Month of May Gardening Tasks
By May, frost danger has passed in most regions, opening the door to planting tender annuals, vegetables, and everything that couldn't go in the ground earlier.
Transplant warm-season vegetables and tender annuals once the danger of frost has fully passed.
Deadhead spent tulip and daffodil blooms, but let the foliage die back naturally to feed next year's bulbs.
Stake or cage tall perennials and vegetables now, before they grow too large to support easily.
Watch closely for early pest activity, like aphids, on tender new growth.
Begin a regular watering schedule as temperatures climb and rainfall becomes less reliable.
May is an ideal month to add a fresh layer of mulch — it locks in the season's rising soil moisture right as plants ramp up active growth.
