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Garden calendar: May

Plant tasks, sowing, planting, and harvest for this month.

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Indoor sowing

cauliflower broccoli Watercress iceberg lettuce peanut Runner bean Garden cress kale kohlrabi Musk squash Lacinato kale pattypan squash Radicchio red cabbage cutting lettuce Zucchini Sweet corn

Direct sowing

basil Tree spinach Winter Savory cauliflower Satureja borage broccoli Rubus Watercress butternut squash cardoon Common chicory Choy Sum Curry plant broad bean Dill garden chervil Coriander common sage Sweet Chestnut Acorn Squash iceberg lettuce Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Cichorium endivia Pea Strawberry Leafy Goosefoot Tiger Nut peanut tarragon Runner bean Radish Common bean Garden cress Garden Orache Ground elder Goji Berry kale Cucumber Salsify buck's-horn plantain red kuri squash Asimina triloba Chickpea Salad Burnet celeriac kohlrabi Rutabaga Komatsuna Butterhead lettuce Allium Welsh onion Lavandula Levisticum officinale Lentil Dandelion May turnip marjoram Swiss Chard Mint Mizuna Wild Strawberry Musk squash Daucus carota New Zealand spinach Okra Oregano Bok choy Lacinato kale Parsnip pattypan squash parsley Common Purslane Radicchio Radish Romaine lettuce Romanesco broccoli Brussels sprouts beet red cabbage Arugula Sorrel Yarrow Allium ramosum Chives cutting lettuce Scorzonera soybean Spaghetti squash Asparagus Spinach pointed cabbage celery Stielmus Tatsoi Thymus tomato Sedum rupestre Common chickweed Common Walnut watermelon White Cabbage Winter Heath Onion Savoy cabbage Root Parsley Hyssop Lemon Balm Zucchini Sweet corn Muskmelon

Planting

Physalis pruinosa Physalis peruviana Apricot Cynara scolymus Eggplant Barbarea vulgaris basil Tree spinach Winter Savory leaf mustard cauliflower borage Urtica broccoli Watercress butternut squash cardoon Chayote Common chicory chili pepper Choy Sum Curry plant Common Fig Coriander common sage Sweet Chestnut Acorn Squash iceberg lettuce Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Cichorium endivia Strawberry Leafy Goosefoot Tiger Nut peanut tarragon Fennel Runner bean Common bean Garden Orache Ground elder Goji Berry Ground Ivy Cucumber Good King Henry red kuri squash Asimina triloba Zingiber potato Kiwi hardy kiwi Salad Burnet celeriac kohlrabi Rutabaga Komatsuna Butterhead lettuce Allium Welsh onion Lavandula Levisticum officinale Cochlearia marjoram Swiss Chard Crambe Mint Mizuna Wild Strawberry Musk squash New Zealand spinach Okra Oregano Bok choy Lacinato kale Pepper pattypan squash Pepino parsley Common Purslane Radicchio Romaine lettuce Romanesco broccoli Brussels sprouts Rosmarinus tomentosus beet red cabbage Arugula Sea Buckthorn Sorrel Chives cutting lettuce Spaghetti squash Asparagus pointed cabbage celery sweet potato table grape Thymus tomato Tomatillo Sedum rupestre watermelon White Cabbage Winter Heath Onion Savoy cabbage Hyssop Lemon Balm Lemon verbena Zucchini Sweet corn Muskmelon Skirret

Harvest

Winter Savory leaf mustard borage Urtica Watercress Allium ursinum Common chicory Choy Sum Curry plant broad bean Dill garden chervil common sage Strawberry tarragon Radish Garden cress Garden Orache Ground elder Ground Ivy Good King Henry buck's-horn plantain Salad Burnet kohlrabi Rutabaga Komatsuna Butterhead lettuce Allium Welsh onion Levisticum officinale Cochlearia Dandelion Honeyberry May turnip Swiss Chard Crambe Mint Mizuna Wild Strawberry Daucus carota Bok choy parsley Radish Rhubarb Romaine lettuce Rosmarinus tomentosus Arugula Sorrel Yarrow Allium ramosum Chives cutting lettuce Asparagus Spinach Stielmus Tatsoi Thymus Sedum rupestre Common chickweed sweet woodruff Winter Heath Onion Lemon Balm Lemon verbena

Plants

143 Plants

cauliflower plant card: Vegetables, Mustard family, Harvest June - November

cauliflower

Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

Vegetables Mustard family

broccoli plant card: Vegetables, mustard family, Sunny to partial shade

broccoli

Brassica oleracea var. italica

Vegetables mustard family

Watercress plant card: Herbs, Mustard family, Harvest April - October

Watercress

Nasturtium officinale

Herbs Mustard family

iceberg lettuce plant card: Aster family, Harvest June - October, Direct sowing April - July

iceberg lettuce

Lactuca sativa var. capitata

peanut plant card: Vegetables, Legumes, Harvest September - October

peanut

Arachis hypogaea

Vegetables Legumes

Runner bean plant card: Vegetables, Legumes, Harvest July - October

Runner bean

Phaseolus coccineus

Vegetables Legumes

Garden cress plant card: Vegetables, Mustard family, Harvest January - December

Garden cress

Lepidium sativum

Vegetables Mustard family

kale plant card: Vegetables, Mustard family, Harvest January - February, October - December

kale

Brassica oleracea var. sabellica

Vegetables Mustard family

kohlrabi plant card: Vegetables, Cabbage family, Harvest May - October

kohlrabi

Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes

Vegetables Cabbage family

Musk squash plant card: Vegetables, Gourds, Harvest September - November

Musk squash

Cucurbita moschata

Vegetables Gourds

Lacinato kale plant card: Vegetables, Mustard family, Harvest January - February, August - December

Lacinato kale

Brassica oleracea var. palmifolia

Vegetables Mustard family

pattypan squash plant card: Vegetables, Gourd family, Harvest July - October

pattypan squash

Cucurbita pepo var. clypeata

Vegetables Gourd family

Radicchio plant card: Vegetables, Aster family, Harvest January, August - December

Radicchio

Cichorium intybus var. foliosum

Vegetables Aster family

red cabbage plant card: Vegetables, Mustard family, Harvest July - November

red cabbage

Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. rubra

Vegetables Mustard family

cutting lettuce plant card: Vegetables, Aster family, Harvest April - October

cutting lettuce

Lactuca sativa var. crispa

Vegetables Aster family

Zucchini plant card: Vegetables, Gourd family, Harvest June - October

Zucchini

Cucurbita pepo var. cylindrica

Vegetables Gourd family

Sweet corn plant card: Vegetables, Grasses, Harvest August - October

Sweet corn

Zea mays Saccharata Group

Vegetables Grasses

basil plant card: Woody plants, Lamiaceae, warm, sunny, sheltered

basil

Ocimum basilicum

Woody plants Lamiaceae

Tree spinach plant card: Leafy vegetables, Amaranth family, Harvest June - October

Tree spinach

Chenopodium giganteum D.Don

Leafy vegetables Amaranth family

Winter Savory plant card: Herbs, Mint family, Harvest March - December

Winter Savory

Satureja montana

Herbs Mint family

Satureja plant card: Herbs, Lamiaceae, Harvest June - October

Satureja

Satureja

Herbs Lamiaceae

borage plant card: Herbs, borage family, Harvest May - September

borage

Borago officinalis

Herbs borage family

Rubus plant card: Fruit, Rose family, Harvest July - October

Rubus

Rubus

Fruit Rose family

butternut squash plant card: Vegetables, Gourd family, Sunny to partially shaded

butternut squash

Cucurbita moschata

Vegetables Gourd family

cardoon plant card: Vegetables, daisy family, Harvest July - October

cardoon

Cynara cardunculus

Vegetables daisy family

Common chicory plant card: Vegetables, Aster family, Harvest May - October

Common chicory

Cichorium intybus

Vegetables Aster family

Choy Sum plant card: Vegetables, Mustard family, Harvest May - November

Choy Sum

Brassica rapa var. parachinensis

Vegetables Mustard family

Curry plant plant card: Herbs, Aster family, Harvest January - December

Curry plant

Helichrysum italicum

Herbs Aster family

broad bean plant card: Vegetables, legumes, Harvest May - August

broad bean

Vicia faba

Vegetables legumes

Dill plant card: Herbs, Celery family, Harvest May - October

Dill

Anethum graveolens

Herbs Celery family

garden chervil plant card: Herbs, Carrot family, Harvest April - October

garden chervil

Anthriscus cerefolium

Herbs Carrot family

Coriander plant card: Herbs, Carrot family, Harvest June - October

Coriander

Coriandrum sativum

Herbs Carrot family

common sage plant card: Herbs, Mint family, Harvest May - October

common sage

Salvia officinalis

Herbs Mint family

Sweet Chestnut plant card: Tree fruit, Beech family, Full sun to partial shade

Sweet Chestnut

Castanea sativa

Tree fruit Beech family

Acorn Squash plant card: Vegetables, Gourd family, Harvest September - November

Acorn Squash

Cucurbita pepo

Vegetables Gourd family

Mesembryanthemum crystallinum plant card: Woody plants, Aizoaceae, full sun and warm

Mesembryanthemum crystallinum

Mesembryanthemum crystallinum

Woody plants Aizoaceae

Cichorium endivia plant card: Vegetables, Aster family, Full sun to partial shade

Cichorium endivia

Cichorium endivia

Vegetables Aster family

Pea plant card: Vegetables, Legumes, Harvest June - September

Pea

Pisum sativum

Vegetables Legumes

Strawberry plant card: Fruit, Rose family, Harvest May - October

Strawberry

Fragaria

Fruit Rose family

Leafy Goosefoot plant card: Vegetables, Amaranth family, Harvest June - October

Leafy Goosefoot

Blitum virgatum

Vegetables Amaranth family

Tiger Nut plant card: Vegetables, Sedges, Harvest October - November

Tiger Nut

Cyperus esculentus

Vegetables Sedges

tarragon plant card: Herbs, Daisy family, Harvest May - October

tarragon

Artemisia dracunculus

Herbs Daisy family

Radish plant card: Vegetables, Mustard family, Harvest April - November

Radish

Raphanus sativus

Vegetables Mustard family

Common bean plant card: Vegetables, Pea family, Harvest July - September

Common bean

Phaseolus vulgaris

Vegetables Pea family

Garden Orache plant card: Vegetables, Amaranth family, Harvest May - October

Garden Orache

Atriplex hortensis

Vegetables Amaranth family

Ground elder plant card: Wild herbs, Carrot family, Harvest March - October

Ground elder

Aegopodium podagraria

Wild herbs Carrot family

Goji Berry plant card: Fruit, Nightshades, Harvest August - October

Goji Berry

Lycium barbarum

Fruit Nightshades

Cucumber plant card: Vegetables, Gourd family, Harvest July - October

Cucumber

Cucumis sativus

Vegetables Gourd family

Salsify plant card: Vegetables, Daisy family, Harvest January - February, October - December

Salsify

Tragopogon porrifolius

Vegetables Daisy family

buck's-horn plantain plant card: Vegetables, Plantain family, Harvest April - October

buck's-horn plantain

Plantago coronopus

Vegetables Plantain family

red kuri squash plant card: Vegetables, Gourd family, Harvest September - November

red kuri squash

Cucurbita maxima

Vegetables Gourd family

Asimina triloba plant card: Fruit, Annonaceae, Sunny to partial shade

Asimina triloba

Asimina triloba

Fruit Annonaceae

Chickpea plant card: Vegetables, Legume family, Harvest July - September

Chickpea

Cicer arietinum

Vegetables Legume family

Salad Burnet plant card: Herbs, Rose family, Harvest January - December

Salad Burnet

Sanguisorba minor

Herbs Rose family

celeriac plant card: Vegetables, Carrot family, Harvest August - November

celeriac

Apium graveolens var. rapaceum

Vegetables Carrot family

Rutabaga plant card: Vegetables, Cabbage family, Harvest May - October

Rutabaga

Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes

Vegetables Cabbage family

Komatsuna plant card: Vegetables, Cabbage family, Harvest May - November

Komatsuna

Brassica rapa var. perviridis

Vegetables Cabbage family

Butterhead lettuce plant card: Vegetables, Aster family, Harvest May - October

Butterhead lettuce

Lactuca sativa var. capitata

Vegetables Aster family

Allium plant card: Bulb and tuber vegetables, Amaryllis family, Sunny to partial shade

Allium

Allium

Bulb and tuber vegetables Amaryllis family

Welsh onion plant card: Vegetables, Amaryllis family, Harvest January - December

Welsh onion

Allium fistulosum

Vegetables Amaryllis family