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March in the Planty Garden

Roll up your sleeves because with spring just around the corner; March is the perfect time to start. If you begin sowing and planting right away, you can harvest daily from your garden within two months 🙂

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March: time to set up your Planty garden boxes and sow the first seeds. — March: time to set up your garden boxes and sow the first seeds

Already growing?

Then this is the time to get your garden boxes from previous years ready for a new season - if you haven't done so already.

To do this, remove the grid, remove all plant debris, thoroughly loosen up the mix and add fresh plantfood. This way, you start with a clean slate again and can begin seeding right away.

Are there any vegetables left that you sowed at the end of last year? Or perennials? Then work around them - or put them aside with a big chunk of MM-mix.

If you have several boxes, then gather them in one and handle the soil later in the year.

Verzamelbak voor de planten die nog in je Makkelijke Moestuin staan. — Verzamelbak voor de planten die er nog staan.

Leave plants that start to flower for a while - like this dinokale. The first bees and bumblebees will thank you 😀

Left: starting to flower - right: full in bloom

Tips for March*

Clean up your garden: remove all the weeds, wash the grids and labels, and get your buckets and tools ready again.
Set up your vegetable garden with sturdy and durable materials. By investing a little extra in them now, you will not only get a better result, but you will enjoy them for years to come.
Check your stock of seeds. Do you doubt if your old seeds are still good? Then, do a germination test: that's how you check which seeds will still sprout roots.
Sow at the recommended time, even if it is already nice and warm. The days are still short, and light plays a major role. Plus, it can still get quite cold in March.
Your seedlings will come up faster if you cover them with some fleece. The MM-muts is ideal for this.
Start pre-sowing the summer vegetables on the windowsill as late as possible: Start with tomatoes at the end of this month, and wait with the rest until April.

* In a nutshell, just do what the Planty Gardening app says😉 It's got all these tips and more.

Wait with pre-sowing your tomatoes till the end of March — Wait with pre-sowing your tomatoes till the end of March

What can you sow right now?

As of March 1, you can already sow several varieties, with several more coming in mid-March.

Wintersla en -postelein groeien lekker snel in maart — Wintersla en -postelein groeien lekker snel in maart

All varieties you can sow in March:

From March 1:

Radishes can often be harvested first — Radishes can often be harvested first

From mid-March:

Pre-sowing from March 25:

Nieuw in de Makkelijke Moestuin shop: de gele snacktomaat — Nieuw in de shop: de gele snacktomaat

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What gear will help you sow?

Early potatoes

These firm-boiling potatoes can be planted as early as March and therefore harvested earlier than most other varieties. 250 grams is enough for 4 patches.

Note: limited stock and gone = gone.

MM-Mix

The ideal soil mix for your garden boxes: suitable for all your plants and never needs replacing.

€ 14,95 per 40L

Seed-starting kit

A handy, good-value kit for starting seeds indoors.

MM cover

A fleece cover for your garden box, so you can start earlier and keep growing for longer.

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MM plant food

Keep the nutrients in your MM-Mix topped up throughout the season.

Want to read more?

That was March in a nutshell. But if I wrote a lot over the years. So, here's a few fun articles if you're hungry for more:

Sowing in a square

In a Makkelijke Moestuin, you sow vegetables in squares instead of rows, placing every plant in the right position with the right spacing.

Pre-sprouting snow peas, winter peas, and sugar snaps

Pre-sprouting - not to be confused with pre-sowing - is done indoors. You help them grow their first roots so seedlings appear sooner. Here's how:

Starting seeds indoors: what, when and which plants?

Most seeds are sown straight outside, but some vegetables are started indoors in pots so you can plant them out later.

Growing early potatoes in a garden box

How to grow early potatoes in a garden box or grow bag, from pre-sprouting to harvesting.

The garden bed

The garden bed is the heart of the Makkelijke Moestuin system. Its smart setup gives your plants almost everything they need from the start.

Get your vegetable garden ready for the new season

How do you prepare last year's raised beds for a new season? Easy: clear them out and replenish the Makkelijke Moestuin Mix.

Are your old seeds still good?

Can you still use your old seeds? A germination test shows whether they will still sprout. Here is how to do one.

Thinning your seedlings: what, why, and how

Thin out your seedlings so the remaining plants have room to grow. Read here exactly what, why, and which plants need it, and how to do it.

Tips for using MM-Mix

Tips for using MM-Mix: filling your garden box, watering, adding plant food and keeping the mix in great condition.

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