View this email in a web browser               Spring is here at last and March sees new life emerging all around your smallholdings and farms. It's very satisfying to start planting up the vegetable plot (watch out for those late frosts though) and for those of you who have already lambed, being able to watch the lambs chasing each other in the fields. So, time to brush off the winter cobwebs and get on with the many jobs that Spring brings us.                   ...easiest plants to grow in your vegetable plot Salad leaves - sow directly in the ground from March Courgette - sow undercover in April Spinach - sow year round Potatoes - chit in February, plant end of March Dwarf French Beans - sow undercover in April                 There's plenty to do on your smallholding during March. Here are some top tips from our 'Things to Do' pages - available on our website. Sheep - now is the time to separate the single-bearing ewes from the multiples so that you can feed each group appropriately during the critical late-stage pregnancy (for March/April lambing flocks). Chickens - a herbal favourite of hens is oregano - sow some seeds on a windowsill or in a propagator, and they'll enjoy it all summer long. Pigs' housing should always be completely waterproof, a wet pig can quickly become chilled. Vegetable garden - nip weeds in the bud before they overrun you - keep the hoe busy throughout the season Horses - it’s important to keep your horse at the right body condition, a weigh tape is useful, but by regularly getting ‘hands-on’, you’ll be able to assess his level of body fat more accurately Keep up with all your smallholding tasks with our comprehensive guides tosheep, chickens, pigs ,the vegetable garden and equines. Just click on an image below.                       Article of the Month Is Grass Enough, or Should I Supplement? Moredun Health Bulletin Bovine Virus Diarrhoea (BVD) Green Farm Diary Waiting for the mud to dry up NADIS Health Alert Parasite control of lambs / pasteurellosis / lungworm Farming in the News Safety when walking dogs near livestock Recipe of the Month Colcannon with Poached Egg and Streaky Bacon - great comfort food!                           Delicious ways to use up the cuts from your lamb meat box. Rolled Shoulder of Lamb with Stilton and Cranberry Stuffing   Lamb Chump Chops with Yoghurt & Mint Roast Rack of Lamb with Crushed Potatoes Mustard Crusted Breast of Lamb Lamb Shanks in Red Wine                     Feedback We really appreciate getting feedback from our customers - your views on our DVDs, suggestions for articles you'd find useful / helpful, and how you initially heard of us. You can leave feedback by emailing us - see the feedback page on our website. Weekly Bulletins Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for weekly smallholding news.

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The Skinny Jean Gardeners are at the show!   Here at Shedquarters we’re excited to announce that our sponsors VegTrug (the original, self contained, raised vegetable garden company, who will be decorating Palm Court with their fabulous trugs) have entered into a three year sponsorship deal with TV’s Skinny Jean Gardeners. The Skinny Jean Gardeners were founded in January 2013 and have become an influential voice in horticulture working on Blue Peter and Radio 1. The Skinny Jean Gardeners are brothers Lee and Dale Donnelly and they will be on the Experts Theatreand in the HIPPO Potting Shed, so make sure you don’t miss them. Buy your tickets here.   Find out more

Buy your tickets now!     With less than a month to go until we open the doors on the only show dedicated to grow-your-own there’s no time like the present to get your tickets! With our exhibitor list live and our growing timetable of hands on demonstrations and talks, make sure you get your tickets before they go! Use ticket code NEWS30 to get two tickets for £30, saving 25% off our on-the-door prices. Remember each ticket gives you entrance into The Edible Garden Show and Good Life Live and with Under 16's going free, it's the perfect family day out.   Buy Tickets              Alexandra Palace all dressed up     The iconic Alexandra Palace in North London looks positively blooming all dressed up in The Edible Garden Show and Good Life Live banners and posters. Ally Pally boasts tremendous views across London and soon you will be spotting The Edible Garden show on the London underground, on the roadside and at railway stations across the country. Don't miss out, buy your tickets here. Buy tickets here            Meet our amazing show chefs     We are thrilled to be working with the Craft Guild of Chefs who have an incredible breadth of knowledge and experience. They will be cooking up a storm alongside our inspirational chefsMark Lloyd and Rachel Green. Take a peek at some of the chefs you can see at the show here. They will be in the Cook It! theatre over the course of the show wowing you with culinary delights providing all the inspiration and information you need to go from plot to plate.   Click here to find out more           Meet the animals at the Pop-Up City Farm     The award-winning Surrey Docks City Farm will be bringing all the fun of the farm to The Edible Garden Show and Good Life Live. Come and meet Shetland ponies, sheep, rabbits, ferrets, ducks, turkeys, geese, guinea pigs and chickens from the working city farm. Visitors will also get to see one of the charitable organisation’s star attractions – Perry the goat – who will be getting up close and personal when she walks around the show!   Click here to find out more

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