Sowing vegetables in May: 7 crops to sow now
What you sow in May will come up much faster than what you entrusted to the soil a month or more ago. Before you know it, the seedlings will be just as big as the previously sown plants, maybe even bigger. Have you been putting off sowing for the past few weeks? Sowing vegetables in May certainly doesn’t mean you’re too late. Try it with these vegetables!
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Sow them outside this month at the foot of a high wigwam of sticks and they will shoot up happily. If you have a problem with mice, it is better to sow them in pots with ( peat-free ) potting soil, in a cold or cold greenhouse. Plant them out at the end of May, when the first real leaves have appeared.
Another candidate for sowing under glass now and planting out at the end of May. Grow courgettes in very rich soil in a sunny spot. Usually three or four plants are more than enough to provide a family with courgettes.
Tip: Family of the courgette, pumpkin , you can also sow now, also directly. Watch out for mice: you can place a plant pot upside down over it during germination.
Sow peas 5cm apart in a shallow furrow about 2cm deep and 10cm long. They will come up in clusters, after which you can support them with twigs or hold them together with 1m high stakes tied together with soft garden wire. As with beans, beware of hungry mice when sowing outdoors.
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Sow small amounts of lettuce at a time , so that you can harvest what you eat. In principle, you can sow lettuce all summer long, although it does have a tendency to bolt in very warm weather.
Radishes are one of the first varieties you can sow and harvest. But don't think that it's over after early spring: you can sow them from March to August. Sow them in rows of one meter at a time, every few weeks. That way you can harvest all summer long.
You can sow spring onions from March to October, so even with this species, sowing in May is far from too late. They are usually ready to harvest about eight weeks after sowing, but you can also leave them longer before harvesting.
Tip!
Sow summer cabbages in a piece of ground that can serve as a seedbed. Plant them out with a plant drill or trowel, with a distance of about 45 cm between them, when they are 10 cm high and have four or five leaves.
Basil is a herb and not a vegetable, but it is recommended to sow in May. It likes warm, dry weather and does well in pots. Sow basil thinly every few weeks in 10cm pots for successive harvests.
