may

Beans in May

It is still possible to get a frost in early May in many parts of Central Brittany – and a careful watch therefore has to be kept on the weather forecast. On cold nights it is worth making an effort to cover potatoes and other sensitive plants with fleece, newspaper, or anything that comes to [...]

Carrots

Amongst cooks, carrots are probably the most popular vegetable that can be grown in this climate. When freshly picked their taste is incomparable, they store well, they can be used in salads or in a huge variety of cooked dishes, and are even sweet enough to be used in desserts. The two main difficulties in [...]

Potatoes – Earthing Up

The main concern at this time of yearhas to be potatoes. Everyone has their own ideas about the best time to plant them, but most people would agree that in Brittany all of your crop should be in the ground by the middle of April.
If you have planted early, and the shoots are already above [...]

Planting in May

May is the month when the planting programme for the garden is more or less completed. Look around the garden, identify the spaces, and work out what you want to put in them.
The aim is to get all the frost-sensitive plants in the ground at the optimum time: seeds can be planted at the beginning [...]