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UNDER DEVELOPMENT for
2021 |
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WHEN |
WHAT
TO DO |
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JAN |
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January |
Save inner cardboard tubes from toilet rolls for runner beans etc. |
January |
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January |
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January |
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January |
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Week 1 |
Lettuce
(Winter) - Sow |
Week 2 |
Shallot - plant sets in 8cm pots in protected
position |
Week 3 |
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Week 3 |
Add lime if necessary to reduce
soil acidity (Brussels sprouts etc) |
Week 3 |
Lettuce
(Winter) - Sow |
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FEB |
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February |
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February |
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February |
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February |
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Infrastructure Work – 3 x
Square Foot Gardening Beds |
Week 1 |
Parsnip – Germinate Tender & True and TZ 9045 F1 |
Week 1 |
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Week 1 |
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Week 2 |
Broccoli (sprouting) early varieties - begin
harvest |
Week 3 |
Parsnip
– Tender & True – Transplant (7) |
Week 3 |
Parsnip
– TZ 9045 F1 – Transplant (7) |
Week 3 |
Radish
– Sow fortnightly |
Week 3 |
Lettuce
(Winter) – Sow fortnightly |
Week 3 |
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Week 3 |
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Week 3 |
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Week 4 |
Broccoli (sprouting) late varieties - begin
harvest |
Week 4 |
Celery - sow seeds indoors |
Week 4 |
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Late Feb |
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MARCH |
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March |
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March |
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March |
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March |
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Infrastructure Work – Complete
Erection of Greenhouse |
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Square Foot Gardening Beds –
Mels Mix |
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Week 1 |
Asparagus - sow seeds inside |
Week 1 |
Parsnip – Germinate Picador F1, Tender & True and
Palace F1 |
Weeks 1 - 2 |
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Week 1 |
Squash / pumpkins - prepare soil |
Week 1 |
Radish
– Sow fortnightly |
Week 1 |
Lettuce
(Winter) – Sow fortnightly |
Week 2 |
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Week 2 |
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Week 2 |
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Week 2 |
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Week 3 |
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Week 3 |
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Week 3 |
Spring Onions - start to sow fortnightly |
Week 3 |
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Week 3 |
Parsnip
– Picador F1 – Transplant (7) |
Week 3 |
Parsnip
– Tender & True – Transplant (7) |
Week 3 |
Parsnip
– Palace F1 – Transplant (7) |
Week 4 |
Radish
– Sow fortnightly |
Week 4 |
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Week 4 |
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Week 4 |
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Week 4 |
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Week 4 |
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Week 4 |
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Week 4 |
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APRIL |
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April on |
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April to May |
Peach - protect blossom from frost |
April to May |
Peach - spring prune after blossoms fade |
Week 1 |
Parsnip – Germinate TZ 9045 F1, Picador F1 and White Gem
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Week 1 |
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Week 1 |
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Week 1 |
Cabbage (summer) - sow seeds indoors |
Week 1 |
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Week 1 |
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Week 1 |
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Week 1 |
Shallot - plant sets outside (18cm / 7in
apart) |
Week 1 |
Shallot - protect from birds for 5 weeks |
Week 1 |
Turnip - start to sow seed outdoors |
Week 1 |
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Week 1 |
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Week 1 - 2 |
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Week 1 - 2 |
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Week 1 - 2 |
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Week 2 |
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Week 2 |
Broccoli (sprouting) early varieties - sow
under cover |
Week 2 |
Salsify - sow seeds |
Week 2 |
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Week 2 |
Squash / pumpkins - sow seed indoors |
Week 2 |
Radish
– Sow fortnightly |
Week 2 |
Spring
Onions – Sow fortnightly |
Week 2 |
Lettuce
(Winter) – Sow fortnightly |
Week 3 |
Parsnip
– TZ 9045 F1 – Transplant (7) |
Week 3 |
Parsnip
– Picador F1 – Transplant (7) |
Week 3 |
Parsnip
– White Gem – Transplant (7) |
Week 3 |
Broccoli (sprouting) early varieties - sow
seed bed |
Week 3 |
Cabbage (summer) - sow outdoors |
Week 3 |
Calabrese (sometimes called broccoli) - sow
seed |
Week 3 |
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Week 3 |
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Week 3 |
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Week 3 |
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Week 3 |
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Week 3 |
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Week 3 |
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Week 3 |
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Week 4 |
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Week 4 |
Broccoli (sprouting) late varieties - sow
under cover |
Week 4 |
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Week 4 |
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Week 4 |
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Week 4 |
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Week 4 |
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Week 4 |
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Week 4 |
Turnip - thin seedlings 15cm earlies, 25cm
maincrops |
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LAST
FROST DATE |
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MAY |
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Week 1 |
Parsnip – Germinate Student & Gladiator F1 |
Week 1 |
Broccoli (sprouting) late varieties - sow seed
bed |
Week 1 |
Cabbage (summer) - plant out indoor sown
plants |
Week 1 |
Celery - plant out |
Week 1 |
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Week 1 |
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Week 1 |
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Week 1 |
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Week 1 |
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Week 1 |
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Week 1 |
Radish
– Sow fortnightly |
Week 1 |
Spring
Onions – Sow fortnightly |
Week 1 |
Lettuce
– Sow fortnightly |
Week 2 |
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Week 2 |
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Week 2 |
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Week 2 |
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Week 2 |
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Week 2 |
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Week 2 |
Squash / pumpkins - harden off |
Week 2 |
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Week 3 |
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Week 3 |
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Week 3 |
Cabbage (spring) - harvest |
Week 3 |
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Week 3 |
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Week 3 |
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Week 3 |
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Week 3 |
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Week 3 |
Swede - sow seed outdoors |
Week 3 |
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Week 3 |
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Week 3 |
Parsnip
– Student – Transplant (7) |
Week 3 |
Parsnip
– Gladiator – Transplant (7) |
Week 4 |
Radish
– Sow fortnightly |
Week 4 |
Spring
Onions – Sow fortnightly |
Week 4 |
Lettuce
– Sow fortnightly |
Week 4 |
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Week 4 |
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Week 4 |
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Week 4 |
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Week 4 |
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Week 4 |
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Week 4 |
Shallot Onwards - water in dry conditions |
Week 4 |
Squash / pumpkins - plant out |
Week 4 |
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JUNE |
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Week 1 |
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Week 1 |
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Week 1 |
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Week 1 |
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Week 1 |
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Week 2 |
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Week 2 |
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Week 2 |
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Week 2 |
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Week 2 |
Swede - thin seedlings in stages to 25cm
apart |
Week 2 |
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Week 2 |
Turnip - begin to harvest |
Week 3 |
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Week 3 |
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Week 3 |
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Week 3 |
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Week 3 |
Radish
– Sow fortnightly |
Week 3 |
Spring
Onions – Sow fortnightly |
Week 3 |
Lettuce
– Sow fortnightly |
Week 4 |
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JULY |
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Week 1 |
Broccoli (sprouting) early varieties from
cover - plant final position |
Week 1 |
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Week 1 |
Shallot - harvest some for immediate use |
Week 1 |
Shallot - stop watering |
Week 1 |
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Week 2 |
Broccoli (sprouting) early varieties from
seed bed - plant final position |
Week 2 |
Broccoli (sprouting) late varieties from
cover - plant final position |
Week 2 |
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Week 2 |
Potatoes - plant sets for autumn harvest |
Week 3 |
Broccoli (sprouting) late varieties from
seed bed - plant final position |
Week 3 |
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Week 3 |
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Week 3 |
Shallot - harvest / dry out for storage |
Week 4 |
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Week 4 |
Cabbage (spring) - sow (pots / temporary
bed) |
Week 4 |
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Week 4 |
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AUG |
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Week 1 |
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Week 1 |
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Week 2 |
Celery - begin to harvest |
Week 2 |
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Week 2 |
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Week 3 |
Calabrese (sometimes called broccoli) - harvest |
Week 3 |
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SEP |
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September |
Peach - autumn prune after harvest |
Week 1 |
Cabbage (summer) - begin to harvest |
Week 2 |
Cabbage (spring) - transplant |
Week 2 |
Parsnips - begin to harvest – Tender & True |
Week 2 |
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Mid month |
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Week 3 |
Swede- begin to harvest (through to early
Jan) |
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OCT |
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October |
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Week 2 |
Salsify - begin to harvest |
Week 2 |
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Week 2 |
Parsnip - TZ 9045 F1 – Harvest |
Week 2 |
Parsnip – Picador F1 – Harvest |
Week 3 |
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Week 3 |
Squash / pumpkins - take indoors to cure |
Week 4 |
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Week 4 |
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Week 4 |
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NOV |
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November |
Peach - plant bare-rooted trees |
Week 2 |
Squash / pumpkins - start to use |
Week 2 |
Parsnip – Tender & True – Harvest |
Week 3 |
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Week 3 |
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Week 4 |
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DEC |
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December |
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December |
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December |
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December |
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Week 4 |
Parsnip – TZ 9045 F1 – Harvest after Last Frost |
Week 4 |
Parsnip – Picador – Harvest after Frost |
Dec - Mar |
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Dec - Feb |
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JAN |
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Week 3 |
Parsnip – White Gem – Harvest |
Week 3 |
Parsnip – Student – Harvest |
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FEB |
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Week 3 |
Parsnip – Palace F1 – Harvest |
Week 3 |
Parsnip – Gladiator – Harvest |
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Sowing & Planting Plan
Dates based on guidance from Garden Focused based on the last frost date for Sutton Surrey of the last week in April. I selected what I'm going to grow and have copied the schedule from the web site and pasted here, and then started to tweak based on experience and added lines like the fortnightly reminder for Spring Onions after the initial one in March and the Plot specific tasks that need to be completed like the preparation of the beds and the erection of the greenhouse.
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Nice list Alan, I also like the comments.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment Mal, it's nice to get them once in a while - Rather than having spreadsheets and word documents it's all going on here so that it's in front of me. Lots to add and modify as I look back on the last four years.
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