First Half of May

EVERYWHERE

Sow: All squashes, pumpkins, gourds (except in the low desert). Also all beans, corn, cucumbers, tomatoes, tomatillos (except in the deserts), okra (except in the high mountains), melons, peanuts, peppers and watermelons (except in the low desert and mountains), beets, carrots, celeriac, celery, leaf celery, kohlrabi, New Zealand spinach, spring greens and herbs, and sunflowers (except in the deserts and interior where fuchsias won’t grow).

Plant: Sweet potato slips (except in the mountains). Also horseradish, Jerusalem artichokes and strawberries (except in the low desert), artichokes, cardoons, potatoes and perennial herbs (except in the deserts and interiors where fuchsias won’t grow).

Harvest: Beets, leaf celery, perennial herbs, broccoli, carrots and radishes (except in the low desert).

COAST

Sow: Nasturtiums.

Harvest: Asparagus, beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, carrots, cauliflower, radishes, winter greens and herbs, peas, strawberries and turnips.

HIGH DESERT

Plant: Eggplant.

Harvest: Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, celeriac, peas, potatoes and turnips.

LOW DESERT

Harvest: Beans, broccoli, cabbage, celeriac, melons, watermelons, peppers, summer squash, strawberries, sunflowers, tomatillos and tomatoes.

INTERIOR CLIMATES

(Where fuchsias won’t grow.)

Harvest: Asparagus, beans, broccoli, celeriac, fennel, onions, parsnips, potatoes, salsify, scorzonera and turnips.

INTERIOR CLIMATES

(Where fuchsias grow fairly well.)

Harvest: Cauliflower and peas.

MOUNTAINS

Sow under cover: Nasturtiums, onions, all peas, radishes, salsify, scorzonera and turnips.

Plant under cover: Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, rhubarb and strawberries.

Harvest: Hardy greens and herbs, turnips.

KEY

Spring greens and herbs: Arugula, celtuce, chard, chervil, Chinese broccoli, Chinese cabbages, chives, Chinese chives, chrysanthemum greens, cilantro, collards, corn salad, cresses, dandelion, green onions, shallots, kale, komatsuna, lettuce (romaine and butterhead), mizuna, pak choi, parsley, purslane, sorrel and spinach.

Winter greens and herbs: Spring list plus cabbage, chicories, endive, winter lettuces and rosette pak choi.

Note: When seeds can be sown, seedlings of the same crop can be planted. All crops can be grown in containers.