What to plant for summer
There is a large selection of seeds to sow this month, including beans, brinjals, carrots, celery, chillies, cucumbers, lettuce, melons, mealies, peas, radishes, sweet peppers, tomatoes, rhubarb, Swiss chard and squashes. Add plenty of herb varieties too.
Sowing seeds in trays
An average family only needs about 6-8 tomato bushes and limited quantities of brinjals, sweet peppers and chillies at a time, and it is more economical to sow smaller quantities in trays. Plastic seedling trays are economical to use and perfectly designed for this purpose. A commercial seedling mix should be used rather than potting soil – seedling mix is finer and allows the small seeds to germinate easily.
• Fill the seed trays with seedling mix, then water and allow it to drain.…
