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Living windbreaks.
Fagus sylvatica
Carpinus betulus
Crataegus monogyna
Benefits of living windbreak.
Beneficial wildlife.
Long lived.
Aesthetically pleasing.
Limitations of living windbreak.
Take time to establish.
May harbour pests and diseases.
Require annual maintenance e.g. Pruning
Benefits of non-living windbreak.
Quick and easy to erect.
Take up a lot of space.
Low maintenance.
Limitations of non-living wind breaks.
Not aesthetically pleasing.
Does not provide habitat for wildlife.
May not last long.
Mathis to advance the productive season of outdoor food crops.
Cloche. Black polythene. Low polythene tunnel. Cold frame. Hot bed. Forcing pot.
Description of Low Polythene Tunnel.
Clear polythene stretched over metal hoops or frame.
Dug into soil or weighed down.
Helps warm soil.
Protects crops from cold winds.
Provides frost protection for young plants.
Description of cold frame.
Solid framed structure with glass or twin-walled polycarbonate cladding.
Protects young plants from frost.
Protects winter salad crops.
Cabbage cultivars.
January King.
Kiltaton F1.
Tundra.
Sowing winter cabbage.
Sow - April to June in out door seed bed. Sow in drills. 1 to 2cm deep. Drills 15cm apart. Cover with soil and water. Can also be sown in modules. Sow one or two seeds per module. 1 to 2 cm deep. Under glass.
Transplanting in winter cabbage.
Carried out in June/July.
When the plants have 5-6 true leaves or are 10cm tall.
Plant in rows which are 40-60cm apart.
Plants should be 40-50cm apart.
Plants deeply by puddling/watering in and firm them in to avoid wind rock.
Fit collars to the base of plants to protect against cabbage root fly.
Net to protect against pigeons.
Achieving ideal soil pH for production of crop of winter cabbage.
Cabbage prefer an alkaline soil e.g.a soil with pH of 6.5 or above to avoid club root.
PH of acid soil can be raised by liming - incorporating limestone into soil for at least six months prior to planting, ideally in the winter when preparing the soil.
Nutrients.
Vegetables need a range of nutrients and the three most often in short supply are nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium. Fertilisers can be applied as base dressing before sowing or planting or as a top dressing during active plant growth.
Watering crops.
Over-watering of some vegetable crops may result in root splitting in carrots; loss of flavour in tomatoes; and the development of leaves at the expense of roots.
Summer fruiting raspberries.
Raspberry Glen Moy, Glen Ample, Malling Delight or Malling Jewel.
