Home > Growing tips & recipes > Get Growing Subscription – May 6 min read 24.04.2025 Get Growing Subscription – May HELLO KEEN GROWERWelcome to your guide for your May ‘ get growing’ seed subscription!Here’s what’s in your box:Courgette Long White Sunflower Titan Dwarf Bean CresoCourgette Long WhiteSowing infoCourgettes are very fast growing and will quickly become large plants, so do not be tempted to start too early. Sow courgette seeds 1.5cm deep in small pots filled with peat free multipurpose compost. Sow the seeds on their side, if laid flat, water can sit on top of the seed and cause it to rot before germinating. Keep at a temperature of 20-25C until after germination, which usually takes 7-10 days. Do not exclude light as this helps germination.Growing infoPlant out after all risk of frost has passed into a sunny position. Keep well waterered to avoid issues with powdery mildew. Keep harvesting fruit regularly before it gets too large to encourage more fruit to set. The more you pick the more you get.Blog – How to Sow and Grow Courgettes Sunflower TitanSowing infoSow sunflower seeds into individual pots of peat-free, multi-purpose compost in April. Sow one seed per 7.5cm pot. Push the seed 1.5cm into the compost and water in. Place undercover in a greenhouse or similar. When your plants reach about 30cm tall, plant them out into the garden after all risk of frost has passed. Plants grow quickly, so don’t be tempted to start too early.Growing infoSunflowers need sun. They do best in fertile soil in a sheltered spot, but will also do well in containers. However, if you want your sunflower to grow really tall, it’s best to plant it in the ground. Tall sunflowers may need staking, however you can strengthen sunflower stems by brushing your hand regularly across seedlings before they are planted out to simulate wind. Dwarf Bean CresoSowing infoCan be sown in position May to early June, if you have no problem with mice or pigeons. Sow at a depth of 5cm. Alternatively, sow Indoors in module trays from April to May. Beans are fast growing, so don’t be tempted to sow too early. Harden off and plant out after all risk of frost has passed. A great filler for mid summer gaps in your veg beds.Growing infoGrows to a height of 45cm and doesn’t require support. Pick when pods are young and tender to enjoy fresh or leave pods on plant to semi dry to harvest drying beans for storage.Blog – How to Sow and Grow Beans Garden jobs for this MayPot on or plant out your tomatoes – If your toms have outgrown their baby boots (aka pots), it’s time to move them on. Greenhouse growers, you’re probably already knee-deep in trusses. Outdoor growers—wait till the frosts have well and truly packed their bags. No shivering tomatoes allowed! Sow your succession – Just because the first batch of beetroot or salad leaves is in, doesn’t mean you’re done. Keep sowing little and often so your harvests keep rolling in like guests at a summer garden party. Deadhead to get ahead – Give those spring flowers a quick snip to stop them setting seed and encourage fresh blooms. More flowers = more pollinators = more beans. Meet the author Nelly Nelly works in the She Grows Veg marketing department and is an incredible cook! She's learning how to grow veg fast in her very own container garden. Her favourites so far are the Dwarf Sunflower called 'Sunspot' and our Dwarf Pea called 'Tom Thumb'. Previous What Vegetable Seeds To Sow In May Next Seed Addict Subscription – May
