Garden Sheds and Industrial Buildings Tips for winter sowing

Tips for winter sowing

11:09:20 20th September 2010

Two plants that benefit from September sowing have been suggested by a gardening expert.

Lia Leendertz of the Guardian recommends sowing sweet peas by the end of October in order to get a larger plant than those sown in the springtime.

Meanwhile, plants sown at this time also tend to be larger than those sown after winter, so those interested in seeing their blooms flourish early on in the year may particularly want to plant sweet peas now.

Additionally, there are several types of winter salad that can be planted now for December consumption, such as winter lettuces.

Ms Leendertz stresses that the seeds that are chosen must be a winter variety in order to be able to withstand the cold weather.

Recently, Emma Townshend of the Independent suggested that salads should be planted in polystyrene fish boxes in order to keep them insect-free.

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