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May Vegetable and Herb Gardening Calendar for Arid Climate Australia

Australia - arid climate zones
Australia – Arid climate zones

May is the last month of autumn, when the weather starts cooling down, but there are still sunny days. There may be frosts in inland areas.

This is a time for pruning, taking cuttings for propagation, dividing perennials, and planting new trees, shrubs and vines. The soil is still warm enough for moving and relocating plants around the garden.

It’s also the time to clean up the garden, to remove all the dead and dried leaves, branches and plants, which is a great source of organic matter for mulching and composting!

Things to Do This Month:

Vegetables and Herbs to Grow in May (Arid Climate)

May Seeds to Sow and Seedlings to Plant
(Arid Climate Australia)
Sow/PlantHarvest (weeks)
Beetrootdst7-10
Broad Beansdst12-22
Broccolist10-16
Burdockd17-18
Cabbaget8-15
Carrotd12-18
Cauliflowerst15-22
Celerys17-18
Chicorys16-24
Chinese Cabbagest8-10
Collard Greensdst8-11
Dills8-12
Endivedst10-11
Garlicplant cloves17-25
Jerusalem Artichokesplant tubers15-20
Kaledst7-9
Kohlrabidt7-10
Leekst15-18
Lemon Balms8-10
Lettucedst8-12
Mustard Greensdst5-8
Oniont25-34
Pak Choydst6-11
Parsleydt9-19
Parsnipd17-20
Peasdst9-11
Radishd5-7
Rocketd21-35 days
Silverbeet (Swiss Chard)dst7-12
Snow Peasdst12-14
Spinachdst5-11
Strawberry (seed)s12 months
Strawberry (plants)t11
Swedes (Rutabaga)dst10-14
Thymes42-52
Turnipd6-9

Key:
d = sow seeds directly into ground
s = sow seeds into seed tray
ds = sow seeds directly into ground or seed tray
t = transplant seedlings (small plants) into larger pots or plant into ground
*= frost tender
**= sow after frost

Download printable PDF version of Gardening Calendar (Australian Arid Climate) – May

To help improve these garden calendars, feedback and additional information from readers is greatly appreciated! Australia’s climate varies considerably, and local knowledge of when particular things need to be done in the garden are most helpful to others living in those area, so please feel free to share.

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