What to Plant in May in Wellington — Sowday

Vegetables

32 in season

Direct sow · soak seed clusters overnight to speed germination

Start indoors · harvest young and green — riper fruit turns bitter

Direct sow · fall crops resist bolting better than spring ones

Direct sow · pinch growing tips once pods set to deter aphids

Direct sow · sow after soil warms; skip cold, wet spring soil

Herbs

12 in season

Start indoors · loves heat, don't rush it outside before frost

Direct sow · prefers cool shade, bolts quickly once hot

Start indoors · perennial clumps, snip leaves for repeat harvests

Direct sow · bolts fast in heat, sow small batches often

Direct sow · taproot resents transplanting, sow direct

Fruit · nothing to sow this month