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May 2016
Details of what was sown/planted in May
Archive for previous years' diaries dating from 2007 can be accessed by clicking here
This diary is a summary of our garden activities. The links are to blog posts that often give more detail.
5
Planted half of the onions and shallots
Sowed two rows of peas
More bed preparation
6
Planted more onions and shallots
Sowed parsnips
Planted broad beans
More clearing and preparing beds
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2
Pricked out tomatoes and cosmos Xanthos
Potted miniature rose
Sowed more annual flower seeds.
Planted some lettuce plants in pots
Sowed cucumbers etc to put under grow light see here for full list
3
Planted early brassicas at the plot
Prepared more beds
4
5
Planted half of the onions and shallots
Sowed two rows of peas
More bed preparation
6
Planted more onions and shallots
Sowed parsnips
Planted broad beans
More clearing and preparing beds
1
2
Pricked out tomatoes and cosmos Xanthos
Potted miniature rose
Sowed more annual flower seeds.
Planted some lettuce plants in pots
Sowed cucumbers etc to put under grow light see here for full list
3
Planted early brassicas at the plot
Prepared more beds
4
7
Finished planting onions and shallots
Planted main bulk of potatoes
Started to clear autumn raspberries of bindweed
Quince flowers opening
More bed preparation
8
Sweet peas have been nipped out
More seed, including runner and French bean, sweetcorn and sunflowers. have been sown.
Crab apples flowering
7
Finished planting onions and shallots
Planted main bulk of potatoes
Started to clear autumn raspberries of bindweed
Quince flowers opening
More bed preparation
8
Sweet peas have been nipped out
More seed, including runner and French bean, sweetcorn and sunflowers. have been sown.
Crab apples flowering
9
Lots of apple blossom on the plot
Sowed mangetout, sugar snap peas and carrots
More clearing out of autumn raspberries and bed clearing
10
9
Lots of apple blossom on the plot
Sowed mangetout, sugar snap peas and carrots
More clearing out of autumn raspberries and bed clearing
10
12
First lot of potatoes are through and earthed up for protection
Strawberries starting to flower
Grass paths strimmed on plot
More tidying of autumn raspberries
Slugs and snails wreaking havoc on plot and ion the greenhouse
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13
Fuchsia plug plants arrived
Bought cauliflower plants to replace slug damaged ones
Bought a Tulbaghia for pebble garden.
14
Finished replanting autumn raspberries Joan J after weeding out bindweed
Strawberries are flowering
Harvested rhubarb and picked first sweet rocket flowers
13
Fuchsia plug plants arrived
Bought cauliflower plants to replace slug damaged ones
Bought a Tulbaghia for pebble garden.
14
Finished replanting autumn raspberries Joan J after weeding out bindweed
Strawberries are flowering
Harvested rhubarb and picked first sweet rocket flowers
15
16
Garlic and autumn onions are starting to grow.
Peas are up and early potatoes are through but have been nipped by frost
Weevils are nibbling the broad beans but they are coping.
17
Planted up lavender plugs in modules
Pricked out some seedlings
Sowed spring onions
Planted tulbaghia in pebble bed
18
Sprayed hostas with slug repellent in an effort to keep the molluscs at bay
19
Potted up African violet plantlets taken from a leaf that had fallen off the plant
Picturesque bird table
It was worth a try
20
Visited the National Bird of Prey Centre in Duncombe Park
The hawthorn is looking good.
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22
Visited The East Midlands steam gala
The strawberries on the plot are flowering well - here's hoping the neat frost temperatures don't spoil our chance of fruit.
23
Grass paths strimmed and some beds tidied.
Planted first lot of annual flowers
Thinned new tayberry canes.
24
First rose flowers
Potted cherry in the garden has set fruit.
26
Bought a penta pot plant
Bought some plants for the pebble garden to fill gaps in pebble beds
25
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28
Planted out runner and climbing French beans
Provided hazel twig climbing frame for peas and sweet peas
Picked rhubarb and sweet rocket.
29
Planted more annual flowers
Sowed more carrot and parsnip seed in gaps in germination
Removed a barrow load of bindweed.
30
Tidied heather hedge and long flower bed
Prepared more beds
31
Sowed more annual flower seeds in modules