APRIL AND MAY A VERY BUSY TIME
the weather is still cold at nights so continue to protect non hardy plants until the end of may.
french & runner beans, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, aubergine, sweet corn, squash etc must be grown with protection until the end of may.
sweet peas do tolerate cold so can be hardened off now, they like moisture so don’t let them dry out!
to make bedding plants strong take out their growing tips, this will make them bushy and prevent them going leggy.
Most hardy perennials will be coming through after their winter slumber, stake any that will grow tall such as peony and delphiniums.
Feed all perennials with a slow release organic fertiliser, sprinkle it around their base as they start to grow.
Weeds will be showing strong growth but many supply early nectar for the bees & other pollinators, especially dandelions!
