Last Call for Southern Peas (Cowpeas, Black-eyed, Purple Hull): Window Shuts in 1 Day
Do this: Sow seed directly 2.5" deep, 5" apart, rows 30" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Jun 24.
Plant today
Yardlong (Asparagus) Bean Leaves the Station Monday
Do this: Sow seed directly 2" deep, 10" apart, rows 42" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Jun 4.
In season now
Still Time for Basil — 158 Days and Counting
Do this: Sow seed or set transplants 0.25" deep, 12" apart, rows 36" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Jun 24.
Garden chores
Squash bug egg patrol
Do this: Crush the shiny bronze egg clusters on squash leaf undersides before they hatch.
Board trap tonight
Do this: Lay a board by your squash plants tonight and destroy the squash bugs hiding under it at dawn.
Guard the squash stems
Do this: Watch for orange-and-black borer moths and check stem bases for holes with sawdust-like frass.