Early in the month there’s not much in the way of produce to bring into the kitchen, but within a week or two things start looking up.
We now have plenty of rhubarb, new salad leaves and the lettuce that was sown in March, along with an array of herbs, early onions and our number one productive crop: leafy greens. It’s a top moment for a couple of different spinach varieties, plus Swiss chard. This is a plant that keeps on giving at almost any time of year, but it’s now in May – and then again in September – when it is at its peak.
Towards the end of the month, we also have radishes. You need to eat these quickly once
