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May Vegetable and Herb Gardening Calendar for Cool & Alpine Climate Australia

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Australia – Cool & alpine climate zones

May is the last month of autumn, when the weather starts cooling down, but there are still sunny days. There are frosts inland and in the high regions. Cold windy days are expected in the southern states, and weather in Hobart is cool and rainy. Snow is a possibility in the ranges around Canberra, the Snowy Mountains and Victorian Alps.

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 (Cool & Alpine Climate)

May Seeds to Sow and Seedlings to Plant (Cool & Alpine Climate Australia)Sow/PlantHarvest (weeks)
Broad Beansdst12-22
Corn Saladd5-8
Garlicplant cloves17-25
Mustard Greenst5-8
Rocketd21-35 days
Shallotsd12-15
Spinachdst5-11
Spring Onions (Bunching Onions)t6-10

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 Cool & Alpine 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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