May 2025
This diary is a summary of our garden activities. The links are to blog posts that often give more detail.
01 - 04 May
Planted more cauliflowers
Hawthorn flowering
Sowed lots of seeds
first potatoes are through
05 - 11 May
Potatoes hit by frost
Netted strawberries
Planted the rest of the broad beans
Planted dahlias
Planted turnips
Unwelcome visitor
12 - 18 May
Sowed carrots
Sowed the second lot of peas
Planted more onion sets and red onion and shallot plants
Frosted potatoes recovered
Visited Clumber Park
Potted gifted epiphylums
They’ve made a comeback
Videos
Goslings galore
Sowing peas
Comparing our allotment with the Clumber Park walled garden
19 - 25 May
Sowed pr germinated parsnips
Erected bean poles
Planted beetroot
Potatoes frosted again
Planted tomatoes
Nostell cygnets hatched
Visited Hardwick Hall