3-5 weeks after average date of last frost

 

My Dates: May 8-15 2024 ________2025 ________2026 ________2027 Notes Mulch around plants. Do not mulch around herbs. Side dress plants with fertilizers. Check for bug damage. Weed regularly. Protect summer squash from squash vine borer.
GROWING INSIDE ON THE WINDOWSILL  Brussels Sprouts: If not directly sowing in garden, can sow in pots or flats for late season harvest. Cauliflower: If not directly sowing in garden, can sow in pots or flats for late season harvest. Cabbage: If not directly sowing in garden, can sow in pots or flats for late season harvest. Broccoli: If not directly sowing in garden, can sow in pots or flats for late season harvest.
TRANSPLANTING (from planting) May 1-7 National Pickling Cucumber (28 days)  Hearts of Gold Cantaloupe (28 days) Black Beauty Eggplant (56 days) California Wonder Pepper (56 days) Jalapeno Pepper (56 days) Black Beauty Zucchini (28 days) Heirloom Rainbow Blend Tomato (56 days) Roma Tomato (56 days) Mortgage Lifter Tomato (56 days) Cherokee Purple Tomato (56 days) Crimson Sweet Watermelon (28 days) Butternut Winter Squash (28 days)
DIRECT SOWING DIRECT SOWING Brussels Sprouts: If not sowing indoors, can sow in garden for late season harvest. Cauliflower: If not sowing indoors, can sow in garden for late season harvest. Cabbage: If not sowing indoors, can sow in garden for late season harvest. Broccoli: If not sowing indoors, can sow in garden for late season harvest. Rutabaga: Sow seed in garden. Bush Green Beans: Make another sowing in the garden. Beans: Resow if necessary. Squash: Resow if necessary. Sweet Corn: Resow if necessary. Summer Squash: Sow seed in areas vacated by early crops. Bean: Sow seed in areas vacated by early crops. Carrot: Sow seed in areas vacated by early crops. Fall Cabbage: Sow seed in areas vacated by early crops. Turnip: Sow seed in areas vacated by early crops. Leaf Lettuce: Sow seed in areas vacated by early crops. Escarole and Endive: Sow seeds for fall harvest.
HARVEST Strawberries daily Continue harvesting asparagus. Leaf lettuce. Baby carrots. Harvest outer parsley leaves. Harvest basil leaves. Harvest snow pea plants while pods are flat.  (from seedling) May 12-25 Champion Radish (25 days) May 19-30 Champion Radish (25 days) May 22-June 11 Arugula (35 days) May 30-June 12 Parris Island Lettuce (50 days)