1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:04,480 Welcome to Gardening with Ben, the podcast where we dig into the soil of 2 00:00:04,519 --> 00:00:09,080 our gardens and the depths of our green funds. I'm your host, Ben, 3 00:00:09,359 --> 00:00:12,839 here to guide you through the joints of gardening, from sowing seeds to 4 00:00:12,919 --> 00:00:18,399 reaping bountiful harvests. Each episode will explore tips, tricks and tails from the 5 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:25,399 garden and allotment, sharing insights from ourself and stories from our own back garden 6 00:00:25,559 --> 00:00:29,839 adventures. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just getting your hands dirty for the 7 00:00:29,879 --> 00:00:34,520 first time, there's something here for everyone, So grab your brew and gardening 8 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:43,840 gloves and let's get growing with Gardening with Ben. Hello everyone, and welcome 9 00:00:44,079 --> 00:00:49,200 back to Gardening with Ben's podcast and today's episode, we are going to be 10 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:55,280 talking about what to plant in February. Yes, so we're going to be 11 00:00:55,600 --> 00:01:00,640 literally looking at all the different things you can plant in the vegetable garden, 12 00:01:00,759 --> 00:01:06,760 in the flower garden, or in the fruit orchard so as winter grips begin 13 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:11,719 to loosen, February offers a unique window for gardeners. It's a time when 14 00:01:11,879 --> 00:01:17,239 the quiet of the garden starts to home with positivity as springs starts to approach 15 00:01:17,719 --> 00:01:23,319 from the allotment to the backyard. We're on the cusp of spring's revival and 16 00:01:23,439 --> 00:01:26,760 it's time to lay the groundwork for a bountiful year. In this episode will 17 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:33,560 delve into the seeds that far in February is cool. Embrace whether you're wrapping 18 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:38,159 your fingers around a packet of onions, leaks, or perhaps a vibrant pansies 19 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:44,079 and snapdragons were here to guide you through each step. So sit back, 20 00:01:44,359 --> 00:01:51,159 carry your seed trays, and let's begin gardening with Ben's February Planting podcast. 21 00:01:52,799 --> 00:01:57,400 So in this episode, as we always say, because these are very popular 22 00:01:57,439 --> 00:02:00,400 episodes, these are what to plant each month, and they usually get a 23 00:02:00,439 --> 00:02:05,519 lot of listeners to and rather than having to keep coming back and listening to 24 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:07,560 it, which you can do if you want to, is gop yourself a 25 00:02:07,639 --> 00:02:13,919 notebook and we'll make some notes on what you can plant this month. And 26 00:02:14,159 --> 00:02:19,039 remember obviously this is the UK timings as well, so if you're listening to 27 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:23,840 this, this is what to plant in February in the UK timings. So 28 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:29,120 hopefully we'll get through all this episode. First off, we'll talk about what 29 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:31,280 to plant in the vegetable garden. Then it will be what to plant in 30 00:02:31,319 --> 00:02:37,039 the fruit garden, and then what to plant in the flower garden, and 31 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:42,400 some of these things obviously you'll need some heat to grow them because obviously it's 32 00:02:42,439 --> 00:02:46,560 cold weather at the moment. But yeah, hopefully you will be able to 33 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:51,280 start growing some seeds or plants in February, and I know I'm looking forward 34 00:02:51,319 --> 00:02:53,120 to it. It is warming up a bit here in the UK, but 35 00:02:53,159 --> 00:02:58,000 they have tipped that snow is on the way again. But you know what 36 00:02:58,039 --> 00:03:00,599 the weather forecast is, it can change for one minute to the other minute. 37 00:03:01,039 --> 00:03:06,039 So make sure you've got your notebook, grab yourself a cup of coffee, 38 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:13,199 and let's look at what we can start sewing in February. So right, 39 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:17,879 let's start with what vegetables we can start to grow in February. And 40 00:03:17,879 --> 00:03:22,879 there's quite a lot. I didn't realize how many seeds there actually are what 41 00:03:22,879 --> 00:03:27,240 we can start growing in February. And yeah, this could be quite a 42 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:29,479 long list for us to write down, but we'll go for it, or 43 00:03:29,879 --> 00:03:35,719 step by step and talk about what we can start sewing in February. So 44 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:39,759 first on the list is auber gene. These do take a long time to 45 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:44,919 get growing, but they'll need some heat to start them off. So if 46 00:03:44,919 --> 00:03:49,360 you're wanting a good crop of aubergines, now is the time to be sewing 47 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:53,280 them so that you get an earlier crop and you can get them rightening faster 48 00:03:53,919 --> 00:03:59,159 towards the summertime. So if you're wanting to grow aubergeens this year, now 49 00:03:59,319 --> 00:04:02,120 is the time to be sowing the seeds for them. Beetroots. If it's 50 00:04:02,159 --> 00:04:06,280 warming off in your greenhouse, why not start some seeds off now and get 51 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:12,159 them planted ready for planting ones to Frost has gone, so start an early 52 00:04:12,199 --> 00:04:15,879 crop and get some beet growing. If you fancy it, broad beans, 53 00:04:16,439 --> 00:04:20,720 you can plant out hardy ones this month. So if you've got some hardy 54 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:25,839 broad beans, feel free to start planting them outside, but make sure that 55 00:04:25,879 --> 00:04:30,759 they are the hardy variety and not the ones that will get affected by frost 56 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:33,160 and snow, because, like I said, snow could be on the way 57 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:39,480 pretty soon. Brussels sprouts, did you know that these take nearly all year 58 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:43,519 to grow, So if you're wanting to grow some Brussels sprouts, this is 59 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:46,279 the month to start your seeds off sewing, or you can start them off 60 00:04:46,360 --> 00:04:51,360 next month as well, So either February or March for growing your Brussels sprouts, 61 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:56,399 And I'm tempted about growing the purple variety this year. You'd never know. 62 00:04:56,879 --> 00:05:01,160 They might actually taste nice. But yeah, have a look around and 63 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:08,040 see what Brussels sprouts you want to start growing. If you wanted to start 64 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:12,959 some summer variety cabbages, this is the month to start your cabbage off. 65 00:05:13,439 --> 00:05:18,839 Whether you wanted to start them out to get them planted out after the frost 66 00:05:18,839 --> 00:05:24,199 has gone, but now is the time to be growing summer varieties of cabbage 67 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:29,279 carrots again. If it's warming off in the greenhouse, why not start some 68 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:32,920 sewing of carrots now? And if you sew some now, then you can 69 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:40,399 keep doing a continuous crop throughout the year and get them growing with plenty of 70 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:45,120 crops coming throughout the year. And carrot seeds are pretty cheap as well. 71 00:05:45,439 --> 00:05:48,120 They're not the most expensive and you get absolutely thousands of seeds in a packet, 72 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:54,240 so it's worth off giving them a try. Cauliflower, why not start 73 00:05:54,360 --> 00:06:00,360 sewing some cauliflower this month and next month I will definitely be growing mouth Favorit 74 00:06:00,439 --> 00:06:03,600 variety again. It's purple cauliflower, not the white cauliflower, but the purple 75 00:06:03,639 --> 00:06:06,480 one if you have a look on Amazon. It's not a fake one, 76 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:12,240 it's a real one, because sometimes you get fake seeds and stuff like that. 77 00:06:12,639 --> 00:06:16,120 They say, or you could grow purple watermelon, but their cons But 78 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:20,800 there are purple cauliflowers out there, and my purple cauliflowers grow a lot better 79 00:06:21,399 --> 00:06:27,680 than the white variety. Something I won't be growing next. Celery. If 80 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:30,879 you're wanted to start grow some clery, this is the month to start sewing 81 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:35,920 it. Chickerray. If you want a summer harvest of chickray, you can 82 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:43,720 start sewing these this month in the polytunnel or under clotters. Garlic if you 83 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:49,079 haven't started your garlic coffee yet, start them off now in the greenhouse and 84 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:55,319 start planting them out in the soil this month, because you still need that 85 00:06:55,439 --> 00:07:00,839 cold weather to help make them split and to grow a proper garlic bulb. 86 00:07:01,439 --> 00:07:08,040 Jerusalem artichoke. Have you ever tried growing jerusalem choke? I know I certainly 87 00:07:08,079 --> 00:07:11,600 haven't. Maybe I should give that a try as well this year. If 88 00:07:11,639 --> 00:07:17,240 you want you to grow some plant tubers this month in the ground. Leaks. 89 00:07:17,399 --> 00:07:20,480 If you're wanting to grow some whoppers like your seat in the shows and 90 00:07:20,519 --> 00:07:27,920 stuff like that. Now is the time to be sewing the leaks. Get 91 00:07:27,959 --> 00:07:34,279 them sewn in the greenhouse this month for big massive leaks in the garden peace. 92 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:38,800 If you're wanted to start some early piece off, you'll need to sew 93 00:07:38,839 --> 00:07:44,000 these undercover in pots. Just remember to protect them from mice and rats because 94 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:46,439 they do love to come and find them. So if you're wanting an early 95 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:50,360 crop of peas, start sewing them in pots now. But obviously we don't 96 00:07:50,399 --> 00:07:56,240 plant them outside yet, but just start them off in pots undercover where it's 97 00:07:56,360 --> 00:08:00,639 nice and warm, and you can start an early crop off peas off peppers. 98 00:08:00,720 --> 00:08:03,319 Again, these are light aubergines. They need to be grown nice and 99 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:09,720 early and started. So if you wanted them to germinate, you'll need to 100 00:08:09,720 --> 00:08:13,600 start them off in somewhere really warm because they need about twenty four degrees to 101 00:08:13,600 --> 00:08:18,279 get the germinated peppers doe. So if you want to grow peppers, start 102 00:08:18,319 --> 00:08:24,360 them off this month inside in a nice warmth. But remember that they don't 103 00:08:24,759 --> 00:08:30,560 get too much like light, and that they don't they need the adequate amount 104 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:35,000 of light to grow peppers because you don't want them growing funny. Obviously, 105 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:39,440 you need all the lighting equipment or a nice window sill so that they don't 106 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:46,519 grow really thin and spin like potatoes. If you've not started chitting your potatoes 107 00:08:46,519 --> 00:08:52,080 this month, this month you can start them off. Make sure that in 108 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:56,919 a bright space where it's frost free, put them in some ekeboxes and start 109 00:08:58,039 --> 00:09:01,960 chitting them ready for planting now. I always plant my potatoes out on Good 110 00:09:03,039 --> 00:09:05,440 Friday. I know it moves every year, but I always stick to that. 111 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:11,000 We will plant my potatoes on Good Friday. Radish these are one of 112 00:09:11,080 --> 00:09:15,720 the fastest growing vegetables to grow. You can keep sewing these regular intervals all 113 00:09:15,799 --> 00:09:18,000 throughout the year, and you can start some off this month if you want. 114 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:22,799 In an early croper. Radish shalots as well as growing your garlic outdoors 115 00:09:22,960 --> 00:09:28,440 this month, you can sew your shalots outside as well, and you can 116 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:31,159 start them off in the greenhouse if you want, or you can start them 117 00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:39,200 off straight outside in the ground. Spring onions get the name from being spring. 118 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:43,679 Now is the time to start sewing some spring onions, but make sure 119 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:46,600 it's in a nice, warm greenhouse ready to plant out in a couple of 120 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:50,159 months, and then you can start a later batch off later as well. 121 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:56,039 Again, you can keep doing a regular sewing so that you get a regular 122 00:09:56,120 --> 00:10:00,720 crop of spring onions. Again, you get loads to see in a packet. 123 00:10:00,720 --> 00:10:03,080 So if you wanted to grow some spring onions, this is the month 124 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:09,559 to start sawing them. Tomatoes. If you sew your tomatoes now, the 125 00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:13,639 longer year of cropping you'll have from them. So you can have to start 126 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:18,600 them off this month or next month, depending on if you're growing them indoors 127 00:10:18,759 --> 00:10:22,519 or outdoors. I'll be growing man in my greenhouse. I'll be starting them 128 00:10:22,519 --> 00:10:28,039 off next month. But yeah, now you can start sewing all your tomato 129 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:33,200 seeds and let me know what variety of tomatoes you'll be growing. So that 130 00:10:33,360 --> 00:10:39,240 is basically everything that you can sow in the vegetable garden in February. And 131 00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:43,320 as I said, there is a lot of stuff on there, but do 132 00:10:43,480 --> 00:10:46,399 not go rushing things. Don't go thinking, oh, I can start sawing 133 00:10:46,399 --> 00:10:50,600 all these seeds now. I tend to wait until March time before start sawing 134 00:10:50,639 --> 00:10:54,960 all my seeds. Again, I don't have anywhere indoors and I don't get 135 00:10:54,960 --> 00:11:01,039 the right amount of light to grow it. Indoors all grow weedy. If 136 00:11:01,039 --> 00:11:05,200 I grown indoors. I usually wait until it's warmed up and I start sawing 137 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:09,320 them in March in my greenhouse. Obviously, if you wanted to grow the 138 00:11:09,360 --> 00:11:13,600 peppers and the aubergines, you do need to start sewing them now. They'll 139 00:11:13,639 --> 00:11:16,679 be too late. If you start sewing them next month, they possibly might 140 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:20,960 catch up, but I tend to start them off this month if you're going 141 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:26,159 to be growing peppers and auber jeans. So yeah, I hope you've enjoyed 142 00:11:26,159 --> 00:11:30,080 that part of the section. Next up, we're going to be talking about 143 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:35,080 what things we can plant in the fruit garden in February, And obviously as 144 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:41,080 the months go on, these lists will get longer. So that's one of 145 00:11:41,080 --> 00:11:43,919 the reasons why I start doing all my jobs in my allotment all the way 146 00:11:43,919 --> 00:11:48,440 through the winter, because once it starts getting to sow with seeds and stuff 147 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:50,759 like that, it gets quite busy and you don't get a chance to do 148 00:11:52,360 --> 00:11:56,480 all the jobs you want in the allotment. So what can we plant in 149 00:11:56,480 --> 00:12:01,120 February. There's still lots of stuff we can be planting in February. Again, 150 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:07,080 this is a dormant time. It's just before the fruit starts waking up. 151 00:12:07,279 --> 00:12:11,080 In springtime and starts taking root and growing all the leaves and everything, 152 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:16,039 so there is a lot we can actually plant in February. Now is the 153 00:12:16,120 --> 00:12:18,759 time to be planting all your fruit trees and all your fruit bushes. You 154 00:12:18,799 --> 00:12:24,639 don't want to be planting them in summertime because they will not take as well 155 00:12:24,679 --> 00:12:28,080 as they would do in a winter time when there's lots of rain and water 156 00:12:28,200 --> 00:12:33,279 to get them growing. Really, so this month we can plant as currant 157 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:37,279 trees. These can be black currants, red currants, and your white currants. 158 00:12:37,720 --> 00:12:43,279 Remember to leave enough space in between the plants because they will get quite 159 00:12:43,360 --> 00:12:48,080 big and bushy. Blackberries. If you're wanting to grow some blackberries, this 160 00:12:48,399 --> 00:12:52,200 is the time to be planting your BlackBerry cans. The ideal place to grow 161 00:12:52,200 --> 00:12:54,799 your blackberries is down the side of your plot so that you can fasten the 162 00:12:54,919 --> 00:13:01,759 canes along fencing or edging to grow them along that. I've got phoneless blackberries 163 00:13:01,759 --> 00:13:07,960 on my plot and they are absolutely fantastic. You wouldn't You couldn't believe how 164 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:13,399 far they've actually grown the canes on them. They're absolutely fantastic, and obviously 165 00:13:13,440 --> 00:13:18,000 they don't spike you to death when you try and pick all the blackberries, 166 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:22,279 which I didn't want. I love blackberries, but I wanted somewhere Obviously, 167 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:28,600 I don't prick on myself as I'm picking them all and the knife and they 168 00:13:28,679 --> 00:13:33,120 just don't hurt you, to be honest, and they're an absolutely delicious variety. 169 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:37,759 I get absolutely loads on these blackberries. So I do recommend growing phoneless 170 00:13:37,799 --> 00:13:43,080 blackberries fruit trees. You'll see them everywhere in the shops at the moment, 171 00:13:43,159 --> 00:13:48,360 supermarkets, garden centers, and yeah, I did buy mine from the supermarket 172 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:52,759 and they've done absolutely fantastic. I get a fantastic produce from them, and 173 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:56,879 they're cheap as all. So if you're wanting some fruit trees, have a 174 00:13:56,919 --> 00:14:01,279 look around your supermarkets. And if you're looking for plum tree, I recommend 175 00:14:01,440 --> 00:14:05,919 the Victoria plum tree, as that is the one that I've got and it 176 00:14:05,960 --> 00:14:13,200 does absolutely delicious plums. Gooseberries. Now is the time to be planting gooseberries. 177 00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:16,679 Now. I have not got any green gooseberries on my moment. I've 178 00:14:16,720 --> 00:14:22,360 got red gooseberries growing on mine. Green ones are sour, but red ones 179 00:14:22,480 --> 00:14:28,320 are sweet and the red ones taste absolutely delicious. So if you wanted something 180 00:14:28,440 --> 00:14:33,399 nice sweet gooseberries. Now is the time to be planted them. So I 181 00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:37,679 have a look around for the red varieties raspberries. Now it's the time to 182 00:14:37,679 --> 00:14:41,440 be planting your raspberry canes. You can try summer fruiting ones, or you 183 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:46,159 can grow autumn raspberries. Just remember to label them up so let you know 184 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:48,919 which ones are which, whether you plant some at one side of the plot 185 00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:52,919 or some at the other side of the plot, so that you know which 186 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:56,960 varieties they are. And you need to remember which ones they are, because 187 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:01,159 some of the variety ones grow the raspberries on the canes which have grown the 188 00:15:01,200 --> 00:15:07,600 previous year, whereas autumn raspberries grown the same canes what grew that year, 189 00:15:07,399 --> 00:15:11,080 So you need to know which variety you are growing. Why not get some 190 00:15:11,159 --> 00:15:15,600 of both so that you get a continuous crop of raspberries all the way through 191 00:15:15,679 --> 00:15:22,919 summer and autumn. Rubarb. My rubarb's just started waking up now, had 192 00:15:22,919 --> 00:15:24,879 grown some really good rubarb on it, and then the cold came killed it 193 00:15:24,919 --> 00:15:28,240 off again, went back to sleep. Now it started waking back up again 194 00:15:28,519 --> 00:15:33,840 until the cold comes again. So if you wanted to grow rhubarb, now 195 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:37,759 is the time to be planting a rhubarb crown, but don't pick any rhubarb 196 00:15:37,799 --> 00:15:41,639 from it in its first year. It needs to take root and it needs 197 00:15:41,639 --> 00:15:45,360 to get growing, and yeah, don't be tempted to pick any from it 198 00:15:45,399 --> 00:15:50,679 from the first year. And yeah, why not try growing some rubarb from 199 00:15:50,720 --> 00:15:54,919 seed. I've grown rubarb from seed before and it's done very well. So 200 00:15:54,039 --> 00:15:56,879 if you wanted to grow some rubarb from seed, give it a girl. 201 00:15:56,960 --> 00:16:00,679 But obviously it'll take quite a few years to get up and running, so 202 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:03,279 he might as well just go out and get a rub of crown. If 203 00:16:03,320 --> 00:16:08,399 you want strawberry plants, you can now start planting strawberries this month. You'd 204 00:16:08,399 --> 00:16:11,960 think that they wouldn't be able to manage through the cold weather, but they 205 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:15,639 are the strong, tough plants to say, how small they are, so 206 00:16:15,759 --> 00:16:21,039 it's good to replace plants that are older than three years old as to won't 207 00:16:21,120 --> 00:16:26,360 produce many strawberries. So keep planting new ones every few years and you'll get 208 00:16:26,399 --> 00:16:30,039 a great crop of strawberries. And I know I've got over two hundred plants 209 00:16:30,039 --> 00:16:36,480 on my pot, so I'm going to have a fantastic crop of strawberries down 210 00:16:36,519 --> 00:16:38,960 at my allotment. This year, and I've still got a load of mind 211 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:42,399 my greenhouse that I need to plant out. So watch this space for how 212 00:16:42,399 --> 00:16:48,240 many strawberry plants I'm going to be planting. So that was everything that you 213 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:53,120 can plant in the fruit garden in February. So obviously, now if you're 214 00:16:53,120 --> 00:16:57,960 starting an allotment this year, it's perfect opportunity to be getting these fruit trees 215 00:16:57,960 --> 00:17:03,000 and plants planted. And again, like I say, they're everywhere that you 216 00:17:03,080 --> 00:17:07,279 look at the moment. In the supermarkets have got all the fruit plants and 217 00:17:07,319 --> 00:17:11,000 stuff like that. So I get looking around, get looking for those bargains, 218 00:17:11,519 --> 00:17:15,240 and get growing some fruit down on your allotment because it will pay for 219 00:17:15,319 --> 00:17:18,319 itself. It will pay off the allotment with how much fruit you can get 220 00:17:18,319 --> 00:17:25,759 from fruits, bushes and trees. So next up we're going to be looking 221 00:17:25,960 --> 00:17:32,039 at what to plant in the flower garden. And again I didn't used to 222 00:17:32,079 --> 00:17:36,440 grow flowers on my allotment, but now I absolutely love growing flowers because the 223 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:40,200 more bees and the more wildlife I get to the plot, the more fruit 224 00:17:40,279 --> 00:17:44,119 we get from our plants, because the more bees that are attractive to it, 225 00:17:44,279 --> 00:17:48,359 the more they'll pollinate the flowers. And you'll get more produced from your 226 00:17:48,359 --> 00:17:52,240 allotment. So if you're wanting to be starting some flowers off, this is 227 00:17:52,279 --> 00:17:57,279 a good month to be starting some of these plants off. So first up 228 00:17:57,400 --> 00:18:03,359 are begonias. Now it is time to wake up your grown in your tunas. 229 00:18:03,400 --> 00:18:08,559 This can be done planting the tubers in pots of compass at a minimum 230 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:18,079 temperature of ten Degreasies chrysanthemums. If you're wanting to grow these fantastic sure stop 231 00:18:18,119 --> 00:18:22,799 of flowers, sow some seed this month in your greenhouse for fantastic blooms in 232 00:18:22,880 --> 00:18:29,400 the garden and the allotment. I've never actually grown some show stop at chrysanthemums. 233 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:32,599 Maybe I need to give it a try and see if you can actually 234 00:18:32,599 --> 00:18:36,640 grow some fantastic looking ones down at the allotment. So I might add that 235 00:18:36,680 --> 00:18:40,720 to my listen as well this year. Dahlias. These can look amazing in 236 00:18:40,759 --> 00:18:45,839 the garden blooming all summer, so sow the seed this month for planting out 237 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:52,599 later this year. Geraniums. They're quite expensive to buy geraniums, but you 238 00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:57,240 can actually grow them res it easy from seed and I've done this in my 239 00:18:57,799 --> 00:19:03,039 greenhouse before, start some off seed and had flowers on in the same year, 240 00:19:03,599 --> 00:19:07,559 and if you dig the geraniums up and put them in the greenhouse over 241 00:19:07,599 --> 00:19:11,240 the winter, you can plant them back out the year after. So geraniums 242 00:19:11,279 --> 00:19:15,640 are a good flower to grow, So now is the time to be sowing 243 00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:21,680 the geranium seeds in the greenhouses. Lilies, if you wanted to grow some 244 00:19:21,799 --> 00:19:27,079 amazing flowers which have fantastic fragrance in the garden, start sewing your lily bulbs 245 00:19:27,119 --> 00:19:30,839 now and again. These will be in the supermarkets in the shop the lily 246 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:34,519 bulbs. I've seen them in my local ones, so get out and buy 247 00:19:34,559 --> 00:19:41,359 some lilies for the garden. Lobelia these look fantastic in pots and hanging baskets, 248 00:19:41,559 --> 00:19:47,240 so saw some in the greenhouse this month in Ferry for fantastic displays in 249 00:19:47,279 --> 00:19:52,960 your hanging baskets and pots. And the very small seeds have been absolutely really 250 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:57,799 small roses I've seen these in the supermarkets are everywhere at the moment, but 251 00:19:57,920 --> 00:20:02,799 now is the time to be pl in bear rooted roses in the garden for 252 00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:10,839 fantastic summer displays all year long. Sweet peas one of the best flowers you 253 00:20:10,880 --> 00:20:14,559 can grow at the allotment, and trust my I absolutely love growing flowers, 254 00:20:15,839 --> 00:20:18,279 especially sweet peas, because you can just keep cutting them off, and the 255 00:20:18,279 --> 00:20:22,160 more you keep cutting them, the more the flower and they keep on going 256 00:20:22,200 --> 00:20:26,960 throughout the year. So if you want them to just grow some sweet peas, 257 00:20:26,519 --> 00:20:32,720 now is the time to start sewing them. So that is everything that 258 00:20:32,759 --> 00:20:36,440 you can plant in your flower garden. So obviously, like I say, 259 00:20:36,519 --> 00:20:40,759 these episodes are going to get longer as the year goes on, as they 260 00:20:41,359 --> 00:20:44,559 you can plant more and more stuff as it starts to get warmer. But 261 00:20:44,880 --> 00:20:48,759 we do usually try and keep these episodes pretty short and sweet. But I 262 00:20:48,799 --> 00:20:52,440 hope that you found all this information useful. I hope you've got a nice 263 00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:55,799 long list of things that you can start sawing at your plot. Remember to 264 00:20:55,880 --> 00:21:00,240 think about whether you want to start them this month or next month, whether't 265 00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:02,680 to start them in the greenhouse, or if you've got enough light in the 266 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:04,799 house to grow some stuff. But like I said, a lot of the 267 00:21:04,799 --> 00:21:10,880 stuff I will be planting next month, so remember on the temperatures and stuff 268 00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:15,319 like that as well. If you've not checked out, there's a link in 269 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:19,559 the description of my Amazon gift list. I know people have said that they 270 00:21:19,599 --> 00:21:22,599 want to help me in the past, so I've added a gift list now 271 00:21:22,880 --> 00:21:26,119 so that you can buy little bits for my allotment if you've fancy, and 272 00:21:26,160 --> 00:21:30,960 I will obviously show the pictures of it on my Instagram and stuff like that. 273 00:21:30,880 --> 00:21:34,519 And thank you for all the support that you do give me. And 274 00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:38,519 yeah, if you've not clicked the hit the follow us button on here or 275 00:21:38,559 --> 00:21:42,160 the subscribe button, please do and you'll be able to stay up to date 276 00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:47,960 with all my podcasts. And after I finished recording this one, I'm going 277 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:52,559 to be recording tomorrow's so make sure you come back for tomorrow's episode because we're 278 00:21:52,559 --> 00:21:56,119 going to be talking about all the jobs which need to be done in the 279 00:21:56,160 --> 00:22:00,519 allotment and garden in February, and again that's usually another good topic to talk 280 00:22:00,559 --> 00:22:04,680 about, so make sure you come back for tomorrow's episode. Until then, 281 00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:11,640 remember keep smiling, keep shining, and keep gardening with Ben everyone, And 282 00:22:11,720 --> 00:22:17,079 that wraps up another episode of Gardening with Ben. Thank you for joining me 283 00:22:17,240 --> 00:22:22,000 in this journey. Remember, every seed planted is a step towards a greener 284 00:22:22,039 --> 00:22:26,759 world, and every day is a chance to grow something beautiful. Keep nurturing 285 00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:32,920 your gardens and your souls. Until next time, I'm gardening with Ben, 286 00:22:33,359 --> 00:22:37,359 reminding you to let your garden be your sanctuary. Happy gardening, and see 287 00:22:37,400 --> 00:22:44,839 you in the next episode. Remember keep smiling, keep shining, and keep 288 00:22:45,119 --> 00:22:45,720 gardening with Ben.