May

This is a collection from various sources such as Root Cellaring: Natural Cold Storage of Fruits and Vegetables by Mike and Nancy Bubel and Month by Month Gardening in Utah by John Cretti to help keep me on track. I will post updates to each month as needed.

FRESH VEGGIES:

Asparagus

Sugar peas

Lettuce (leaf)

Spinach

Wild greens

Comfrey

Turnip greens

FROZEN AND CANNED VEGGIES: same as in April. Use up the last frozen vegetables from previous year and clean out freezer

SOW SEEDS INDOORS: none

PLANT OUTSIDE {according to Utah frost dates}

May 1 Savory, winter

May 7 Corn, sweet (sow directly in garden)

May 10 Sweet marjoram

May 10 Beans, bush and snap (seed directly in garden)

May 15 Parsley

May 20 Savory, summer

May 27 Cucumber

May 27 Eggplant

May 27 Muskmelon (cantaloupe)

May 27 Okra

May 27 Peppers

May 27 Pumpkins

May 27 Squash, bush or vine

May 27 Tomates

May 27 Watermelon

May 27 Basil

Thin out crowded rows of carrots, beets, endive and leaf lettuce.