Sowing peas in a gutter.
Plant out radish modules if well rooted.  Cover with fleece.

Radish - see the article in Crops and the Instagram posts from the last few years.

Early sowings inside: peas in a gutter

• See the peas article, in Veg Course Crops, which has information about sowing.
• As with the previous lesson, examples of the various stages of sowing will be on the bench for you to see and copy.
• Use the 1.2m long gutter that has drainage holes along its length.
• Fill the gutter with compost and firm it. Don't worry about not being able to fill right to the ends.
• Water thoroughly.
• The peas are sown in two rows in the gutter with peas about 7cm apart. The compost in the gutter can be watered prior to inserting the peas a nail's width deep.
• Cover with dry compost.

Plot preparation

• Use a spade or hoe to break up the lumpy manure.
• Use a hand trowel to lift any perennial weeds and dump them in a 'Dalek'.
• Hoe thoroughly, including the woodchip path.
• Do the weeding and hoeing each week. It takes only 15 minutes or so to do your whole plot and it will keep your plot weed free.