GARDEN CARE CALENDAR
Watering, feeding, pruning—made simple.
Watering, feeding, pruning—made simple.
GARDEN CARE CALENDAR
May
This month · US growing guide · adjust 4–6 weeks ahead for Zones 9–11, 2–4 weeks behind for Zones 3–4
Last Frost & Full Speed Ahead
Last frost passes for most of the US. Plant out your hardened-off starts, direct-sow warm-season crops, and enjoy the first harvests of the year.
Transplant tomatoes, peppers & eggplant
Wait until after your last frost date (check plant-maps.com). Plant tomatoes deep — up to the first set of leaves.
Direct-sow beans, squash & cucumbers
These crops hate root disturbance — sow direct once soil hits 60°F. They grow fast from seed.
Harvest first lettuce, spinach & radishes
Cut lettuce as cut-and-come-again. Harvest spinach before temps hit 80°F or it bolts.
Set up soaker hoses or drip irrigation
Install before summer arrives. Drip irrigation cuts water use by 50% and reduces fungal disease.
Pinch basil seedlings
Pinch the growing tip when basil has 3–4 sets of leaves. Encourages bushy growth vs a single stalk.
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Plant Encyclopedia
102 species — care guides, fun facts, and pet safety info.
Monstera Deliciosa
Monstera deliciosa
Fiddle Leaf Fig
Ficus lyrata
Snake Plant
Dracaena trifasciata
Pothos
Epipremnum aureum
ZZ Plant
Zamioculcas zamiifolia
Peace Lily
Spathiphyllum wallisii
Rubber Plant
Ficus elastica
Spider Plant
Chlorophytum comosum
Philodendron Brasil
Philodendron hederaceum
Chinese Evergreen
Aglaonema commutatum
Calathea Orbifolia
Calathea orbifolia
💡 Prefers filtered or rain water. Loves humidity — use a pebble tray or mister.
Prayer Plant
Maranta leuconeura
Bird of Paradise
Strelitzia nicolai
Swiss Cheese Plant
Monstera adansonii
Dracaena Marginata
Dracaena marginata
Parlor Palm
Chamaedorea elegans
Areca Palm
Dypsis lutescens
Ponytail Palm
Beaucarnea recurvata
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