May Jobs- The weather is now dry enough to apply Batimoss, the mosskiller that can be left on the surface to act systemically. Don't apply in the heat of midday, as the product may evaporate before the moss gets the chance to absorb it. Instead apply in the evening if possible, when the moss is looking for moisture.
- Whilst you are cleaning your patio and paths, check for perennial weeds. Apply Hydromoss as a water repellent sealant to prevent the regrowth of moss and algae and deter weeds by creating a barrier against rain water.
- Use our organic lawn fertiliser to protect the grass from weeds and moss.
- Do not cut down daffodils until the foliage has died. Delay planting bedding plants until later in May when the colder nights have passed - harden off first. Plant out sweet peas that have been hardened off in colder areas. Towards the end of the month, you can take cuttings of many flowers such as geraniums for Winter flowering. Also shrubs overwintered in the greenhouse can be moved outside - don't forget to keep all pots well watered. Use our water storing crystals in the pots to help keep the pots full of moisture during dry spells.
- Keep on top of maintenance. Weed around strawberries and apply a mulch of clean straw or our mulch mats. Continue to earth up potatoes.
- Watch out for aphids on strawberries, indoor tomatoes and roses. Use our ladybird larvae as natural pest control.
- Plant out Brussels sprouts. It is a good idea to intercrop with early cauliflowers. Towards the end of the month, you can also plant out runner beans, climbing beans and dwarf beans. Cucumbers can be planted out in cold frames.
- Continue to sow peas, intercropping with lettuces and spinach between the rows.
- Sow heading broccoli, kale and sweetcorn. Use cabbage collars to protect brassicas from the cabbage root fly.
- Use a hoe to keep the plot free of weeds, especially around onions.
- Thin small seedlings such as beetroot and carrots.
- Prepare the ground for late May/early June planting of outdoor tomatoes, courgettes and pumpkins. |
