Planting for Summer in Greenhouse and Polytunnel @CharlesDowding1nodig

Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

Go for it once nights are just warm enough. There's always the option of fleecing over plants if frost might be forecast.

I show you tiny basil seedlings popped in already because I find that in the soil they grow faster than in plastic pots, so these came straight from my CD 60 module trays.

Be careful not to overwater seedlings in plastic pots, whose drainage is not really enough compared to the module trays which have a big hole at the bottom. You can see the effect of overwatering on watermelon plants.

Filmed Nicola Smith, 5th May at Homeacres no dig garden 51° north.

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