What’s happening in the Somerset West Village Garden this February

The hot dry days are our biggest stumbling block at this time of the year. We are entering the peak of the heat of summer now.To beat the heat we are continuing to mulch our vegetable plants. During the summer, brown matter for mulching and compost making is in short supply. If this is the case in your garden, vegetables such as tomatoes and leafy greens will benefit the most. Onions, carrots and beetroot manage better in the heat.

Give tomatoes, aubergines and green peppers a side dressing of liquid fertilizer like Seagro. This will allow the plants to have a longer fruiting period.

We are continuing to sow quick crops like beans, radishes, rocket, parsley and coriander, beetroot, carrots and lettuce.

Weeds are growing by the minute in this warm weather. Make sure to pull them out before they become too big. Mulching helps with keeping your vegetable garden weed free.

Keep an eye out for powdery mildew on leafy greens like Spinach and red spider on aubergines, tomatoes and okra.

Lemon trees need to be mulched and watered well three times a week to ensure the tiny lemons on the trees can fill out and ripen in autumn. 

Look out for pests that attack lemon trees such as scale, mealy bug and citrus psylla.

A weekly spray of Neem Oil diluted in a ratio of 10 ml in 1L of water. This will help to keep these pests at bay.

Pop in on a Tuesday from 09:00 – 11:00 to purchase your share of our freshly harvested, organic vegetables. We look forward to seeing you there.