May Gardening Jobs

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Gardening jobs for this month

• Keep your greenhouse ventilated in the day, but don’t forget to close up in the evening to help keep the warmth in

• Although we’ve had plenty of rain earlier in the year, you should keep an eye on keeping your plants well watered as we head in to dryer spells

• With summer just around the corner, now’s a good time to hose down the decking and get it ready for use 

• May is the time for summer bedding plants

• Chelsea chop some of your late-flowering perennials in late May. This will delay flowering so you see blooms at varying times, rather than all at the same time

• Hoe the ground regularly to keep on top of weed growth

• Sow gourds like cucumber, squash, pumpkins and courgettes

• Harvest early crops such as lettuce, radish, winter onions, early broad beans and asparagus 

• Support herbaceous perennials with stakes or canes and twine

• You can start to plant your tomatoes in late May

• Prune early-flowering clematis and deadhead your tulips