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    IN THE GREENHOUSE

    Oct 24, 2018 4 minutes

    WITH JOYCE RUSSELL Pictures by Ben Russell

    WHAT TO DO IN MARCH

    • Sow cucumbers, melons, peppers, French beans, courgettes and basil at 20C (68F)

    • You can still sow tomatoes and aubergines early in the month…

    • …Or buy in small plants from garden centres and plant suppliers in the coming weeks

    • Prick out and pot on before any plant outgrows its pot

    • Make sure all seedlings get plenty of light

    • Earth up around potatoes to encourage more tubers

    • Leave doors and windows open on warm days

    • Water carefully: tomatoes like a lot of moisture; cucumbers can rot if compost is

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