{"id":936,"date":"2025-04-12T12:47:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T11:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/?p=936"},"modified":"2025-04-12T12:49:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T11:49:23","slug":"2025-starting-the-vegetable-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/2025-starting-the-vegetable-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 starting the vegetable garden"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/salad-leaves.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/salad-leaves.jpg 650w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/salad-leaves-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/salad-leaves-520x346.jpg 520w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/salad-leaves-320x213.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spring pictures 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"939\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8672-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8672-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8672-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8672-320x427.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"940\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8674-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8674-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8674-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8674-320x427.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"941\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8676-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8676-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8676-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8676-320x427.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"942\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8678-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8678-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8678-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8678-320x427.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"948\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8680-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8680-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8680-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8680-320x427.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"944\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8681-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8681-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8681-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8681-320x427.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"945\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8683-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8683-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8683-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8683-320x427.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"943\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8686-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8686-rotated.jpg 480w, 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size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"946\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8694-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8694-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8694-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8694-320x427.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"947\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8695-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8695-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8695-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8695-320x427.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"952\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/0.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/0.jpg 480w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/0-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/0-320x427.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"950\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8669-1-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8669-1-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8669-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8669-1-320x427.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"951\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8671-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8671-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8671-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/marketa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/04\/IMG_8671-320x427.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Early Season Progress &amp; Techniques<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cloches-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9154\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Home Made Cloche with sweet pea seedling and hazel canes<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>First crops are well on the way<\/strong>, especially quick growing vegetables, with protection from home made cloches<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_8671-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9155\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Slots cut in home made cloches to harden off seedlings<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_8669-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9156\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Seedlings inside Cloche<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Homemade cloches<\/strong>\u00a0have been particularly effective for:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Starting\u00a0<strong>beetroot<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>chard<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>salad leaves<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>carrots<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improving early growth conditions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gaining a\u00a0<strong>3\u20134 week head start<\/strong>\u00a0on harvests<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hardening off<\/strong>\u00a0seedlings as weather warms:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The outer skins of homemade cloches are now being\u00a0<strong>ripped open slightly<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This allows seedlings to\u00a0<strong>gradually adjust<\/strong>\u00a0to outdoor conditions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Succession Planting Strategy<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>GardenAdvice members are now\u00a0<strong>sowing continuously<\/strong>\u00a0every 2 to 4 weeks to produce a steady flow of vegetables through the season and autumn, this includes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Pea &amp; Sweet Pea Support Systems<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/pea-sticks-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9157\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Hazel Twigs over pea seedings to add support and protection as peas grow<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Hazel sticks (pea sticks)<\/strong>\u00a0used as natural supports:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sourced from\u00a0<strong>hazel stems with twiggy tops<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ideal for\u00a0<strong>peas<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>sweet peas<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Can substitute with\u00a0<strong>bamboo canes<\/strong>\u00a0if needed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sweet peas<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Planted at the base of the supports<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Now\u00a0<strong>shooting and climbing<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gardeners are starting to\u00a0<strong>add string between supports<\/strong>\u00a0to assist climbing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Peas<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Germinated well \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>once germinated cover with pea stick\u00a0 add support and protection from pigeons<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Covered with finer\u00a0<strong>twiggy hazel tops<\/strong>\u00a0for support<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After harvest,\u00a0<strong>sticks and pea plants will be composted<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Potatoes \u2013 Two Approaches<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_8695-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9158\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Potatoes in containers in a cold glasshouse earthed up<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>In containers (unheated greenhouse)<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Planted halfway down the container<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Now growing above the top \u2013 time to\u00a0<strong>earth up to cover the stems<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Earthing up produces\u00a0<strong>more early potatoes<\/strong>\u00a0along the stem<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In beds outdoors (unprotected)<\/strong>:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In plastic-covered beds<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Potatoes are beginning to shoot<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Important to ensure\u00a0<strong>shoots align with holes in plastic<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gently pull shoots through the holes in the plastic\u00a0 if needed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Soil beneath will be perfect for\u00a0<strong>autumn crops<\/strong>\u00a0post-harvest once the potatoes removed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/potatoes-through-plastic.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9159\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Potatoes growing through plastic sheeting \u2013 cut holes in the sheeting for potato shoots to grow through<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Garlic Update<\/strong>&nbsp;Planted in cloches and directly into beds<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Two methods<\/strong>\u00a0used:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Direct planting into open beds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Planted under\u00a0<strong>cloches<\/strong>\u00a0for a quick root start<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Runner &amp; French Beans<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Runner beans<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>French beans<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Started and now almost ready to be\u00a0<strong>trained onto canes<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Growing strongly in preparation for summer production<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Calendula (Companion Planting)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Calendula seeds<\/strong>\u00a0planted in the corners of:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Raised beds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Traditional beds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Benefits include:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Attracting beneficial insects<\/strong>\u00a0like bees and lacewings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Repelling pests<\/strong>\u00a0such as aphids<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spring pictures 2025 Early Season Progress &amp; Techniques Home Made Cloche with sweet pea seedling and hazel canes First crops are well on the way, especially quick growing vegetables, with protection from home 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