VEGETABLE PATCH : Rocket, chives, and coriander are your best allies on this leaf day under the Waning Crescent. Press rocket seeds 0.5 cm into a finely raked bed, spacing them 2 cm apart in rows 20 cm wide — their peppery leaves will be ready to cut in under four weeks. Chives go in at 1 cm deep, seeds 2 cm apart, rows 25 cm. Coriander sown 1 cm deep, seeds 3 cm apart, rows 30 cm, germinates quickly in warm late-May soil — choose a spot with afternoon shade to slow bolting. A foliar spray of horsetail decoction over young seedlings strengthens cell walls against fungal pressure in humid weather.
ORCHARD : Run your hand along raspberry canes and remove any that look weak or crowded — good airflow now reduces botrytis risk as fruit swells. Currant bushes and blackcurrants benefit from a foliage check: pick off any leaves showing aphid colonies and drop them into a sealed bag rather than the compost.
LANDSCAPING : Wisteria has likely finished its main flush — shorten the long whippy shoots back to five or six leaves; this first summer trim encourages flower buds to form for next year.