​Planting

MAY - VEGETABLES

• Start sowing French and Runner Bean in well prepared ground.
• Thin out carrot and other root crop seedlings, do not allow to dry out.
• Sow courgettes and Squashes at end of month or earlier under cloches.
• Sow more seeds for succession growing and thin out overcrowded seedlings.

MAY - FRUIT

• Feed Rhubarb and put compost round crowns after harvesting.
• Protect strawberries with straw mulch.

• Weed around fruit canes and bushes.

JUNE - VEGETABLES

• Keep beans and peas well watered and protected from pests.
• Continue succession sowing of salad crops.
• Pinch out the top shoots of broad bean plants and watch out for aphids.
• Stop cutting asparagus on midsummer's day.
• Transplant brassicas and leek seedlings to their growing beds.
• Keep weeding and watering and watching for signs of disease.

JUNE - FRUIT

• Net strawberries and other soft fruit to protect from birds.
• Remove raspberry suckers appearing between the rows.
• Keep fruit bushes watered during dry spells.
• Keep fruit garden well hoed to prevent weeds competing for moisture.

• Tie in new blackberry and loganberry canes to prevent damage.