May as a Picture History

With nearly everything out of the greenhouse here is a picture record of May 21st.

Mini Corn

French Beans

Money Maker

Cherry Bomb Chilli

Strawberries

Broad Beans

Radish

Beetroot

Swiss Chard

Lettuce

Carrots

Peas

Transplanting day

French Climbing Beans

Yesterday was rained off and tomorrow is forecast to be the same. Today is sunshine and it is the day to plant out the final Courgettes, Butternut Squash and French Beans. My third batch of min corn needs to go out although I would have liked it to be a bit bigger to avoid the mice.

Squash and Cucumbers not quite ready

Sunflowers

Natsurtians

Chilli, Purple Tiger & Paper Lantern

In the Greenhouse I will then be able to get the pepper and Chilli in their final pots ready to be put outside. The tomatoes in hanging baskets have been out a few days and have not been affected by the wind and rain.

Chilli and Peppers, Cherry Bomb, Purple Tiger, Jalapeno, Paper Lantern and Mini Bell Pepper

 

Tomato Money Maker and Mini Bell Pepper on the Patio

Cherry Bomb Chilli moved outside.

A day in the garden

It was time to sort the greenhouse to make room for the tomatoes. The first job was to move the hanging baskets to the patio.

I transplanted the leeks which look a bit sad at present but they will pick up over a couple of days, and some lettuce to the side of a bed.

The last pumpkin was transplanted

 

The greenhouse has now been sorted with the tomatoes and three Chilli in place but I ran out of compost.

 

I still have some chilli and pepper to pot on then there is the mini pop corn that needs transplanting when it is a bit bigger. That also applies to the sunflower seedlings.

 

The French beans are growing but I have had germination issues and they are not large enough to go out yet.

 

Marigold seedlings

 

Min Corn

 

Sunflower seedlings

The peas are growing well, I have removed the netting to reveal the weeds as well. 

I  also got the lawns mowed and the driveway hedge pruned and cut. Plus I Sowed three rows of carrots.

Pumpkins transplanted

After three days away we were confronted by some wilting peppers in the conservatory. Before we left some leaves were curling. I put it down to heat or sun scorch. I have cut the dead leaves off, the rest of the plants look ok.

The carrots are starting to show, so I will sow some more.

Courgette

Pumpkin

 It is also time to thin out the greenhouse. I transplanted 1 Courgette outside along with 2 Pumpkin plants. This week I need to get the peppers and Chilli sorted. The larger ones are nearly big enough for the 10" pots. I also have some brassicas that will need moving from cells to pots or larger seed cells.

Mini Pop Corn

Strawberries in flower

The Potatoes in tubs are just showing

Peas

The greenhouse also needs setting up with the water trays to help when we are away.

May is when things start to move

 

The bees are hatching from the bee house as the sun has become warmer. The Cherry Bomb Chilli plants in the conservatory are changing from flowering to producing fruit.

Cherry Bomb Chilli

The greenhouse is full of seedlings and we are at the point where Cosmos and Marigolds have sprouted, hanging flower baskets have been planted and are hanging in the GH waiting for the warmer weather. The Pumpkins now have the first pair or real leaves and the Squash seedlings are not far behind. Courgette germination is a bit mixed but the first seedling now has three real leaves and needs repotting or planting out. Yesterday I prepared the ground for the Squash, Pumkins and Courgettes. Holes were dug and filled with compost and chicken manure pellets, ready for the plants.

Marigolds

Pumpkins

Strawberries are beginning to flower and it is possible to see the different varieties. Our peas are going skyward and the climbing frames are coming into their own. My climbing French Beans have got the first real leaves and I have another batch of reserves still to germinate. Last year we had eight plants which was just enough, this year I have 14 with another 10 sown. If all goes well the ten 'poles' will each have two plants. I may need a bigger freezer.

The Broadbeans are now 18" tall and this weekend the support string will be rigged.

The disappointment so far is the mini pop corn, batch one did not germinate, batch two did germinate but the mice ate 85%. Batch three have not germinated yet, but they are in coir pots so they will be much bigger when they are planted out.

French Beans

Tomatoes in Baskets

Strawberries in flower

Field Beans and Broad Beans