What to do in your garden during May

In subtropical regions of the country do the following during May.

Plant & Sow

Annuals

Sow quick-maturing summer annuals like:

Vegetables

Sow vegetables like: 

Garden Maintenance

General garden maintenance

• Water and mow the lawn once a month.
• Spring-flowering bulbs can still be planted.
• Fertilize granadillas and pawpaws.
• Do not water mango trees from now until the end of July.
• Water tropical plants frequently when the weather is hot and dry.
• Water Staghorn ferns, Bromeliad.
• Do not neglect your container plants; prune them lightly and feed and water them regularly.
• Cut out the dead branches from garden trees.
• Feed and deadhead annuals.
• Water and mow the lawn.
• Feed foliage plants with a nitrogen-based fertilizer, such as Nitrosol or Seagro.
• Watch out for mildew on plants, especially on Zinnia, and spray if necessary.
• Feed Canna, mulch with compost and water regularly.
• Deadhead flowering plants.

For May maintenance tips on watering, pruning,
pests and disease, fertilizing and much more visit our countrywide maintenance guide.