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. Early sowings are most vulnerable to attack, so delaying sowing of maincrop varieties until later in June will help protect them from root fly.For an early crop, you'll need to take other measures to prevent carrots being filled with holes and maggots

to sow the seedsJuly - SeptemberPrepare 5cm pots by filling them to the top with seed-sowing compost. Gently push one or two seeds 2cm deep into the compost in each pot. Sprinkle more compost into the pot and tap the pot gently to level the surface

, and the whole lot keels over in a miserable heap, we use the less helpful name of ‘damping off disease’.Damping off disease is a nightmare during spring. As the exciting cycle of seed sowing continues apace, this insidious disease is very much waiting

arrangements.I acquired the seed of my white honesty about five years ago, from a man who had cut down his spent plants and left them in a pile in his front garden. He was happy for me to help myself so I filled my pockets with seed and took them home.I sowed

There are many hardy and half-hardy annuals that can be grown for cut flowers. Many attract bees and butterflies and some species can be dried, for use in long-lasting displays.Sow hardy and half-hardy annuals between March and April in small pots