LANDSCAPING : Before 13h50 (UTC), the ascending waning crescent still channels energy toward petals and stems — make the most of this flower window. Set out pot-grown wallflowers (Erysimum cheiri ‘Blood Red’, ‘Primrose’), sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima) and verbena (Verbena bonariensis) into borders, spacing 20–25 cm apart and pressing each rootball in firmly with your knuckles / Sow annual phlox (Phlox drummondii ‘Twinkle Mixed’) and larkspur (Consolida ajacis ‘Giant Imperial’) directly in drills 0.5 cm deep, rows 25 cm apart — both germinate reliably in warm spring soil and need minimal thinning / Feed established rose bushes with a balanced granular rose fertiliser (50 g per plant), working it lightly into the top 3–4 cm of soil and watering in well; this supports bud formation over the coming weeks
VEGETABLE PATCH : After 13h50 (UTC), the moon shifts into a leaf day — a natural prompt to turn your attention to foliage crops. Direct-sow Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris ‘Bright Lights’, ‘Fordhook Giant’) in drills 1 cm deep, rows 35 cm apart, thinning later to 20 cm; the young leaves smell faintly of earth and iron when you brush them — a good sign of vigour / Transplant celery (Apium graveolens ‘Golden Self-Blanching’, ‘Tall Utah’) seedlings started under cover into prepared beds enriched with well-rotted compost, spacing 25 cm each way and watering in with a dilute liquid seaweed feed (5 ml per litre) to ease transplant stress / Sow pak choi (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis ‘Joi Choi’, ‘Canton Dwarf’) and mizuna (Brassica rapa var. nipposinica) in modules or directly in rows 20 cm apart — both bolt less readily when sown after mid-May under a light fleece in warmer regions / Check spinach (Spinacia oleracea ‘Matador’, ‘Medania’) seedlings sown earlier this week: thin to 10 cm spacing so each plant has room to develop broad, productive leaves rather than competing for light