
| Once a coriander plants starts flowering, what should you do? | Allow it to seed, then harvest seeds |
| What is the best way to buy mint and rosemary plants? | As a plant rather than seed |
| What does a rosemary plant need to grow well? | Shelter and good drainage |
| What should you do throughout the season when growing mint to keep it healthy? | Use liquid fertiliser |
| Once a basil plant is about 15cm tall, what should you do to ensure more growth? | Remove the shoot tip |
| Where is the best place to grow basil, due to the fact it is highly affected by cold? | Indoors or in a greenhouse |
| What can you do with tomatoes to avoid blight? | Keep foliage dry |
| What should you do regularly to ensure good tomato growth? | Water and add fertiliser |
| What should you do once the tomato plants start to grow larger? | Put them in separate, larger pots |
| When should you harvest lettuce to avoid it growing flowers and becoming harder to eat? | When leaves reach 6-7cm |
| If growing outside, what can you do to keep pests away from lettuce? | Cover with a fine mesh |
| What is the best time frame for growing lettuce? | April to July |
| What is the best way to start off salad seeds to avoid rot and pests? | In a pot or seed tray |