SPOTLIGHT ON: BRILLIANT BULBS

Published date06 April 2024
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
There's grass to cut and edges to trim, beds and borders need to be cleared of weeds, the patio will be ready for a goingover with a stiff broom or pressure washer and containers will need planting with something suitably spring-like

Primroses and violets are the traditional flowers at this time of year, although cultivated polyanthus, violas or pots of well-budded spring bulbs are the modern equivalents.

The kitchen garden is firmly at the top of the to-do list right now. Once all your soil preparation, fertiliser spreading and raking has been done, the key job to get under your belt is sowing.

Most of the hardy vegetables can be sown now - carrots, parsnips, radishes, lettuces and spring onions, Swiss chard and...

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