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Sunday, May 3, 2020

May sets everything growing

If you’re lucky enough to have seed, there’s almost nothing you can’t do this month. But take time to sit back and enjoy it, too

May days, spring bank holiday, the month of garden seduction. The time of possibilities. And, yes, I know there is a small chance of frost, though the sun is higher and warmer, early and late. We will have 16-hour days soon: from close to 5am until after 9pm. It’s the last month of the year where the sun is rising ever earlier. So make the most of it (if you can).

I know seed is harder to come by. It seems everyone is a veg gardener now. Flowering plants are also harder to find. Some garden centres and nurseries are facing oblivion. Many are doing deliveries, search plantsnearme.hta.org.uk to see if any are near you. We are lucky in London and found two within two miles.

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* This article was originally published here



* This article was originally published here

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