Essential May Gardening Tips

Here are a few gardening tips for May that can help you maximize the health and productivity of your garden during this vibrant month. As spring progresses and temperatures begin to rise, May presents an excellent opportunity to enhance your gardening efforts and prepare for the summer season ahead. Below are some essential tips to consider:

• Use row cover for Cole crops to avoid root maggots.

  
  

• Only use a lawn fertilizer and pesticide combo if all materials are needed.

  
  

• Watch for aphids, spider mites, and slugs on annual flower plantings.

  
  

• Prune spring-flowering shrubs after they have bloomed.

  
  

• Use Salt Hay for mulch in your garden; it is weed-free.

  
  

• Sow sweet corn and green beans every two weeks until the end of June.

  
  

• The grub control Grubex is best applied from the middle of April until the middle of June.