May Planting Guide

Bedding Plants

      May is one of the busiest months in the flower garden. As cool-season annuals become unattractive, the beds need to be cleaned out and replanted with warm-season annuals for summer color. 

General Maintenance   

     Remove developing seed pods from s Louisiana iris, agapanthus and amaryllis when they finish blooming.  Early May is the last chance to apply many broadleaf weed killers and weed-and-feed products to the lawn before the weather gets too hot. 

Vegetables

      Excellent hot-weather vegetables that can be planted now include amaranth, cantaloupe, cucuzzi, cushaw, eggplant, Malabar spinach, edible soybean, peanuts, pumpkin, Southern peas, hot peppers, lima beans, luffa gourd, mirliton, okra, sweet potato, watermelon and yard-long beans.