A hot May Bank Holiday on the allotment means one thing — everything is growing, bolting, wilting, or misbehaving at once. In this episode of Adventure in Taste and Thyme with Andy, I take you around Plot 35 for a mid‑May update packed with sowing, troubleshooting, and a bit of topical philosophy.
We tackle fast‑growing weeds, slow‑growing seedlings, leaning pea supports, overwintered cabbage, parsnip and radish companion sowing, and the ongoing battle with slugs and snails. I also share my thoughts on rising food costs, global fertiliser issues, and why growing your own veg might become more important than ever.
Inside the greenhouse, courgettes, cucumbers, tomatoes, brassicas, sweetcorn, and lettuce seedlings are all feeling the heat — literally. I set up shaded areas, repot struggling plants, and prepare for the June sowing gap. Plus, I start off blue banana winter squash, beetroot, herbs, and more.
If you enjoy allotment life, real‑world growing challenges, and honest updates from a Dorset plot, this one’s for you.
Chapters / Highlights:
• Weeding the potato bed
• Overwintered cabbage rescue
• Netting gooseberries and orchard fruit
• Fixing the leaning pea protection
• Mid‑May parsnip + radish sowing
• Thoughts on food prices, oil routes, and fertiliser shortages
• Starting blue banana winter squash
• Courgette and cucumber recovery
• Lettuce pricking‑out marathon (CD60 tray)
• Greenhouse heatwave prep
• June sowing plans: herbs, carrots, spring onions, lettuce, radish
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Welcome and Dad Joke
01:43 Weeding
03:51 Cabbage Talk
04:49 Netting Fruit Bushes
05:55 Sorting the Pea Protection
07:30 Parsnip and Radish Hack
10:02 Philosophy Corner
13:29 Seeds and Seedlings
23:18 Tour of Seeds and Seedlings
26:01 Sewing Plans for June
29:63 Byee
5 Comments
Thanks for joining me for this May heat‑wave allotment update. I’d love to hear what’s happening on your plot right now — what’s thriving, what’s struggling, and what you’re sowing for June. Your comments really help the channel grow, and I read every single one. If you enjoyed the video, a Like and a Subscribe make a huge difference.
Philosophy corner was interesting Andy!! Hadn’t considered this but it makes so much sense. Worrying times indeed.
Put your weeds in a tub of water and let it rot down in there to make a fertiliser.
Pojok filsafatnya menarik sekali, Andy!! Aku belum pernah mempertimbangkan ini sebelumnya, tapi ini sangat masuk akal. Memang masa-masa yang mengkhawatirkan.
Love the channel Andy. Keep it coming!