May 2021
This diary is a summary of our garden activities. The links are to blog posts that often give more detail.
01 - 09 May
We had rain
Visited Nostell where there ws a lovely display of bluebells
Planted remaining potatoes
Onions and shallots have sprouted
Brassicas and broad beans are now growing
Our fickle soil
How’s your greenhouse looking in the frosty weather
10 - 16 May
Sowed carrot, parsnips and pea
Carrot bed covered with enviromesh
Had torrential rain, hail, thunder and lightning
Visited Nostell, swans have cygnets
Greenhouse rather full.
A dramatic week
Allotmenting on hold
Not good gardening weather – video
Visit to Nostell – video
17 - 23 May
Another wet week
Visited Yorkshire Wildlife Park
Planted sweet peas
Cleared spent brassica beds
Potatoes starting to push through
Visited Nostell
Flooded area in the bluebell wood
Family of swans with four cygnets
Birthday Treat
Is is really May?
No allotmenting as May’s rainfall breaks a couple of records
24 - 31 May
At last some better weather
Planted second batch of broad beans
First batch of broad beans are flowering
Planted new strawberry plants
Sorted out both greenhouses
Visited Nostell – all cygnets have survived so far
Cleared and started planting new garden border
Planted new dahlias on the allotment
Resowed peas
Planted left over lupins in perennial bed at the allotment
Erected bean frame
No allotmenting as May rainfall breaks a couple of records
May joins the ton up rain club
The damage is done
Harvesting from the freezer
