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Check which variety of Tomatoes your are growing, as some are only suitable for growing undercover, where as others can be grown outside. Now is the time to get your tomato plants planted out.

Here’s how I do mine

Courgette fruits come in all shapes and several colours. They are wonderful to cook with and in my opinion are best when they’re lightly sautéed.

Now all frost has gone in my area I can plant them outside. Here’s how I plant out mine.

Your plants are growing lovely, but then you notice there are some green and black fly that seem to want to get in with some action on your plants as well.

There are many ways of dealing with these little pests, so use which ever is right for you. Here’s how I deal with mine.

I now have an entire bed full of brassicas, and they’re all growing really well. Plant out all your brassicas in exactly the same way, and make sure you protect them from slugs and snails, as well as from the birds.

Here’s how I plant out mine…

More planting out to do which is great. My raised beds are getting fuller and fuller. Today is the turn of the Brukale which are a cross between Brussels Sprouts and Kale. Here’s how I plant out mine…

Sorry about the knobbly knees in the picture, it was hot and I was wearing shorts.

All forms of peas are best sown in succession (some each month), that way you’ll have a good supply throughout the summer. Peas can be sown from March through to September (if the weather is still good). They can be sown directly in the soil, or in seed trays.

They will need a structure to climb up, so make sure it’s a sturdy one.

Here’s how I’m planting mine out in the soil.

Yes it’s that time now when all those plants can be planted outside. Lots to do, but firstly the spinach. I like spinach, and so do the chickens, so hopefully we won’t be fighting over it….