What to plant in May in Salamanca
In May in Salamanca: 19 plants to sow, 43 to plant out and 38 to harvest, plus feeds and treatments with doses.
This month's climate
14°Mean · 7.3–20.6 °C
47mm · 7.9 rain days
265h · Sun
Source: AEMET climate normals, station Salamanca Aeropuerto (2867), 1981–2010.
Climate alerts this month
- Frost risk: 0.6 frost days on average. Cover tender plants at night.
Sow
19
- Courgette
- Cucumber
- Green bean
- Pumpkin
- Melon
- Watermelon
- Sweetcorn
- Okra
- Basil
- Black-eyed pea
- Amaranth greens
- Purslane
- Dry beans
- Savoy cabbage
- Cardoon
- Brussels sprouts
- Parsnip
- Lawn (Bermuda grass)
- Marigold
Dates are for growing outdoors. You can start seedlings earlier indoors or in a greenhouse, but plant them out only once the frosts are over.
Plant
43
- Tomato
- Celery
- Sweet marjoram
- Chayote
- Celeriac
- Lemon tree
- Orange tree
- Loquat
- Avocado
- Date palm
- Mandarin tree
- Lime tree
- Grapefruit tree
- Dragon fruit
- Prickly pear
- Banana
- Passion fruit
- Pineapple
- Tree tomato (tamarillo)
- Guava
- Bergamot orange
- Chinotto (myrtle-leaved orange)
- Mango
- Bougainvillea
- Canary Island date palm
- Mexican fan palm
- Jacaranda
- Aloe vera
- Golden barrel cactus
- Foxtail agave
- Chinese hibiscus
- Cape leadwort
- Geranium
- Petunia
- Gardenia
- Chrysanthemum
- Bird of paradise
- Dragon tree
- Chinese windmill palm
- Lantana
- Begonia
- Busy Lizzie (impatiens)
- Dahlia
Dates are for growing outdoors. You can start seedlings earlier indoors or in a greenhouse, but plant them out only once the frosts are over.
Harvest
38
- Lettuce
- Garlic
- Onion
- Broad bean
- Pea
- Carrot
- Spinach
- Swiss chard
- Radish
- Spearmint
- Dill
- Parsley
- Beetroot
- Rocket (arugula)
- Santorini fava
- Kohlrabi
- Caper
- Thyme
- Sage
- Lemon verbena
- Coriander (cilantro)
- Watercress
- Pennyroyal
- Asparagus
- Chives
- Lemon balm
- Turnip
- Sorrel
- Rhubarb
- Chervil
- Tarragon
- Strawberry
- Orange tree
- Loquat
- Cherry tree
- Apricot tree
- Grapefruit tree
- Mulberry
Feed
34
- PepperCompost3–5 kg / m²
- AubergineCompost3–5 kg / m²
- CourgetteCompost3–5 kg / m²
- CucumberCompost3–5 kg / m²
- Green beanCompost3–5 kg / m²
- SweetcornCompost3–5 kg / m²
- OkraCompost3–5 kg / m²
- BasilCompost3–5 kg / m²
- Black-eyed peaCompost3–5 kg / m²
- Amaranth greensCompost3–5 kg / m²
- Dry beansCompost3–5 kg / m²
- ChayoteWell-rotted manure4–6 kg / m²
- CeleriacCompost3–5 kg / m²
- RaspberryHigh-potash liquid feed≈20 ml / 10 L
- BlueberryEricaceous fertiliser30–50 g / plant
- Peach treeHigh-potash liquid feed≈20 ml / 10 L
- Date palmOrganic granular fertiliser50–80 g / m²
- Dragon fruitOrganic granular fertiliser50–80 g / m²
- PineappleOrganic granular fertiliser50–80 g / m²
- CherimoyaOrganic granular fertiliser50–80 g / m²
- Bergamot orangeIron chelate5–10 g / tree
- BougainvilleaOrganic granular fertiliser50–80 g / m²
- Canary Island date palmOrganic granular fertiliser50–80 g / m²
- JacarandaOrganic granular fertiliser50–80 g / m²
- Chinese hibiscusOrganic granular fertiliser50–80 g / m²
- Cape leadwortOrganic granular fertiliser50–80 g / m²
- GeraniumHigh-potash liquid feed≈20 ml / 10 L
- AgapanthusHigh-potash liquid feed≈20 ml / 10 L
- CarnationHigh-potash liquid feed≈20 ml / 10 L
- Lawn (tall fescue)Lawn fertiliser25–35 g / m²
- Lawn (Bermuda grass)Lawn fertiliser25–35 g / m²
- BegoniaOrganic granular fertiliser50–80 g / m²
- Busy Lizzie (impatiens)Organic granular fertiliser50–80 g / m²
- ClematisOrganic granular fertiliser50–80 g / m²
Preventive treatment
13
- PotatoCopper (Bordeaux mixture) · against blight & downy mildew10–15 g / L
- BeetrootCopper (Bordeaux mixture) · against peacock spot10–15 g / L
- GrapevineWettable sulphur · against powdery mildew2–3 g / L
- GrapevineCopper (Bordeaux mixture) · against blight & downy mildew10–15 g / L
- Apple treeBacillus thuringiensis · against codling moth1 g / L
- Pear treeBacillus thuringiensis · against codling moth1 g / L
- Tree tomato (tamarillo)Potassium soap · against aphids10–20 ml / L
- GooseberryWettable sulphur · against powdery mildew2–3 g / L
- BlackcurrantWettable sulphur · against powdery mildew2–3 g / L
- RoseWettable sulphur · against powdery mildew2–3 g / L
- OleanderPotassium soap · against aphids10–20 ml / L
- Bay laurelPotassium soap · against scale insects10–20 ml / L
- ChrysanthemumPotassium soap · against aphids10–20 ml / L
- HollyhockWettable sulphur · against rust2–3 g / L
Approximate doses: always follow the product label. Spray in the evening, never in full sun or on flowers visited by bees. No sulphur above 30 °C.
Jobs this month
- Stake tomatoes and beans
- Mulch to keep moisture in
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