Full sowing calendar
Sowing calendar
What to sow in May
May is the turning point. Night frost is possible until roughly mid-month; after that everything can go outside, tomatoes and peppers first. You can sow almost anything, but bear in mind that lettuce and spinach bolt faster from now on as the days lengthen.
Start indoors
Sow outdoors
- Sowing and growing radishes in a potMarch to September, resow every two weeks
- Growing loose-leaf lettuce in a pot or troughMarch to September, every three weeks
- Growing mint in a potSow April to June, or take cuttings year-round
- Growing spinach in a troughMarch to May and August to September
- Growing parsley in a potFebruary to April indoors, April to July outdoors
- Growing rocket in a troughMarch to May and August to September
Harvest now
- Sowing and growing radishes in a potMarch to September, resow every two weeks
- Growing loose-leaf lettuce in a pot or troughMarch to September, every three weeks
- Growing mint in a potSow April to June, or take cuttings year-round
- Growing spinach in a troughMarch to May and August to September
- Growing rocket in a troughMarch to May and August to September
- Growing microgreens: harvest in ten daysAll year round, a new tray weekly
Jobs this month
- Move tomatoes and other heat-lovers out for good only after mid-May.
- Pot on indoor-raised plants into their final containers before they become root-bound.
- Stand pots on feet so rainwater can drain away.
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