Give new gardeners a helping hand

There’s something about the humble seed right now that takes on a much greater significance than usual. Last week I found myself sowing more of them into modules – more tomatoes, plus courgettes, rudbeckia and gazania – and wondering what the world will be like when we can enjoy them later in the summer. Hopefully we will be back to some form of normality, though let’s take nothing for granted! Normality is what we all crave though, and right now the garden is the place to find it. If there’s one enforced working from home regime, it’s spending more time out there with the kids and the dogs, simply enjoying the fresh air, And when

I have been gardening it’s not been with a mental list of jobs that need to be done, which is how I suspect most people work; rather I’ve just let each job take as long as it needs and then moved on to the next, or just saved it for another day!

I’m also aware that many people are taking up gardening as a new pastime – either as the perfect way in which to spend time outdoors alone, or perhaps to grow their own fruit and veg. The Garden News community has a role to play here – there are no more passionate and committed gardeners than our readers, so why not offer advice over the garden fence if it’s needed? You’ll be amazed just how much knowledge you have – and if we have more gardeners when these strange times are over, then so much the better!

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Stay safe and keep gardening!