P483 Teletext 483 Mar30 00:56:56 ————————————————————————— bz FRED STRICKLAND MAR 30/31 ——————————————————————————————————————— WEEKEND JOBS Winter hjathjrs To stop them getting leggy, lightly trim every year after flowering. Do not cut into old wood. Spring greens Thin cabbage plants sown last autumn to 30cm apart. Eat the thinnings if large enough. Yellow sticky traps Put them in the greenhouse. They show which pests are present, even if not all are killed. ——————————————————————————————————1/5—— Tour firm's green buses are a gas 463 SEE THE MANCHESTER DERBY ON US p451 Mandy's Diary Stars Recipe Tea breakP483 Teletext 483 Mar30 00:58:44 ————————————————————————— bz FRED STRICKLAND MAR 30/31 ——————————————————————————————————————— HALF-HARDY ANNUALS Plan your space Start sowing bedding in earnest. Check youWvj enough frost- free space under glass to grow them on. Beware The hotter they are, the more care you must take. Cooler may take longer but is often better. After-care As soon as they appear, keep them somewhere cooler. Too warm and not enough light makes them leggy. ——————————————————————————————————2/5—— "Do it yourself" share sjrvjce 542 FIT AND ACTIVE? COURSES p672 Mandy's Diary Stars Recipe Tea breakP483 Teletext 483 Mar30 00:54:45 ————————————————————————— bz FRED STRICKLAND MAR 30/31 ——————————————————————————————————————— FOLIAGE TO GO WITH YOUR BEDDING Perennials can liven up your schemes: Grasses The stripey yellow Molinia cajrulea Variegata (60cm) or Hakjnochloa macro Alboaurea (30cm) would blend with a yellow colour scheme Hostas For a moist border, perhaps part shaded, there's a wide range of leaf colours and sizes. Or Artemisjas for lots of feathery silver leaves. ——————————————————————————————————3/5—— Fun & Games 450 Digitisjr 470 IS YOUR BANK "GREEN"? p462 Mandy's Diary Stars Recipe Tea breakP483 Teletext 483 Mar30 00:57:11 ————————————————————————— by FRED STRICKLAND MAR 30/31 ——————————————————————————————————————— PEAS Wrinkle sjedjd varieties Wj should be able to sow those such as 'Onward'. If the soil is less than 5C, sow in pots under glass to plant out later. Succession For a long harvest, sow a mix of first early, second early and maincrop varieties at the same time. Protection Mice can eat the seed and birds the seedlings. ——————————————————————————————————4/5—— Flashback to first votes for women 671 WHERE TO CHECK OUT THE ALBUMS p624 Mandy's Diary Stars Recipe Tea breakP483 Teletext 483 Mar30 00:53:41 ————————————————————————— bz FRED STRICKLAND MAR 30/31 ——————————————————————————————————————— SOWING Spinach Sow small amounts at 2-3 week intervals until August. Make sure you thin them to 8cm and later, 15cm apart. Spinach beet Tolerates poorer, drier soils than spinach, but also likes a good soil. Some prefer its taste. It needs only 2 sowings, now and in July. Celery Sow under glass at 15C. Do not cover the seed but keep it moist. ——————————————————————————————————5/5—— Big debate: the Network Computer 653 "UNDER COUNTER" MORTGAGE DEALS p544 Mandy's Diary Stars Recipe Tea break