May in the Garden: 50 Guides for Your Lushest, Most Productive Month

May is the gardener’s sweet spot—all systems go! Blossoms, bees, tender veg, and bursts of growth at every turn. With longer days, warmer nights, and a sense of summer on the horizon, there’s joy and plenty to do, whether you’re nurturing new seedlings, tending borders, or savoring your first harvests.

Explore these 50 expert-written May articles, sorted by topic, to help you plant, grow, care, and harvest with confidence through this month of abundance.

May Article Categories

• Vegetable, Fruit & Kitchen Garden
• Flowers, Bulbs & Borders
• Lawn, Soil & Compost
• Greenhouse, Polytunnel & Indoor
• Pruning, Care & Garden Chores
• Wildlife, Nature & Eco Gardening
• Harvest, Cooking & Preserving
• DIY, Tools & Planning
• Family, Inspiration & Wellbeing

Vegetable, Fruit & Kitchen Garden

1. Planting Out: Tomatoes, Peppers & Cucumbers
2. Succession Sowing for Nonstop Greens
3. Direct-Sowing Beans, Corn & Courgettes
4. Care for Early Potatoes & Earthing Up
5. Feeding & Tying in Peas and Beans
6. Protecting Carrots and Onions from Pests
7. Watering Strategies for Seedling Success
8. Netting Strawberries Against Birds
9. Training New Raspberry & Blackberry Canes
10. Thinning Fruit on Trees and Bushes

Flowers, Bulbs & Borders

11. Planting Summer Bedding and Annuals
12. Lifting & Dividing Spring Perennials
13. Sowing Sunflowers, Zinnias & Cosmos
14. Bulb Care: Deadheading Daffodils & Tulips
15. Supporting Tall Flowers to Prevent Flop
16. Designing Colorful Container Displays
17. Feeding Roses for May Blooms
18. Pinching Out Sweet Peas and Fuchsias
19. Early Clematis & Rose Tying-In
20. Pruning Spring-Flowering Shrubs

Lawn, Soil & Compost

21. May Lawn Care: Mowing, Feeding & Edge Trimming
22. Dealing with Weeds & Moss on Lawns
23. Aerating & Top Dressing Ahead of Summer
24. Turning Full Compost Heaps for a Mid-Season Boost
25. Testing & Adjusting Soil Nutrients
26. Applying Mulch to Borders & Veg Beds
27. Building New Compost Bins with Garden Waste

Greenhouse, Polytunnel & Indoor

28. Hardening Off and Planting Out Overwintered Crops
29. Managing Greenhouse Heat & Ventilation
30. Sowing Tender Herbs, Basil & Coriander
31. Polytunnel Must-Dos for Early Harvests
32. Dealing with Pests: Aphids, Whitefly & Red Spider Mite
33. Watering and Feeding Container Plants
34. Propagating Tomatoes and Pelargoniums from Cuttings

Pruning, Care & Garden Chores

35. Staking and Securing New Growth
36. Pruning Early Clematis, Forsythia & Spring Jasmine
37. Weeding Borders for Healthy Competition
38. Cleaning Pathways, Furniture & Pots
39. Refilling Water Butts & Setting Up Irrigation
40. Inspecting & Repairing Garden Structures

Wildlife, Nature & Eco Gardening

41. Creating Mini-Wildflower Meadows
42. Supporting Pollinators with Early-Summer Flowers
43. Attracting Frogs & Hedgehogs with Water & Shelter
44. Managing Ponds for Tadpoles and Newts
45. Building Bug Hotels and Bee Bricks

Harvest, Cooking & Preserving

46. Harvesting Rhubarb, Asparagus & Early Herbs
47. Cooking with Spinach, Chard & New Potatoes
48. Fresh Herb Pesto and Spring Salads
49. Freezing and Preserving Surplus Greens
50. Making Herbal Teas with May’s Growth

DIY, Tools & Planning

51. Building Raised Beds and Planter Projects
52. Sharpening Blades & Repairing Tools
53. Organizing Seeds for Succession Sowing
54. Updating Your Vegetable Crop Map
55. Setting Month-by-Month Garden Reminders

Family, Inspiration & Wellbeing

56. May Nature Trails: Tracking Insect & Birdlife
57. Photography: Capturing Peak Garden Color
58. Garden Yoga: Mindful Movement Outdoors
59. Kids’ Container Garden Projects
60. Creating a ‘Garden Moments’ Journal

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