Bell Pepper Is In Season. 10 Days to Make It Count.
Do this: Set out transplants 0.5" deep, 21" apart, rows 33" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around May 31.
In season now
Still Time for Hot Pepper (Jalapeño) — 10 Days and Counting
Do this: Set out transplants 0.5" deep, 21" apart, rows 33" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around May 31.
Still Time for Sweet Potato — 10 Days and Counting
Do this: Plant slips 4" deep, 14" apart, rows 42" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Jul 10.
Tomato: 10 Days Left to Plant
Do this: Set out transplants 0.5" deep, 42" apart, rows 42" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Jun 10.
Still Time for Southern Peas (Cowpeas, Black-eyed, Purple Hull) — 24 Days and Counting
Do this: Sow seed directly 2.5" deep, 5" apart, rows 30" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around May 31.
Yardlong (Asparagus) Bean Is In Season. 24 Days to Make It Count.
Do this: Sow seed directly 2" deep, 10" apart, rows 42" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around May 11.
Basil: 182 Days Left to Plant
Do this: Sow seed or set transplants 0.25" deep, 12" apart, rows 36" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around May 31.
Garden chores
Vine borer patrol
Do this: Check squash stems near the soil for frass and wilting, and spray or inject Bt at the first sign of moths.
Feed the first-year mound
Do this: Plant peas or cowpeas on a new mound, or side-dress with nitrogen if leaves look pale from wood tie-up.
Flip the leaves
Do this: Walk the garden and check leaf undersides on squash, tomatoes and greens for eggs and pests.
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