Home > Growing tips & recipes > Seed Addict Subscription – May 9 min read 24.04.2025 Seed Addict Subscription – May HELLO SEED ADDICTWelcome to your guide for your May seed subscription:Here’s what’s in your box this month:Storage Tomato Hanging Prince Courgette Long white Red Orach French Bean Monte Gusto Sweetcorn Golden BantamStorage Tomato Hanging PrinceSowing infoSurface sow seeds in small pots of moist, peat-free compost and just cover. Storage tomatoes need a late start no earlier than April. They need heat to germinate, and benefit from lots of light, so supplement both if necessary. Germination takes place within 1-2 weeks.Growing infoPlant out after last frost and water until established. From that point water as little as possible to harden the skins for storage. Will require support. Remove side shoots and lower 50% of foliage to maintain straight, healthy plants. Remove whole trusses when the fruit is turning red but not yet fully ripe and hang in rodent free location.Blog – How to Sow and Grow Storage Tomatoes Courgette 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 Red OrachSowing infoAlthough this plant can be propagated indoors ahead of planting out, it performs much better when surface sown directly in position. Simply sprinkle sparingly across the area it is to be grown in mid spring, when conditions are right it will germinate and grow rapidly. Harvesting can begin when plants are 30cm tall.Growing infoThis crop will self seed everywhere, so remove seed heads, store and use to grow an abundance of nutrient dense microgreens in winter. French Bean Monte GustoSowing infoCan be sown in position May to early June, if you have no problem with mice or pigeons. Sow close together as little as 7cm apart 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, providing support.Growing infoPlants should be efficient climbers, so will require little training. 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 Sweetcorn Golden BantamSowing infoBest started under cover in April in module trays, it is fast growing so don’t start too early. Sweetcorn needs a bit of warmth in the soil for germination, so if you’re starting in April, keep them on a windowsill or sunny greenhouse until they take off. Plant out only when all risk of frost has passed.Growing infoPlant in ‘blocks’ or rectangle patterns to give the best chance of good pollination. The sweet flavour will be compromised with cross polination with other corns so keep as much distance as possible from other varieties and sow 2 weeks apart so they flower at different times.Blog – How to Sow and Grow Corn 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 Get Growing Subscription – May
