Home > Growing tips & recipes > Grow Buddies Subscription – May 2026 4 min read 09.04.2026 Grow Buddies Subscription – May 2026 Welcome to your May growing guideHere’s what’s in your box this month:Sunflower High Hopes Runner Bean Guinness RecordYour May growing challenge:Challenge a friend to a giant sunflower growing competition!Sunflower High HopesSowing infoSow sunflower seeds into individual pots of peat-free, multi-purpose compost. Sow seeds 1.5cm deep, germination takes 7-10 days at 20-25c. When your plants reach about 30cm tall, harden off and plant them out after all risk of frost has passed. Plants grow quickly, so don’t be tempted to start too early.Growing infoThese sunflowers need full sun and staking for support, however you can strengthen sunflower stems by brushing your hand regularly across seedlings before they are planted out to simulate wind. For the tallest plants keep well watered and feed regularly with organic liquid feed. Runner Bean Guinness RecordSowing infoCan be sown in position, if you have no problem with mice or pigeons. Sow at a depth of 5cm with 7cm spacing. Alternatively, sow Indoors in module trays. 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. Growing infoProvide support for these prolific growers. Pick when pods are young and tender. If growing giant beans for exhibition, remove all but one pod from each cluster at an early stage, and feed regularly with organic.Blog – How to sow and grow 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 Zero Waste Tomato Passata Next Get Growing Subscription – May 2026
