Early sowings outside can always prove difficult  due to the cold and wet soil at this time, therefore, by warming up the soil of prepared areas with cloches it will protect from frost and rain.
It is ideal to leave the cloches in place for at least two or three weeks when the soil can be raked prior to seed sowing and planting out of young seedlings.

Replace the cloches giving the young plants a good start.

Do keep a sharp eye out for slugs and snails with the use of slug pellets if needed...


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