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VALE ROAD ALLOTMENT SOCIETY
FOR ALL GARDEN LOVERS
TASKS FOR MAY
- Harvest asparagus, baby globe artichokes and turnips, fresh "green" garlic and new-season Oriental salad leaves.
- Sow outdoors if the weather is mild and indoors or undercover if it has been a late spring.
- Harden off seedlings and start planting them out once the soil becomes warm enough.
- Plant the last of your seed potatoes.
- Protect tender plants against sudden, late frosts. Keep an eye on the weather and be ready with cloches, fleece, and even newspapers.
- Weed regularly and thoroughly and keep young plants well-watered.
- Net fruit bushes to protect them from birds.
