What to plant in May / Što saditi u svibnju ?

Last few days we finally had some nice, sunny weather. I really missed sun for the last 2 weeks as we only had gray skies and rain. Before I start with today’s subject I want to show you what’s new in my raised bed garden. I showed you my tomatoes but since then I planted carrot seed, lettuce seeds and some pumpkin seeds. I also found some paprika seed leftovers from last year so I planted that too, but we will see if it grows out (never had paprika growing from seeds in my garden, quite hard to get them out).

I also got some lettuce from my grandma so I planted that too. In a next few days I should get cucumbers too and maybe something else, but still not sure what. Now something about today’s subject. What to plant when? That question is in my head every spring. You don’t want to plant something too early or too late because your work won’t give any good results. You probably had that same problem when you started growing your own vegetables for the first time. And it’s totally ok to ask that question. So, it’s May now, and it’s still not late to plant your own vegetables. Warm temperatures are here and you don’t have to worry about frost, and warm soil allows fast germination and growing plants. 

May is perfect time for transplanting seedlings of brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, collards, kale, leeks and tomatoes. If you didn’t make your own seedlings you can buy some at farmer’s marker or somewhere else, but you should think of getting organic ones. Also in May, you can plant (from seeds) carrots, chives, corn salad (one of my favorite), lettuce, kohlrabi, onion, garlic, pak choy, parsley, peas, radish, turnip, spinach, broccoli, pumpkins, squashes,  green beans, beans, beetroot, cucumbers, sweet corn, cabbage, peppers. In May you can also plant herbs like basil, oregano, thyme and sage, and some fruits like strawberries, melons and watermelons. Just keep in mind that whatever you plant in your garden requires daily care (watering, weeding and stuff like that) and without it, probably won’t be as good as it should.  Also, if you plant your vegetables from seeds you should be patient because some plants need more time to grow out than the others. Let’s see how it works (I’ll tell you how long you’ll have to wait for all those vegetables I told you, you can plant from seeds, to germinate). 

Carrots take 7-15 days, chives 20-25 days, corn salad 7-15 days, lettuce 5-7 days, kohlrabi 5-10 days,  onion 6-12 days, garlic 10-15 days, pak choy 5-10 days, parsley 10-28 days, peas 5-8 days, radish 4-10 days, turnip 5-7 days, spinach 7-21 days, broccoli 5-10 days, pumpkins 4-8 days, squashes 4-10 days,  green beans 5-10 days, beans 5-8 days, beetroot 4-14 days, cucumbers 4-8 days, sweet corn 4-8 days, cabbage 5-10 days, peppers 10-21 days.

Now you know what you can plant in May and how long you’ll have to wait it to germinate. But when will you be able to enjoy their taste? Let’s see…

You can harvest your carrots (which you planted in May) from September, chives from August, corn salad from July, lettuce from July, kohlrabi from August,  onion from November, garlic from October, pak choy from July, parsley from August, peas from August, radish from July, turnip from July, spinach from July, broccoli from September, pumpkins from September/October/November depending on type, squashes from September/October/November depending on type,  green beans from September, beans from September, beetroot from August, cucumbers from July, sweet corn from August/September, cabbage from July, peppers from July/August.

Now that you know all of this it’s time for you to plant something (if you didn’t do it already) and wait to harvest your plants. I hope this post will help you and I’ll do same post about what to plant in June in the beginning of month. If you’re not sure when to plant something (if I missed something you want to grow) feel free to ask me.

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Zadnjih nekoliko dana napokon imamo lijepo, sunčano vrijeme. Sunce mi je zaista nedostajalo jer smo zadnjih nekoliko tjedana imali samo sivilo i kišu. Prije nego što počnem s današnjom temom, želim vam pokazati što je novo u mom vrtu s podignutim gredicama. Rajčice sam vam pokazala, a od tada sam posijala sjeme mrkve, selene salate i bundeva. Također, pronašla sam i sjeme paprike koje mi je ostalo od prošle godine pa sam posijala i njega, ali vidjet ćemo hoće li paprika izrasti (do sada u vrtu nikako nisam uspjela uzgojiti papriku iz sjemena). Također presadila sam i salatu čije sam sadnice dobila od bake.

 U sljedećih nekoliko dana treba zasaditi krastavce, a možda i nešto drugo , ali još uvijek nisam odlučila što. Sada nešto o današnjoj temi . Što kada posaditi? To pitanje u glavi mi je svakog proljeća . Ne želite posaditi nešto prerano i prekasno, jer unatoč trudu nećete imati zadovoljavajuće rezultate. I vama se to pitanje vjerojatno vrzmalo po glavi kada ste po prvi puta odlučili uzgajati vlastito povrće. I to je pitanje potpuno ok. Svibnja je i još uvijek nije kasno da posadite svoje povrće. Toplo vrijeme je stiglo i više se ne morate brinuti zbog mraza, a toplo tlo omogućuje brzo klijanje i uzgoj biljaka. Svibanj je idealno vrijeme za presađivanje sadnica prokulica , kupusa, cvjetače, kelja, poriluka i rajčica. Ako niste napraviti vlastite sadnice, možete ih kupiti u rasadnicima ali imate na umu da birate one organske. Također u svibnju , možete posijati (iz sjemena) mrkvu, vlasac, matovilac (jedna od mojih omiljenih vrsta ), zelenu salatu, korabu, luk, češnjak, kineski kupus , peršin, grašak, rotkvicu, repu, špinat, brokulu, bundevu, tikvice , mahune , grah, ciklu, krastavce, kukuruz , kupus i papriku . U svibnju također možete posaditi i bilje poput bosiljka , origana, timijana i kadulje , ali i neke voćne vrste poput jagoda, dinje i lubenice. Samo imajte na umu da biljke u vašem vrtu zahtijevaju svakodnevnu njegu ( zalijevanje, plijevljenje i takve stvari ) i bez njege, vjerojatno neće roditi tako dobro kao što bi trebale. Isto tako, ako biljku uzgajate iz sjemena budite strpljivi, jer nekim biljkama je potrebno više vremena da izrastu od drugih. Da vidimo kako to ide (reći ću vam koliko morate čekati da sjeme isklija, za sve one biljke koje sam napomenula da možete uzgojiti iz sjemena). 

Mrkva klija 7 do 15 dana , vlasac 20-25 dana, matovilac 7-15 dana, salata 5-7 dana, koraba 5-10 dana, luk 6-12 dana, češnjak 10-15 dana, kineski kupus 5-10 dana, peršin 10-28 dana, grašak 5-8 dana, rotkvica 4-10 dana, repa 5-7 dana, špinat 7 do 21 dan, brokula 5 do 10 dana, bundeve 4-8 dana, tikvica 4-10 dana, zeleni grah 5-10 dana, grah 5-8 dana, cikla 4-14 dana, krastavci 4-8 dana, kukuruz 4-8 dana, kupus 5-10 dana, paprike 10 do 21 dan.

Sad znate što možete posaditi u svibnju i koliko dugo ćete morati čekati da sjeme proklija. No, kada ćete moći uživati u njihovom ukusu ? Da vidimo ...

Mrkvu (koje ste posadili u svibnju) možete brati od rujna, vlasac od kolovoza, matovilac od srpnja, korabu od kolovoza, luk od studenog, češnjak od listopada, kineski kupus od srpnja, peršin od kolovoza, grašak od kolovoza, rotkvice od srpnja, repu od srpnja, špinat također od srpnja, brokulu od rujna , bundevu od rujna/listopada/studenog - ovisno o vrsti , tikvice također, mahune od rujna , grah od rujna, ciklu od kolovoza, krastavce od srpnja, kukuruz od kolovoza/rujna, kupus od srpnja , paprike od srpnja/kolovoza .

Sada kada znate sve to, vrijeme je da posadite neke od biljaka (ako to već niste učinili) i onda pričekate berbu plodova. Nadam se da će vam ovaj post pomoći, a početkom lipnja pisat ću o tome što možete saditi tijekom tog mjeseca. Ako niste sigurni kada se nešto sadi (ako sam propustila nešto što želite u svom vrtu) slobodno me pitajte.