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May
Tropical / Subtropical Climates
Keep planting out new strawberry runners into a mix of compost, manure and potting mix off the ground.
Liquid-fertilise brassica plants (cabbage, broccoli, kale etc) to keep them forming up florets or strong new leaves.
This is prime coriander time – it’s about the only season that it doesn’t immediately bolt to seed.
Liquid-feed all veggies to keep them growing over the dry season.
- Asian greens
- basil
- broad bean
- broccoli
- cabbage
- carrot
- cassava
- cauliflower
- celery
- Chinese cabbage
- chives
- climbing bean
- cress
- cucumber
- daikon
- eggplant
- endive
- English spinach
- leek
- lettuce
- potato
- rocket
- silverbeet
- spring onion
- swede
- sweet corn
- sweet potato
- tomato
Temperate / Mediterranean Climates
May is the perfect month to harvest your ginger and use the bulbs in cooking – they will be plump and full of flavour.
Loosen the ground with a garden fork before pulling up the rhizomes. Leave some plants in the ground for next season. They will die down over winter but emerge again in spring.
Fill the hole with compost and manure, drench with a seaweed solution or worm juice and wait for them to build up again.
- artichoke
- Asian greens
- asparagus
- broad bean
- broccoli
- celery
- Chinese cabbage
- chives
- coriander
- cress
- daikon
- dill
- English spinach
- Florence fennel
- garlic
- Jerusalem artichoke
- kale
- kohlrabi
- leek
- lettuce
- mint
- onion
- parsley
- mustard
- pea
- potato
- radish
- silverbeet
- spring onion
- swede
Cool / Cold Climates
Plant out Brussels sprout seedlings. They will take about three months to develop sprout buds. They love the frosts and will form better sprouts after a good frosting.
Brussels sprouts need full sun and soils of pH around 6.6–7.0. Plant them into freshly composted soils with a seaweed solution and mulch around the seedlings to retain moisture.
Harvest them as they ripen. Heritage varieties will be ready from the bottom up.
- artichoke
- asparagus
- broad bean
- broccoli
- Brussels sprout
- cauliflower
- celery
- coriander
- daikon
- dill
- endive
- English spinach
- Jerusalem artichoke
- garlic
- kale
- leek
- onion
- parsley
- snow pea
- radish
- rhubarb
- silverbeet
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Garden Tours
Sabrina first joined ASA in 2008 and has since led numerous garden tours for ASA to Italy, France, Spain, England and Morocco. Sabrina has a great passion for plants, gardens and their place in the greater landscape.
To avoid disappointment be sure to book early as tours sell out quickly.
For more information on my tours and other tours with ASA head to their website.
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