May 2024
Each month we’ll share growing information courtesy of the WVU Extension and also other information we find helpful, like growing by the moon. This information is geared especially toward our audience here in the Mid-Ohio Valley. Happy Gardening!
Week 18
Wednesday, May 1st
Last Quarter Moon 🌗
Plant figs
Seed or Transplant Parsley
Thursday, May 2nd
Transplant Onions🧅
Seed Fennel
Plant Fingerling Potatoes🥔
Friday, May 3rd
Plant Potatoes🥔
Transplant or Seed Chinese Cabbage
Saturday, May 4th
Seed Snap Beans
Seed Head Lettuce
Sunday, May 5th
Week 19
Monday, May 6th
Seed Leaf Lettuce🥬
Seed Winter Squash
Control Broadleaf Weeds in Lawns
Tuesday, May 7th
New Moon🌑
Seed Summer Squash
Seed Cucumbers🥒
Wednesday, May 8th
Seed or Transplant Broccoli🥦
Thursday, May 9th
Seed Late Celery
Seed Sweet Corn🌽
Seed Cilantro
Plant Bok Choy
Friday, May 10th
Seed Thyme
Transplant Early Celery
Transplant Early Tomatoes🍅
Grow Mint in Containers
Saturday, May 11th
Seed Annual Flowers
Transplant or Seed Melons🍉
Fertilize Houseplants🪴
Sunday, May 12th
Mother’s Day
Week 20
Monday, May 13th
Plant Sweet Potatoes🍠
Harvest Scapes from Hardneck Garlic🧄
Tuesday, May 14th
Transplant Peppers🫑🌶️
Transplant Okra
Transplant Cabbage
Harvest Established Asparagus
Wednesday, May 15th
First Quarter Moon🌓
Seed Borage
Seed Zinnias
Seed Lima Beans
Thursday, May 16th
Seed Sweet Corn🌽
Remove Blossom from Newly Planted Strawberries🍓
Friday, May 17th
Seed or Transplant Basil
Seed Malabar Spinach
Saturday, May 18th
Install Row Covers for Insect Protection on Cabbage and Broccoli
Sunday, May 19th
Week 21
Monday, May 20th
Prune Azaleas, Viburnum, Lilac, and Forsythia after Blooming
Tuesday, May 21st
Begin Control Measures for Cucumber Beetle
Wednesday, May 22nd
Plant Eggplant🍆
Turn Compost
Thursday, May 23rd
Full Moon🌕
Plant Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkins 🎃
Friday, May 24th
Prune Tomatoes at First Flowering
Plant an Herb Garden
Saturday, May 25th
Stake and Mulch Tomatoes🍅
Trellis Cucumbers🥒
Sunday, May 26th
Week 22
Monday, May 27th
Memorial Day
Plant Asparagus Beans
Transplant Fennel
Tuesday, May 28th
Seed Leaf Lettuce as a Companion Plant with Trellised Cucumbers
Wednesday, May 29th
Seed Roma Beans
Thursday, May 30th
Last Quarter Moon🌗
Friday, May 31st
Plant Summer Carrots🥕