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What to Sow in May in the UK

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Close up of a hand placing seeds into a drill of fine soil in a UK garden in May

If you only have one good month for sowing in the UK, May is probably it. The soil has warmed up properly, days are long, and seeds that would have sat in cold ground doing nothing in March will germinate quickly and reliably now. You also still have enough growing season ahead of you that … Read more

Why Spinach Bolts Quickly in the UK

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Healthy and bolting spinach plants in a UK garden

Spinach is one of the most useful crops you can grow in a UK garden. It is quick, productive, and easy to pick a few leaves from at a time for salads, cooking, or mixed harvest baskets. That is exactly why it is so frustrating when it suddenly stops giving you soft leafy growth and … Read more