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NewMayIn The Fruit Garden In MayProtect your strawberries with straw – this will control weeds and lift the berries off the ground. Netting can also be used to protect strawberries from birds.
Harvest rhubarb now, only pick one third of the total amount of stems.
Keep young fruit trees well watered while they are putting on rapid growth.
Remove blossom and fruit from new planted fruit trees to help them establish properly during their first year.
Keep well watered in dry spells to ensure good setting and fruit
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MayAround The Garden In MayFeed your lawn with a high-nitrogen fertiliser to encourage healthy, green growth. Continue sowing lawn seed and repairing bare patches
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MayIn The Flower Garden In MayPlant summer hanging baskets. Add a good-quality compost and slow-release fertiliser to keep them looking their very best! Trim back
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MayIn The Home and Greenhouse In MayClean shiny-leaved plants with a damp cloth and spiky plants with a soft brush. Pot up houseplants showing signs of
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MayIn The Veg Garden In MayThin out direct-sown vegetables such as spinach, carrots, and lettuce seedlings. Water the rows well. Harvest asparagus spears when they
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MayWildlife In The Garden In MayCheck hedges before trimming and use hand tools instead of power tools until the end of the breeding season. Feed
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