Opportunities in May
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Summer is approaching fast. May is the chance to be ready.
Now a whole raft of tender plants can be sown and set outside. I show you possibilities for many other May jobs as well. Such as by early May, you should find it's good to remove most covers of fleece.
It’s the hungry gap! Stored squash and garlic come into their own, potatoes too. Harvests are light except for perennials like rhubarb, asparagus and kale, plus the first lettuce, early sowings of radish and turnip, and overwintered spinach, cabbage, spring onions.
Don’t sow anything like rocket, mizuna, turnips or spinach at the moment, because it's their flowering season.
On the other hand, early May is a great time to sow climbing beans, chard, Brussels sprouts, kale, and autumn cabbage.
Transplant courgettes and cucumbers mid-month, then sweetcorn and squash 20th-25th May.
Take every chance to stay on top of weeds, because May sees incredible surges of growth in all plants.
Make compost, transplant flowers.
00:00 Introduction
00:26 Removing covers
01:21 Comparison dig/no dig beds
02:26 Carrots - difficult to grow this spring, my advice
02:58 Results of carbon tests in the two beds
03:21 Vegetable storage in my shed, plus new harvests
04:30 Perennial veg - asparagus, rhubarb, kale
04:52 Other harvests possible in May
05:25 In the greenhouse - sowing options for May, in particular warmth-loving veg
07:49 Transplant options for May - the Small Garden
10:02 Summer beans - advice on when to sow
10:45 Weeding, little and often, and edging - the tools I use
12:28 Potatoes
12:42 Making compost, and my compost aerator tool
14:33 Managing the height of plants, eg broad beans
15:46 Planting flowers
17:00 Slugs
17:18 Outro
Filmed at Homeacres, Somerset UK by Edward Dowding, on 26th April 2024
Music by Rory Dinwoodie, IG: rorydinwoodiemusic
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Видео Opportunities in May канала Charles Dowding
Summer is approaching fast. May is the chance to be ready.
Now a whole raft of tender plants can be sown and set outside. I show you possibilities for many other May jobs as well. Such as by early May, you should find it's good to remove most covers of fleece.
It’s the hungry gap! Stored squash and garlic come into their own, potatoes too. Harvests are light except for perennials like rhubarb, asparagus and kale, plus the first lettuce, early sowings of radish and turnip, and overwintered spinach, cabbage, spring onions.
Don’t sow anything like rocket, mizuna, turnips or spinach at the moment, because it's their flowering season.
On the other hand, early May is a great time to sow climbing beans, chard, Brussels sprouts, kale, and autumn cabbage.
Transplant courgettes and cucumbers mid-month, then sweetcorn and squash 20th-25th May.
Take every chance to stay on top of weeds, because May sees incredible surges of growth in all plants.
Make compost, transplant flowers.
00:00 Introduction
00:26 Removing covers
01:21 Comparison dig/no dig beds
02:26 Carrots - difficult to grow this spring, my advice
02:58 Results of carbon tests in the two beds
03:21 Vegetable storage in my shed, plus new harvests
04:30 Perennial veg - asparagus, rhubarb, kale
04:52 Other harvests possible in May
05:25 In the greenhouse - sowing options for May, in particular warmth-loving veg
07:49 Transplant options for May - the Small Garden
10:02 Summer beans - advice on when to sow
10:45 Weeding, little and often, and edging - the tools I use
12:28 Potatoes
12:42 Making compost, and my compost aerator tool
14:33 Managing the height of plants, eg broad beans
15:46 Planting flowers
17:00 Slugs
17:18 Outro
Filmed at Homeacres, Somerset UK by Edward Dowding, on 26th April 2024
Music by Rory Dinwoodie, IG: rorydinwoodiemusic
You can join this channel by paying a monthly fee, to support our work with helping gardeners grow better, and to receive monthly videos made only for members:
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#nodig #nodiggardening #growyourownveggies #healthyfood #growyourownfood
Видео Opportunities in May канала Charles Dowding
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