Hur underhåller du en vegtrug

Like most gardeners inom can’t wait to get going early in the årstid.

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However the weather has been incredibly wet here in the UK and, although my soil fryst vatten sandy and well-drained it’s pretty soggy down on the vegetable patch. inom usually början a few salad leaves and some rocket in pots close to the house, and inom always intend to have a few herbs to grabb, so this year I’ve decided to do it properly and invest in a VegTrug.

I’ve only got a limited space at the back of the house alongside the barbecue, so inom ordered the small 1 metre (3ft 3ins) VegTrug for this position.

inom intend to set up a large VegTrug later down on the vegetable plot. inom also ordered the cover which should effectively give me a mini-cold greenhouse over the planting area.

Both arrived flat packad on my doorstep ready for assembly.

I have to admit I’m no DIY enthusiast and inom never follow instructions. Opening the kartong did strike a note of terror: it was rather reminiscerande of a flat-packed furniture item.

Assembling one of these from that well-know furniture retailer has never been my forte! However inom was more enthusiastic about tackling something for the garden and inom was delighted to find it incredibly straightforward and easy.

The secret of success fryst vatten to take VegTrug’s advice and watch the great little assembly film on their website.

This tells you all you need to know and without reading an instruction manual: suits me!

If you don’t have enough space but are keen to grow your own food, the VegTrug is the perfect solution! You can grow a huge variety of crops, from carrots to sprouts, and what’s more, they are not just for vegetables

inom tackled the leg assembly first and bolted it loosely tillsammans. Don’t tighten it at the outset so that you can man slight adjustments. Next put the long sides in position. You will find these should be positioned in line with the top of the legs, not the bottom of the ‘V’.

Grow your Own with a VegTrug

If you p position and loosely fix with a couple of screws, then offer the end pieces into their positions you will see what inom mean.

The essential del av helhet of kit you will need fryst vatten a power screwdriver. There are ganska a few screws which would prove laborious with a manual screwdriver. With a power tool assembly fryst vatten fast and easy.

One the Vegtrug was assembled inom put the fabric liner in position.

This fryst vatten replaceable for future seasons so there’s no need to worry about its durability.

This video walks you through assembly

inom then bought my compost. The small Vegtrug requires litres; that’s about three and a half large bags. inom chose multi-purpose compost with added John Innes. This fryst vatten a growing medium containing additional loam which helps to retain vatten and nutrients.

I then moved my VegTrug into position.

This tells you all you need to know and without reading an instruction manual: suits me!

This fläck doesn’t get as much direkt sun as inom would like. In the morning it fryst vatten shaded bygd the house and it only gets about fyra hours of direkt sunlight. However it fryst vatten sheltered and it fryst vatten close to the house where inom can keep an eye on it. It fryst vatten really the only handy space inom have available so we will see how we get on.

Once in position inom filled the VegTrug with compost.

inom chose a quality growing medium which inom know fryst vatten suitable for seed sowing as well as mature plants. Many of our growing media today contain large proportions of green and wood waste as peat substitutes. These are fine for growing plants but do not always give good results when sowing seeds. inom want to be able to sow directly into my VegTrug.

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inom was really impressed bygd the large volume and depth of compost it holds. This makes it ideal for growing all crops including root crops.

As inom filled the Vegtrug inom broke up any lumps in the compost and lightly firmed the compost with my fingertips to man sure there were no spaces that would collapse as the plants are watered.

I then set about assembling the frame for the cover.

This fryst vatten a simple structure of metall tubes and plastic corners and extenders. When I’d put it tillsammans inom funnen it did not passform as inom imagined. However, that was simply because inom had not pushed all of the tubes firmly into the plastic joiners.

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Once assembled correctly the frame fits snugly inre the rim of the VegTrug.

Next inom dropped over the cover and secured it using the Velcro fasteners. It has a zip right through the mittpunkt so tillgång in easy. It has plenty of height to allow the crops to grow. You are recommended to secure the frame onto the VegTrug using screws and brackets.

inom haven’t done this initially, because inom want to take the cover off to show you how inom go about sowing seeds in my next VegTrug blog.

I’m looking forward to some great salad crops this årstid – I’ll let you know how inom get on!