EP170- With Terrible Weather How Do We Look After Our Young Seedlings This April

How to look after young plants in spring is the topic on this week's episode of Master My Garden podcast.  Yet again up to the 14th of April 2022 we have had a horrible start to the month weather wise with wind, lots of rain, chilly days, and night frosts these are far from ideal conditions for the seedlings we have sowed and minded for the last few weeks.  If you want to check out the weather in your local area of Ireland check out the below website and tap on the nearest weather station to you.https://www.met.ieSo, John looks at how to mind all those seedlings you have been minding and growing on your windowsill or greenhouse. At this stage, your seedlings are really looking for more space and looking to get into the ground, but the weather and the different weather threats such as frost, hail, heavy showers, and wind can all severely damage and even kill your precious little seedlings. So, what can we do to ensure we can make sure they reach their full potential over the coming months?    So here is what we can do to protect our seedlings:   ·      Bring them outside during any mild days to toughen them up. ·      Use frost fleece and after a night's frost do not remove the following morning until noon. · Use bio netting/ environmesh this will protect from hail, heavy showers, and wind when you get your seedling out into your beds. This netting allows water and air through, so it is a healthy environment inside for plants. ·      Feed them with seaweed fertilizer this will help them to harden up and will toughen the cells of the leaves and stems.  ·      Earth up potatoes as they start to peep out of the ground  There will be a blog post on this episode very soon on my website. This blog and previous blogs along with all podcast episodes are available on my  Website :https://mastermygarden.com/   If there is any topic you would like covered in future episodes, please let me know.  Please like and follow Master My Garden on the following channels   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mastermygarden/ Instagram @Mastermygarden https://www.instagram.com/mastermygarden/ Twitter:https://twitter.com/tweetsbyMMG or email [email protected]  Until next week Happy gardening John Support the showIf there is any topic you would like covered in future episodes, please let me know. Email:  [email protected]   Check out Master My Garden on the following channels   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mastermygarden/  Instagram @Mastermygarden https://www.instagram.com/mastermygarden/   Until next week  Happy gardening  John