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When to Plant Sweetcorn in the UK

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Sweetcorn plants growing in a UK vegetable garden in summer with chives and salad crops nearby

Sweetcorn is one of those crops that does brilliantly when you get the timing right and goes badly wrong when you do not. It is not a difficult plant to grow, but it does need warmth, and the UK gives you a fairly narrow window to work with. Sow too early and the seeds rot. … Read more

What to Plant in May in the UK

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Raised bed vegetable garden in May in the UK with tomatoes, lettuce, cabbage and nasturtiums

May is when UK gardening properly gets going. The soil has warmed up, the days are long, and there’s a full season still ahead. If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to get started, this is it. There’s a lot you can plant in May — both sowing seeds directly outside and getting tender … Read more