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Courgette

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May Gardening Guide for UK Growers

Week 5
Crops active this season:View Spring Crops
Tomato

Tomato

Rich, sun-ripened fruits packed with flavour. Start indoors for a long and rewarding season.

Lettuce

Lettuce

Fast-growing and versatile. Sow every two weeks for a continuous harvest all season.

Kale

Kale

Hardy and nutritious. Flavour improves after the first frost — a winter staple.

Beetroot

Beetroot

Deep earthy sweetness with striking colour. Sow little and often for a long harvest window.

Start Regular Watering Schedule
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Consistent watering prevents blossom end rot in tomatoes and bolting in lettuces. Irregular watering stresses plants more than drought.
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Plan Your May Garden

Sow Indoors
Plant Out
Harvest
Inactive

Basil

SproutingDirect Sow
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Start growing now! · View the grow guide here

Beetroot

EstablishingDirect Sow
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Plant out · View the grow guide here

Bell Pepper

Establishing
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Plant out · View the grow guide here

Borage

WaitingDirect Sow
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Start growing now! · View the grow guide here

Broad Bean

MaturingDirect Sow
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

At peak · View the grow guide here

Cabbage

EstablishingDirect Sow
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Plant out · View the grow guide here

Calendula

EstablishingDirect Sow
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Plant out · View the grow guide here

Carrot

WaitingDirect Sow
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Start growing now! · View the grow guide here

Cauliflower

EstablishingDirect Sow
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Plant out · View the grow guide here

Celery

Establishing
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Plant out · View the grow guide here

Sort by
B

Basil

Herb

B

Beetroot

Vegetable

B

Bell Pepper

Vegetable

B

Blackberry

Fruit

B

Blueberry

Fruit

B

Borage

Flower

B

Broad Bean

Vegetable

C

Cabbage

Vegetable

C

Calendula

Flower

C

Carrot

Vegetable

C

Cauliflower

Vegetable

C

Celery

Vegetable

C

Chilli

Vegetable

C

Chives

Herb

C

Courgette

Vegetable

C

Cucumber

Vegetable

F

French Bean

Vegetable

G

Garlic

Vegetable

K

Kale

Vegetable

L

Leek

Vegetable

L

Lettuce

Vegetable

L

Long Sweet Pepper

Vegetable

M

Marigold

Flower

M

Mint

Herb

N

Nasturtium

Flower

O

Okra

Vegetable

O

Onion

Vegetable

P

Pak Choi

Vegetable

P

Parsley

Herb

P

Parsnip

Vegetable

P

Peas

Vegetable

P

Potato

Vegetable

P

Pumpkin

Vegetable

P

Purple Sprouting Broccoli

Vegetable

R

Radish

Vegetable

R

Raspberry

Fruit

R

Rosemary

Herb

R

Runner Bean

Vegetable

S

Sage

Herb

S

Shallots

Vegetable

S

Spinach

Vegetable

S

Spring Onion

Vegetable

S

Squash

Vegetable

S

Strawberry

Fruit

S

Sunflower

Flower

S

Sweet Pea

Flower

S

Sweetcorn

Vegetable

S

Swiss Chard

Vegetable

T

Thyme

Herb

T

Tomato

Vegetable

T

Turnip

Vegetable

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