Things to do this week – Busy times
Last Sunday I spent about 2 hours in the potting shed doing my BIG MAY SOWING. I sowed an 8-module tray each of lettuce, annual spinach, rocket, oriental greens, coriander, chervil, parsley, dill, calabrese, summer broccoli, chard, fennel and kohlrabi. I also sowed one 9cm pot of runner beans and two of French beans (with 5 seeds per pot) – these could be almost certainly sowed direct outside by now, but I like giving them a head start before planting out. I also sowed my storage crop of beetroot (which will be lifted for storage around September) – a full 77-module tray of them. Again, these could certainly be planted direct by now, but what can I say, I like sowing things in trays and spending time in my potting shed..! This week I will be out in the veg patch sowing my main crop of carrots and a bed of dwarf french beans – I find these neat little plants far more manageable than their climbing cousins and very productive. The beans are easily harvested and make a fine addition to the freezer for winter.