Kitchen Garden

IN THE GREENHOUSE

SOWING AUBERGINES AND PEPPERS

or many gardeners, March is the main sowing time for aubergines and peppers to produce strong plants for growing on in a greenhouse or polytunnel. You can sow earlier if you wish, but the earlier you sow the longer you need to provide heat and possibly supplementary lighting. From experience, sowing in early March is plenty

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