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    THINGS TO DO IN APRIL

    Feb 08, 2023 3 minutes

    COOL & TEMPERATE

    VEGIES

    As autumn takes hold, don’t stop putting in brassicas, broad beans, peas, spring onions and spinach. Now is also a good time to consider putting in carrots and spuds as well as artichokes, asparagus and beetroot. Snow peas and spinach planted at the end of summer may be ready for harvesting. Also ripening are pumpkins. Test them by rapping on the skin: a deep drumlike sound means they’re ready. Leave a bit of the stem attached and store in a cool, dark place over winter. It could be time to give up on those Collect seed from open-pollinated crops to save for sowing in spring or early summer. Make sure seed is clean and dry then store in an airtight container clearly labelled with its name and the date collected.

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