Each month we 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.

Moon Phase	Date	Garden Tasks
Fist Quarter Moon 🌓	Sunday, May 4th	Plant or Harvest Aboveground Crops
Full Moon 🌕	Monday, May 12th	Plant Root Crops
Last Quarter Moon🌗	Tuesday, May 20th	Barren Time, Turn Compost & Work Soil
New Moon🌑	Monday, May 26th	Plant Seeds and Transplants

May Weekly Garden Tasks

Week 18

May 1st – 4th

• Seed fennel.

• Seed or Transplant Parsley, Onions, and Chinese Cabbage.

• Plant Figs, Potatoes, and Fingerling Potatoes.

Week 19

May 5th – May 11th

Sunday, May 11th – Mother’s Day

• Seed Broccoli, Snap Beans, Head Lettuce, Leaf Lettuce, Winter Squash, Summer Squash, Cucumber, Late Celery, Sweet Corn, Cilantro, Bok Choy, and Thyme.

• Transplant Tomatoes.

• Apply broadleaf weed control in lawns.

Week 20

May 12th – May 18th

• Seed Annual Flowers, Borage, Lima Beans, and Sweet Corn.

• Transplant Melons, Peppers, Okra, and Cabbage.

• Plant Sweet Potatoes.

• Harvest Scapes from Hardneck Garlic and Asparagus.

• Remove Strawberry Blossoms on Newly Transplanted Plants.

• Fertilize Houseplants.

Week 21

May 19th – May 25th

• Seed Lemon Cucumbers.

• Transplant or Seed Basil and Eggplant.

• Install Row Covers to Protect Cabbage and Broccoli from Insects.

• Prune Azaleas, Viburnum, Lilac, and Forsythia after Blooming.

• Tip Primocane Blackberry Canes at 36 Inches Tall.

• Begin Cucumber Beetle Control Measures.

• Turn Compost.

Week 22

May 26th – May 31st

Monday, May 26th – Memorial Day

• Seed Leaf Lettuce as a Trellised Cucumber Companion.

• Seed Broccoli and Roma Beans.

• Plant Asparagus Beans, Herbs, and Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkins.

• Trellis Cucumbers.

• Stake and Mulch Tomatoes.

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