annuals for May

[Beth Houlden]

Hi
I have a wedding May 21st; what seeds would any of you recommend sowing now to give me flowers for May?
Or is it just too early?
Many thanks
Beth

[PP]

Hi Beth,

sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings, but you are unlikely to get anything you sow now to be in flower for May

most May flowering things are biennials (honesty, hesperis for example) or are perennials (Geums, nepeta, sage, iris, dicentra ) or are bulbs, (Allium, late Tulips),

I’d only sow sweet peas this month, as there just aren’t good enough light levels for anything else until the 3rd week of feb in a greenhouse, and into March for windowsill growing.

the only exception is if you’ve got grow lamps and heated propagators, - in which case you might get away with Gypsophila covent garden, or cornflowers or calendula.

Claire

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[bethh...@btinternet.com]

Thank you for that.
We are investing in a light and have heated propagator, so will try those
Best wishes
Beth

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