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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Allan Jenkins

Welcome May, the month to get growing

Ready for action: a quiet moment at the allotments to contemplate the flurry of activity to come.
Ready for action: a quiet moment at the allotments to contemplate the flurry of activity to come. Photograph: Allan jenkins/Allan Jenkins

May, the month to get going in the garden, though note there may be late frosts in spots for a couple of weeks yet. Time, though, this month to harvest the first early peas and broad beans. The true taste of British spring. Our Basque tear peas will be later in the year but their shoots are showing well.

The plot weeding is done. Just waiting another couple of weeks for full summer sowing (or so I tell myself as I slip in a few hardier salads).

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