May is a great time on the smallholding or in the garden.
During May the elder bushes in the hedgerows will start to flower and now is the traditional time to pick the elderflowers and make elderflower champagne. We have some great new bottles that are ideal for this and they are traditional flip top bottles.
Lots of people will be planting or sowing early crops. The earthway precision seeder is ideal for sowing rows of vegetables and flowers. It can sow small seeds like radish, lettuce, carrots and larger seed like peas, bean and maize.
As the weather starts to warm up everything begins to grow including the weeds, take the hard work out of spraying weeds with the ATV sprayer. This can be mounted on any quad bike, ATV or Mule.
There is always an abundance of eggs during May, why not try hatching some chicks with our Deluxe Complete Home Hatchery? This kit includes everything you need to hatch and rear chicks.
Ascotts are out on the road again during May and will be at the following shows:
North Somerset Show on Monday the 7th May at Wraxall, South of Bristol
and
Royal Welsh Smallholder & Garden festival on the 19th & 20th May
Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Well, Powys
Hope to see you there
Mark & Kate Self
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