Essential Jobs for May

Category: Garden tips 1 May 00:00 - 31 May 23:59

• Mow lawns regularly, feed it and treat weeds and moss
• Pot on summer bedding and harden off
• Plant up hanging baskets but keep them in a greenhouse
• Feed roses and spray them where pests and disease are a problem
• Start to plant grow bags
• Feed fruit
• Protect tender plants from late frosts
• Regularly hoe off weeds
• Fix supports around tall perennials
• Mulch fruit crops to retain moisture
• Sow French and runner beans, squash, cucumbers and pumpkin seeds directly into the soil
• Sow purple sprouting and transplant sprout plants

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