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May is the month we are able to start sowing
the tender crops, such as French beans,
and courgettes, direct in the place you
want them to grow outdoors. Its a chance
to 'catch up', particularly if you were
not able to start lots of vegetables in
the greenhouse last month, if like me you
only have a small greenhouse that you can
keep heated to temperature of between 45-55
F then you are limited to the amount you
can raise under glass. |
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Winter cabbages.
Prepare a seed bed and sow seeds of such
cultivars as 'January King' or 'Tundra'
quite thinly and be ready to transplant
them to there final quarters in July.
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Courgette's, Marrow's, Pumpkin's, Squash's
& Ridge type Cucumber's.
Sow two seed per station outside from about
the middle of the month sow the seeds on
their sides to avoid them rotting before
they germinate, bury a plastic lemonade
bottle ether side of them neck down with
the bottom cut off to aid watering & feeding
later in the season, cover seeds with a
cloche, one made from a plastic lemonade
bottle with the bottom cut off, remove the
bottle cap to allow ventilation, when the
plant reaches half way up the bottle its
time to remove it during the day replacing
it at night until the plant is hardened
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Vegetables to sow in May:
Beans French & runner. These can be sown
outside from about the middle of the month,
its a good idea to rake in a general fertiliser
and to warm the soil with a covering of
black plastic, fleece, or cloches, two weeks
before sowing. |
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Sow French beans 9in apart in rows 9in apart
and sow a few seeds at the end of the rows
for spares to fill in any gaps, as slugs
will always steal a few of the emerging
beans. Runner beans sow two seeds at the
base of each cane. |
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Many herbs can be sown direct outdoors this
month, borage, chervil, dill, fennel, coriander
and even basil in a warm sheltered spot.
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Florence Fennel.
Sow a small row, from the middle of the
month, sow shallowly and thin seedlings
out to 6in apart. Choose a variety which
is resistant to bolting, Florence fennel
needs to be kept moist so water thoroughly
and mulch, when bulbs begin to swell earth
them up to half their height to make them
whiter and sweeter.
Tomatoes
Brussels Sprouts
Cauliflower
Kale
Leeks
Garlic
What are Western Brassicas ?
Month by month diary on jobs to do
Allotment Preparation |
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