A New Leaf
As spring comes round the corner and the growing season gathers pace, greenhouses come into their own. In a greenhouse, seeds can be sown and potted on early in the year, a supply of winter salad leaves can be maintained beyond autumn, and a host of warm-climate plants can be nurtured in special collections. If, until now, your greenhouse has mainly been used for growing in the conventional way, consider expanding its remit and trying something a little bit different in it this year.
GROW A RAINBOW OF TOMATOES
Although many tomato varieties will grow well outdoors, nurturing them in a greenhouse delivers much stronger results. Consummate vegetable gardener Lucy Hutchings of She Grows Veg started growing tomatoes in a greenhouse two years ago and hasn’t looked back. “As soon as I took them
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