Jobs for May

• Plant out tender bedding plants once danger of frost has passed
• Plant tomatoes, peppers, chillies and auberinges in grow bags or pots in a greenhouse. Wait until the end of the month if planting these outdoors
• Plant up hanging baskets and pots, these can be protected with fleece if cold nights are forecast
• As they start to die back feed Daffodils with a high potash feed - a tomato feed is perfect. This will strenghten the bulbs for next year and will mean more flowers
• Hang pheromone traps in Apple and Plum trees to help prevent codling moth maggots in fruit
• Plant tomatoes, peppers, chillies and auberinges in grow bags or pots in a greenhouse. Wait until the end of the month if planting these outdoors
• Sow Foxglove seeds for planting out in Autumn and to next year
• Harden off potted Dahlias and Cannas before planting into their final positions
• Courgettes, squash and pumpkins can be planted directly into veg plots at the end of the month
• Sow Runner beans and French beans from the middle of the month for planting out once danger of frost has passed
• Pinch out the growing tips of Broad Beans to help reduce the inpact of Blackfly
• Continue to sow succesions of salad crops, a small pinch of seed every few weeks will give a much longer harvesting period
• If you haven't planted Seed Potatoes yet due to the wet weather they need to go in this month
• Direct sow Beetroot, Chard, Spring Onions, Carrots and Parsnips this month
• Apply a Feed, Weed and Mosskilller to lawns