May planting calendar. This is the most important month in the Spring-Summer season. This is the month in which we practically have to have everything done and start with the transplants and the last seedlings of this season.
The days are reaching their peak in terms of hours of sunshine and heat and our garden is going to give a big change. Plants will grow faster and our garden will be full of life.
Chard
- Germination in 7-15 days
- Staggered harvesting of leaves as needed
- Light and frequent watering
- Container: 15 liters
Celery
- Transplant when it is 10-15cm
- Germination in 15-20 days
- Harvest in 8-10 months
- Likes the sun
- Container: 10 liters
Eggplant
- Sowing in hot bed seedbed or greenhouse
- Transplant when it is 10-15cm
- Germination in 7-15 days
- Harvesting in 4-6 months
- Light and frequent watering, maintain humidity.
- Needs a lot of sun exposure
- Container: 15 liters
Pumpkin
- Germination 5-15 days
- Direct seeding can be done
- Harvesting in 4-5 months depending on varieties
- Light and frequent watering
- Minimum container 20 liters
Zucchini
- Direct seeding or seedbed for transplanting
- Germination in 5-15 days, harvesting in 2-4 months
- Transplanting from the 4th true leaf onwards
- Harvest from 10 weeks of age
- Light and frequent watering, maintain humidity.
- Minimum container 22 liters
Brussels sprouts
- Direct seeding or seedbed
- Transplanting with 3 to 4 true leaves
- Germination in 5-10 days
- Harvest in 5-6 months
- Light and frequent watering, maintain humidity.
- 20 liter pot
Cauliflower
- Direct seeding or seedbed
- Transplanting with 3 to 4 true leaves
- Germination in 5-10 days
- Harvest in 4-6 months
- Light and frequent watering, maintain humidity.
- 20 liter pot
Col
- Direct seeding or seedbed
- Transplanting with 3 to 4 true leaves
- Germination in 4-9 days
- Harvest in 5-7 months
- Light and frequent watering, maintain humidity.
- 20 liter pot
Rutabaga
- Direct seeding or seedbed
- Transplanting with 2 or 3 true leaves
- Germination in 20-25 days
- Harvesting in 4-6 months
- Light and frequent watering, maintain humidity.
- Vessel rather deep
Spinach
- Direct sowing of seed, without transplanting
- Rinse when the plants are about 12 cm long.
- Germination in 10-12 days
- Harvesting in 3-4 months
- Light and frequent watering, maintain humidity.
- Container: 3 liters
Strawberries
- Germination in 10-20 days
- Transplanting in Summer
- Light and frequent watering, maintain humidity
- Container : +5 liters
Beans
- Direct seeding
- Germination in 6-12 days
- Harvesting from 8-10 weeks of age
- Light and frequent watering, maintain humidity.
- Minimum container 15 liters
Corn
- Preferably direct seeding
- Germination in 5-10 days
- Harvest in 3-4 months depending on the variety
- Frequent watering, maintain humidity
- Minimum container 20 liters
Melon
- Direct seeding or seedbed for transplanting
- Germination in 5-15 days
- Transplanting from the 4th true leaf onwards
- Harvest from 3 months of age
- Frequent watering, maintain humidity
- Minimum container 25 liters
- Sowing in seedbeds, peat pots
- Transplant when they have 4-5 true leaves.
- Germination in 6-8 days
- Harvest in 2-4 months
- You can collect leaves as you need them
- Light and frequent watering, maintain humidity.
- Container: 3 liters
Potatoes
- Direct seeding.
- You can put whole tuber or split it.
- Needs a lot of organic matter
- Watering once a week is enough.
- Harvest from 3 months early potato to 6 months old potato.
- Minimum container 30 liters
Cucumber
- Germination in 8-15 days
- Transplant 2 to 3 true leaves.
- Harvest at about 2 and a half months.
- Light and frequent watering
- Needs sun exposure
- Minimum container liters
Peppers
- Sowing in hot bed seedbed or greenhouse
- Transplant when it is 10-15cm
- Germination in 10-15 days
- Harvest in 5-7 months
- Light and frequent watering, maintain humidity.
- It needs a lot of sun exposure.
- Container: 15 liters
Leeks
- Direct sowing or in seedbeds
- Plants spaced 15 centimeters apart
- Germination in 12-15 days
- Harvesting in 5 months
- Light watering, maintain humidity
- Container: 5 liters, minimum depth: 25-30 cm.
Radishes
- Direct sowing of seed, without transplanting
- Germination in 6-8 days
- Harvest in 4-5 weeks
- Gentle watering every day to maintain humidity
- Container: 2 liters
- Growing fast and easy
Beets
- Direct sowing from seed or in seedbed
- Rinse when the plants are about 12 cm long.
- Germination in 8-12 days
- Harvesting in 3-4 months
- Light watering only to maintain humidity
- Container: 5 liters
Watermelon
- Direct seeding or seedbed for transplanting
- Germination in 5-10 days
- Transplanting from the 4th true leaf onwards
- Harvest from 4 months of age
- Frequent watering, maintain humidity
- Minimum container 25 liters
- Sowing in hot bed seedbed or greenhouse
- Transplant when it is about 10cm
- Germination in 7-15 days
- Harvesting in 4 and 9 months depending on the type of tomato.
- Spaced watering in spring and short and continuous in summer.
- It needs a lot of sun exposure.
- Container: 25-30 liters
- Direct sowing of seed, without transplanting
- Germination in 12-15 days
- Harvesting in 3-4 months
- Gentle watering every day to maintain humidity
- Min. 20cm substrate depth and 3 liters container
Aromatic and Beneficial Plants to Plant.
Basil
- Direct sowing of seed or in seedbeds
- Germination in 10-15 days
- Harvesting from 2 months
- You can collect leaves as you need them
- Abundant irrigation without waterlogging
- Minimum container 5 liters
Chives
- Direct sowing of seed
- Germination in 10-20 days
- Harvest when stems are 15-20 centimeters long.
- Its flowers are edible
- Lasts up to 10 years
- Rapid growth
- Light watering, not too abundant
- Minimum container 20 liters
Parsley
- Direct sowing of seed, without transplanting
- Germination in 15-30 days
- Harvesting in 2-3 months
- You can collect leaves as you need them
- Gentle watering to maintain humidity
- Minimum container 5 liters
Flowers that we can plant in our Orchard or Garden.
Alegria
- Sowing from seed
- Germination 15-20 days
- Prefers semi-shade but tolerates full sun exposure.
- Indoors it needs a lot of light
- Abundant irrigation
- Multiplication by cuttings
Tagete
- Broadcast direct seeding
- Germinates in 10-20 days
- Exposure Sun and Semi-shade
- Regular watering, not too abundant, 2 to 3 times a week.
- Adapts well to all climates
Rosales.
- Tolerates poor soils.
- Fertilization 2 times minimum during its vegetative cycle.
- Sun exposure minimum 4 hours
- Regular watering, some varieties withstand drought better than others.
- It is advisable to prune during the resting season.
