15+ Simple Jobs for the Best Garden in Late Spring

It’s a gloriously warm sunny morning in Late Spring. I grab a quick breakfast, don the wellies and slather on hand cream. Then dash into the garden, determined to make the most of my time.

In the Northern hemisphere, Late Spring lands in May. For the Southern hemisphere, it is November. But whichever half of the globe you are in, the garden is bursting into life! And our activity level is increasing too. “It’s not called Spring-fever for nothin’!”

The trouble is, I often get waylaid. Whether by the sight of pretty flowers or seeking the source of the beautiful scent filling my nostrils or falling over a dog or two. Remembering what needs to be done can be a problem. But not any more with this handy reminder of the jobs to get the garden (yours and mine) looking it’s best in Late Spring

It’s time to get more seeds sown, and newly grown plants into the ground. Even harvest a few early crops of the year, along with the last of the Lettuce sown in the Autumn. So let’s get gardening!

Here are the 15+ simple jobs you will need to do this month:-

In the Kitchen Garden

Sow Sweetcorn, Marrows and Courgettes, Runner Beans and your main crop of Beetroot
Earth-up any Potatoes you have planted
Harvest the Lettuce sown last Autumn as well as early crops of Carrots, Beetroot and bunching Turnips

In the Fruit Garden

Remove the blossom from one-year-old Strawberry plants as well as those from 2 and 3-year-old fruit trees – this helps the plants to bulk up ready for production next year
Mulch your mature Strawberry plants to protect the fruit NB If the ground isn’t already moist, water before mulching.
Net any fruit you want to protect from marauding birds

Lawn Care

You can start to cut the grass on your lawn lower during Late Spring
There is still time to treat weeds in the lawn and the moss
Apply a light dressing of a nitrogen-rich fertilizer to the grass to encourage growth

The Flower Garden

Seedlings need to be thinned whether sown in pots or the ground
Young plants can be potted on
Acclimatize plants grown undercover to being outside – but keep an eye on the weather if the threat of a late frost is still possible in your area
Continue to dead-head any herbaceous perennials to encourage the flowering to continue
Time to plant out Dahlias and Chrysanthemums
Give Alpines a tidy after they finish flowering – Quick Tip: clip them with shears

General Garden Care

Check the ties and stakes on trees and plants, not only to see if they have worked loose in windy weather but also for swelling plant stems being restricted by tight restraints
Keep weeding, watering (when necessary) and generally keeping a look-out for pests and diseases. Many problems can be avoided with swift action

And the Hand- cream? Slather a good layer over your hands, scrape your nails gentle over your palms to wedge a dollop under each fingernail. Then cleaning your hands will be a breeze after a day in the Garden.

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