Get Set, Grow! Episode Five

It will soon be time to plant out tender vegetables, so this episode of Get Set, Grow! shows you how. Plus, learn how to ensure a steady supply of crop through the summer, and how to grow delicious strawberries

Instead of having a one-off glut of a crop, you can ensure a steady harvest of some vegetables thanks to successional sowing.  In this episode of Get Set, Grow! Bhupinder explains how successional sowing works, and demonstrates how to use it on your plot.

Once the risk of frost has passed, you’ll also be ready to plant out your tender vegetables, such as sweetcorn, courgettes and squash. Bhupinder shows you how to space out your vegetable crops, and how to plant them. You may have sown some of these vegetables following the previous episode of Get Set, Grow!

If you also planted strawberry plants back in Episode One, then you may be wondering how to care for them – and how to get a bounty of fruit in the summer. Watch this episode of Get Set, Grow! for tips and tricks on feeding strawberry plants, and protecting the fruit.

What you’ll need for Episode Five

We’ve made a list of all the gardening tools and seeds Bhupinder is using in the fifth episode of Get Set, Grow! You may not need all of the seeds listed, so simply choose the ones which you want to grow on your plot. Alternatively, you may have already sown some of your seeds indoors, as explained in the previous episode, ready for planting out when all risk of frost has passed.

We’ve included links to the RHS Shop so you can take a closer look or order anything you need, if you like. You may have some of these items already. Remember, you don’t need to buy everything and you might be able to borrow some tools.

Essential tools

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In case you missed it...

Episode One

Plant strawberries and chit potatoes

Prepare your growing space, and plant your first crop – strawberries! Learn how to chit potatoes ready for planting in the coming weeks.

Episode Two

Plant potatoes, onions and garlic

Find out about crop rotation and why it's important for your plot. Plant your chitted potatoes, alongside onion bulbs and garlic sets.

Episode Three

Sow seeds outdoors and protect crops

You'll be guided through sowing seeds directly into your soil, separating seedlings, weeding, and staking and protecting your crops.

Episode Four

Thin out and harden off seedlings

Find out what thinning out and hardening off mean. Plus, create a wigwam to support plants such as runner beans, and sow larger seeds indoors.

Episode Six

An update on the plot

Take a look around the plot with Lettie and see how things are growing. Plus get some handy tips on watering and feeding plants.

Episode Seven

Protecting your crops

Harvest cut-and-come-again lettuce and get some useful tips on preventing pests and diseases from damaging your crops.

Episode Eight

Harvesting potatoes

Harvest your first early potatoes, get a reminder on weeding and find out how things are growing on the Get Set, Grow! plot.

Episode Nine

Continue harvesting your crop

Discover our tips for harvesting crops like courgettes, chard, peas and broccoli. Plus, find out how to reduce powdery mildew.

Episode Ten

Harvesting and sowing crops

Check that your onions and garlic are ready for harvesting, learn how to transplant young leeks and get tips for sowing tasty greens and carrots.

Episode Eleven

Checking in on your plot

Take a tour of the plot to see how the crops are doing, find out what’s ready for harvesting, what to sow and what can now be removed.

Episode Twelve

How to clear crops

Clear your crops and sow another, see ways to prevent powdery mildew, harvest sweetcorn, prep the plot for winter and plan for next spring.

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