Beltane virtual site tour of Vital Seeds growing space :)
On Sunday it's May 1, Beltane, the official start of summer. It is traditionally a festival of fertility, the Earth has awakened from its winter slumber and is bursting with potent energy.
It is a heady rush for life to grow and reproduce while the warmth from the sun is with us. The trees are in leaf (mostly) many plants are flowering, the weeds are growing like mad!
We thought it would be nice to take you on a virtual site tour so you can see what we and our plants are up to at the moment. If it's popular we may do this every 6 weeks with the cross quarter points. The next one would be on the summer solstice.
Virtual tour of Vital Seeds growing space
Seeds to sow in May
While it might be too late now for things like tomatoes and peppers, there's still lots of things that can be sown in May.
It's a good time to direct sow tender crops like beans, sweetcorn and squashes but do wait until the risk of frost has passed and cover with fleece if cold nights are expected.
May is a good time to do a second sowing of lettuce. Brassicas like kale and purple sprouting broccoli do very well from a May sowing.
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Seed Saving workshop at Damson Farm Friday 12 August
We are excited to announce that we are doing an in-person seed saving workshop at Damson Farm in Somerset this August.
You can find out more and book on here: https://www.alisonjenkins.co.uk/seed-saving
Happy sowing and growing
Fred, Ronja, and the rest of the team
Vital Seeds Ltd
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