May

May has been a busy month with lots of planting out, seed sowing and daily checking for what’s flowering and popping through 😍

Peas, onions, beetroot and spinach to name just a few of this months plantings. The temperatures have been a bit hit and miss so more tender plants have had to hang fire until mid-month 🪴

Potatoes keep popping through and are growing really well. I’ve been keeping them mulched with fresh grass clippings which I’ve had in plentiful supply. 

I’m still picking lots of rhubarb, maybe had a few too many crumbles now 🤭 but it’s been a superb year for rhubarb!

The tulips have been flowering amazingly this month 😍 I need to add lots more this autumn for an even better display next spring. I’ve got some in the garden and on the plot and they really bring so much joy to both.

The blossom on the fruit trees has been amazing this month! Hopefully this means we’re in for a super fruit year 🍎

You might remember I lifted and replanted my fruit trees in the winter and they are absolutely thriving in their tubs filled with RocketGro compost. I used a mixture of well-rotted horse manure, homemade compost then RocketGro Soil Improver and RocketGro Tree & Shrub Compost, finishing off with a layer of my favourite, Magic Mulch.

Tomatoes this year have been slow due to a cold dull spring however they are looking good and healthy 🍅 I need to pot on sooner next time so I’ve made a note in my diary for next year. The new blend Seed Compost has been amazing though and they’ve grown really well in it (in fact everything has!).

By mid-month the plot is looking great! It’s filling up with life from fruit, veg and flowers. We just need some good weather now for everything to kick off ☀️ I’ve started feeding a few things with the RocketGro Plant Fuel which gives a great boost!

Let’s see what June holds for us! 💚