What to Sow in May
May is the last time to sow sweetcorn, to give them plenty of time to grow and ripen. It's also the last opportunity for late summer Cabbages. Sprouting broccoli produces nutrient-packed, succulent spears. Keep sucessional sowing with varieties such as Lettuce and Peas for an extended harvest period. Grow nectar rich plants like Comfrey, Borage and Phacelia...the bees will thank you!
Below is our full range of seeds for sowing in May...
Lentil Green Microgreens are one of the most popular microgreens, certainly one of our favourites too! Lentils come in many colours but this particular variety is light green in colour and as it sprouts it reveals inside its light yellow colouring. Lentils are fun and easy to grow, both as...
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Mustard White microgreens have a wonderful spicy warm flavour, some say it tastes like a mild version of horseradish. Mustard is a very quick growing crop and can be ready to harvest in as little as 7 days. White Mustard is a rich source of Kaempferol and Apigenin, plant compounds...
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Amaranth Red Army (also known as Calaloo, Rajgira, Lal Saag) have intense reddish leaves with cherry pink stems and has a slightly nutty flavour. It is very easy and quick to grow microgreen, babyleaf or up to mature leaf size. Interesting facts...Aztec tribes consumed Amaranth for 80% of their diet!Amaranth...
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Radish Sango microgreens have the most amazing deep red/purple leaves that will liven up any plate. They are rich in vitamins and are suitable for sprouts or microgreens. Radish shoots have a slightly spicy flavour and will be ready to eat in 2-3 days for shoots and 7 days for...
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Radish Daikon microgreens have beautiful white stems and deliciously light green leaves. Unlike other radishes, Daikon is less spicy and has a sweet and light peppery taste. They are rich in vitamins and are suitable for sprouts or microgreens. Radish shoots have a slightly spicy flavour and will be...
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Swiss Chard Bright Lights microgreen brings a rainbow of colours onto the plate, with a light spinach flavour. Please note that Swiss Chard can only be grown as a microgreen. Not suitable for sprouting. How to grow Swiss Chard Bright Lights Microgreen Seeds: Equipment3 x Growing traysGrowing mediumRocket Wild Seeds Culture...
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The Sow Hot Chill Seed Collection contains 12-star performers that have been carefully selected for intense heat and flavour...be warned...when the lowest Scoville rating is a mere 100,000 and the highest is one of the world record holders at 1.5m, you know that you are in for some really hot...
£29.95
Wheatgrass contains an abundance of vitamins, minerals and amino acids. The seeds germinate rapidly into beautiful greens that can be juiced or used to enhance the flavour of your favourite salad. Wheatgrass contains 20 amino acids, several hundred different enzymes not found in other foods and as many as 92...
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Mustard Black microgreens have a wonderful sweet hot mustard flavour from its lacy lime green leaves, some say it tastes like a mild version of horseradish. Mustard is a very quick growing crop and can be ready to harvest in as little as 7 days. Black Mustard is a rich...
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Pink Kale, also known as Red Kohlrabi, tastes like mild sweet red cabbage, some would say also has a milder turnip flavour too, but the taste is more round than red cabbage sprouts. Pink kale sprouts are cultivated from pink cabbage, which is a sister of red kale/cabbage. Pink Kale...
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Red Clover microgreens are a lovely light green and have a fresh, mild sweetness. They’re very similar to alfalfa sprouts, but with plump, crunchy cotyledons. Also unlike alfalfa sprouts, they don’t hang onto their seed hulls, which means less work for you! In fact, these microgreens are hardly any work...
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Garlic Chives/Chinese Leek is one of the most gourmet crops in the world of microgreens. A crop of Garlic Chives looks like a bunch of miniature scallions - or perhaps miniature chives are more correct in this case. Either way - they are visually stunning and they have a mild...
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The Sow Salad Bowl Collection Box is designed to provide a wealth of colour, flavour and texture to your summer salad. This collection box offers a wide variety of traditional salad leaves as well as some more unusual types. In addition to leaves, the collection also includes other salad essentials...
£19.95
Sow Tomatoes has been curated to appeal to the real tomato lover...it has been designed to offer a broad appeal of sizes, colours, and tastes. You will find some absolute classics in the range as well as some more unusual and new varieties. In addition to Tomatoes, the collection also...
£19.95
Garlic Wild Ramsoms is a British native perennial herb, wild relative of Chives. It can be found on the banks of streams and in shaded wooded areas. Carpeting the ground with white flowers and their strong garlic fragrance. Broad spear shaped leaves and most attractive white flower heads composed of tiny...
£2.45
Holy Basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum or Ocimum sanctum) also called tulsi. This basil with green to purple leaves (the hotter the summer, the deeper the purple) and purple stems that exudes a delicious, sweet, clove-like aroma. It contains high levels of the essential oil eugenol and it has been used in...
£2.15
Mustard Red Giant, also known as Japanese Red Mustard, is a traditional mustard with broad, blistered leaves highlighted in red. Left to grow, the leaves become big and bold and are a tasty addition to stir fries. They are also ideal for salads when harvested at a smaller, and more tender,...
£1.55
Mustard Red Frills is a red mustard variety which looks good with its serrated red leaves and a mild fiery mustard flavour.You can sow these oriental red mustards little and often and eat them as mini micro greens, or let them grow on a few centimetres in leaf size and use...
£1.55
Flax Microgreen is a tall and lanky Microgreen, Flax is desired by many for the nutritional qualities of the seed. The seed is often used for teas which aid intestinal health, added to cereals, breads or just ground up in healthy drinks. Whether you are growing Flax or just looking for seed...
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The Hardy Annuals Cut Flower Collection has been specially chosen by home gardeners Sophie and Helier! Each one has been handpicked with you in mind to create the perfect bloom for your home. All of these products have been chosen to sow at the start of the year ready for...
£21.95