Grow Your Own A Year On The Allotment - May

What to plant, grow and harvest through the year

Growing times vary depending on weather, soil type and individual plots. This calendar is intended as a helpful guide rather than a strict rulebook — use it alongside your own experience.

May – Peak Planting Time

Plant out (after frost risk):

• Tomatoes

• Courgettes

• Squash

Sow (outdoors):

• Runner beans

• French beans

• Sweetcorn

Harvest:

• Lettuce

• Radish

• Spinach

• Early broad beans