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I've only just got my allotment straight and the soil is a bit ropey in places. What are the best things to put in the rough spots?

29/5/2015

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Two crops are ideal for ropey old newly-cleared areas, couregttes (plus the squash family) and potatoes.

You'll still find seed potatoes around and you should be able to get them for next to nothing (10p a pack in B&Q last time I looked). It doesn't matter whether you choose a main crop or an earlt as we have a good long season here, but if you see one which is recommended as 'blight-resistant' that is a big plus when you are planting later than usual.
Don't worry about 'chitting' your seed potatoes (seen on the right) when planting late, just put them straight in.
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Late frosts

1/5/2015

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We have just had a rather sharp frost. One doesn't expect to be scraping ice off the car this late in the year. But just how late can we expect a frost in this part of Kent?
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The books say we can expect a frost any time up to the end of the first week in June. This would be most unusual - although some years ago a real below-zero frost killed all the tender stuff in late May. In general, you can be fairly sure that you are safe from mid-May onwards, although keeping a 'weather eye' on the forecasts is alway advisable.

Plants can be protected from a 'ground frost' (also know as a grass frost) by the lightest covering - a bit of net or a sheet of newspaper. The easiest way to get a good forecast for the week is to watch Countryfile on Sunday night!
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