As planting gears up in the home garden in May, here's what to know about starting vegetables, caring for fruit trees and ornamental plants, watering and how to handle pests.
May is the busiest month in my garden. Spring blooms give way to early summer blooms. Perennial bloom takes over for bulbs. The vegetable garden gets planted, fruit trees get attention and, if I’m lucky, the earliest stone fruits are ready to pick by month’s end.
Seedlings grow into much larger plants than you expect. Overcrowded plants never reach mature size. Instead, they form a giant, jumbled jungle — the perfect condition for killer molds, mildew and other problems, too. Here’s what to expect: - Tomato: 3 to 6 feet wide and 6 feet tall. - Pepper and eggplant: 2 to 3 feet wide and tall. - Pumpkin and melon: vines up to 30 feet long in every direction. - Zucchini: 3 feet across. - Tomatillo: 3 to 4 feet tall and wide. - Basil: 2 feet tall and wide.
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