The 12 Best Crops to Plant in May ASAP!
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Date: 2025-05-10
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JackyHeijmans
I am on my third year trying to grow catnip. I had 35 seedlings the first year growing nicely, they disappeared one after the other. I thought maybe the birds Though even the once that got bigger disappeared. When I was down to my last 7, about 8 inches high, that were growing close together, I walked onto my balcony one day, and saw my male cat RIPPING THEM TO PIECES. It was him all along. He turns wild, completely nuts, with the catnip. Last year I tried covering them with chickenwire to keep my cat from getting to them, the slugs ate them all, we had a plague of those over the weather. Did not expect to see hundreds of slugs on the second floor. This year I have a ton of seedling again, covered, and I check them several times a day, keeping an eye on Sandro, my male furball, and at night to find slugs. So far, so good. if I can save only the one, I will be happy.
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I am on my third year trying to grow catnip. I had 35 seedlings the first year growing nicely, they disappeared one after the other. I thought maybe the birds Though even the once that got bigger disappeared. When I was down to my last 7, about 8 inches high, that were growing close together, I walked onto my balcony one day, and saw my male cat RIPPING THEM TO PIECES. It was him all along. He turns wild, completely nuts, with the catnip. Last year I tried covering them with chickenwire to keep my cat from getting to them, the slugs ate them all, we had a plague of those over the weather. Did not expect to see hundreds of slugs on the second floor. This year I have a ton of seedling again, covered, and I check them several times a day, keeping an eye on Sandro, my male furball, and at night to find slugs. So far, so good. if I can save only the one, I will be happy.
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FoodLuvR61
We are on the east coast. Because of the weather, I’m very very very behind. It was a very cold April for us. Eventually, I’ll plant my tomatoes. Though with limited space as we have to follow the sun, to many shadows in the yard. We’ve been using above using the dog pools or hardshell pools. We place fabric grow pots in these pools. The amazing part is it captures enough rain water and if I have too much then there is a release valve. My concern is not enough fertilizer and if I should use hydroponic fertilizer. Each pool I companion plant. Last year I planted tomatoes and they did fine though the tomatoes were not large. So this year I’m going to experiment with some of the hydroponic fertilizers. This is gonna be a very pricey expensive experiment. Anybody that has any knowledge on hydroponics would be appreciated. We are zone 7b
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We are on the east coast. Because of the weather, I’m very very very behind. It was a very cold April for us. Eventually, I’ll plant my tomatoes. Though with limited space as we have to follow the sun, to many shadows in the yard. We’ve been using above using the dog pools or hardshell pools. We place fabric grow pots in these pools. The amazing part is it captures enough rain water and if I have too much then there is a release valve. My concern is not enough fertilizer and if I should use hydroponic fertilizer. Each pool I companion plant. Last year I planted tomatoes and they did fine though the tomatoes were not large. So this year I’m going to experiment with some of the hydroponic fertilizers. This is gonna be a very pricey expensive experiment. Anybody that has any knowledge on hydroponics would be appreciated. We are zone 7b
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bapos23
Meg- I'm so sorry to hear your diagnosis. I was recently diagnosed with a neurological condition in the same family as MS (mine is more acute than how MS is progressive but could still kill me anytime lol) so I am similarly on a huge anti-inflammatory kick. Blueberries have been my favorite thing to crush dang near 24/7! I'm incorporating elderberries into my garden to try and diversify my berry scrounging.
One thing my neurologists told me that I'm sure they told you is to avoid overheating. Be safe out there.
Kevin- hire me dude! I live in Oceanside and am looking for work! I've got experience in sales, gardening, machining, lasering, stage tech, you name it. There's bound to be something I can do for you guys!
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Meg- I'm so sorry to hear your diagnosis. I was recently diagnosed with a neurological condition in the same family as MS (mine is more acute than how MS is progressive but could still kill me anytime lol) so I am similarly on a huge anti-inflammatory kick. Blueberries have been my favorite thing to crush dang near 24/7! I'm incorporating elderberries into my garden to try and diversify my berry scrounging.
One thing my neurologists told me that I'm sure they told you is to avoid overheating. Be safe out there.
Kevin- hire me dude! I live in Oceanside and am looking for work! I've got experience in sales, gardening, machining, lasering, stage tech, you name it. There's bound to be something I can do for you guys!
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tiffanya2476
I have a question that I'm sure many of us beginner gardeners would love you to do a video on.
When you first moved to the new homestead, starting a fresh garden there, did you have a big problem with pests Did it take 2 or 3 more years for the beneficial insects to find and establish in your garden How did you keep your new garden going without the beneficial insects present at first I would love to see a fully comprehensive video on EVERYTHING to try when neem oil, DE, insecticidal soaps, etc, don't seem to work. Maybe fertilizers to help the plant outpace the damage
Thank you so much, on behalf of all of us battling the wild without our ladybug friends for now
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I have a question that I'm sure many of us beginner gardeners would love you to do a video on.
When you first moved to the new homestead, starting a fresh garden there, did you have a big problem with pests Did it take 2 or 3 more years for the beneficial insects to find and establish in your garden How did you keep your new garden going without the beneficial insects present at first I would love to see a fully comprehensive video on EVERYTHING to try when neem oil, DE, insecticidal soaps, etc, don't seem to work. Maybe fertilizers to help the plant outpace the damage
Thank you so much, on behalf of all of us battling the wild without our ladybug friends for now
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JanisOnTheFarmette
A squash I’ve grown that wasn’t killed by pernicious squash vine borers is the Tahitian melon squash, also known locally (Maryland) as neck squash. Think alien mutation of butternut squash that weighs 10 to 20 pounds each and is mostly neck. The seedless neck is great for cutting into medallions and grilling or roasting. I remove the seeds from the bulby section and turn it into soup or butternut mac and cheese. Yum! They store well, too, tiding us over into spring. They grow well in heavy compost, up and over a cattle panel arch.
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A squash I’ve grown that wasn’t killed by pernicious squash vine borers is the Tahitian melon squash, also known locally (Maryland) as neck squash. Think alien mutation of butternut squash that weighs 10 to 20 pounds each and is mostly neck. The seedless neck is great for cutting into medallions and grilling or roasting. I remove the seeds from the bulby section and turn it into soup or butternut mac and cheese. Yum! They store well, too, tiding us over into spring. They grow well in heavy compost, up and over a cattle panel arch.
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leticiaarballo9923
Jacques, i've never seen a catnip flower. they're annihilated every year by stray cats. . and these are my 6-8 pots! I'm currently nursing my latest 8 pot back from the dead. I keep moving it to throw them off the scent. I am planning on starring more seedlings & putting in a more permanent, heavier pot. I saw a neighborhood cat stop by a couple of weeks ago, pick up the 8 pot over the rock border, then droped it & it rolled down the pathway several feet & came out of it's pot. It's a hard knock life out here on the streets!
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Jacques, i've never seen a catnip flower. they're annihilated every year by stray cats. . and these are my 6-8 pots! I'm currently nursing my latest 8 pot back from the dead. I keep moving it to throw them off the scent. I am planning on starring more seedlings & putting in a more permanent, heavier pot. I saw a neighborhood cat stop by a couple of weeks ago, pick up the 8 pot over the rock border, then droped it & it rolled down the pathway several feet & came out of it's pot. It's a hard knock life out here on the streets!
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PilgriminNarnia
10: 56
Catnip story. My indoor cat is very well-behaved around my houseplants and seedlings. But! Last year I started a catnip plant (for HER) and she somehow got into my closed grow room and completely decimated that one little seedling.
I didn’t have a chance to start another, said oh well serves you right you little saboteur, then later that summer I noticed we actually had a large volunteer plant at the back of our property. She got lucky, and had catnip preserved for the entire winter.
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10: 56
Catnip story. My indoor cat is very well-behaved around my houseplants and seedlings. But! Last year I started a catnip plant (for HER) and she somehow got into my closed grow room and completely decimated that one little seedling.
I didn’t have a chance to start another, said oh well serves you right you little saboteur, then later that summer I noticed we actually had a large volunteer plant at the back of our property. She got lucky, and had catnip preserved for the entire winter.
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Megan-nt7dm
Ive seen it in a few other comments, but Meg be so so careful with the heat. I am a MS reaearcher and something that consistently comes up with patients we talk to is that the heat triggers flare ups. I would reccomend getting a loose umbrella in a stand like you would put on a picnic table and moving it around the garden with you. Thats what i do to stay out of the sun while gardening and its great. I put mine on a sled type thing with a strap handle on either side to drag it around the yard on the mulch
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Ive seen it in a few other comments, but Meg be so so careful with the heat. I am a MS reaearcher and something that consistently comes up with patients we talk to is that the heat triggers flare ups. I would reccomend getting a loose umbrella in a stand like you would put on a picnic table and moving it around the garden with you. Thats what i do to stay out of the sun while gardening and its great. I put mine on a sled type thing with a strap handle on either side to drag it around the yard on the mulch
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always_L3arning
I love you guys, but I live in zone 5B. Could you recruit some new additions to the team that come from more Northern climates, like Maine, Vermont, Michigan, Minnesota etc
Lots of the things you talk about carryover to my climate, only in later months and for shorter periods; but other plants and climatic issues are completely different.
It would nice to have more members in your team, and from even more disparate growing zones to better reach a larger audience
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I love you guys, but I live in zone 5B. Could you recruit some new additions to the team that come from more Northern climates, like Maine, Vermont, Michigan, Minnesota etc
Lots of the things you talk about carryover to my climate, only in later months and for shorter periods; but other plants and climatic issues are completely different.
It would nice to have more members in your team, and from even more disparate growing zones to better reach a larger audience
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-k8c
How I like to plant green onions is by planting. the roots of store bought green onions. After I cut off the green part and use it for cooking, I plant the white part with the roots, and then I use the cut and come again method so that I can just contiue harvesting the same onions, so that I don't need to contue planting them(I'm still cuting the green onions from last year, though I do plan on letting some go to seed)
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How I like to plant green onions is by planting. the roots of store bought green onions. After I cut off the green part and use it for cooking, I plant the white part with the roots, and then I use the cut and come again method so that I can just contiue harvesting the same onions, so that I don't need to contue planting them(I'm still cuting the green onions from last year, though I do plan on letting some go to seed)
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SarahBahou
SUGGESTION! PLS add the temp and more detsils, because what works for Cali summer doesn't work in Houston. Last yr was my first yr gardening and I thought since you were 10a and I was 9a it would be ok. Things are better when you have different places like Shannie but you often make it sound like we have the ease of California weather and temperatures. 99% of country doesn't have your moderate weather.
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SUGGESTION! PLS add the temp and more detsils, because what works for Cali summer doesn't work in Houston. Last yr was my first yr gardening and I thought since you were 10a and I was 9a it would be ok. Things are better when you have different places like Shannie but you often make it sound like we have the ease of California weather and temperatures. 99% of country doesn't have your moderate weather.
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stephaniegee227
I tried all last year to get your brands of bunching onions to grow. Maybe I planted at the wrong time, but nothing worked last year. So I'm trying again this year - and maybe the weather is working for us. Do love your seeds, so not a criticism. Just a reminder to new gardeners - a lot depends on where you are, when you plant, and how the weather goes.
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I tried all last year to get your brands of bunching onions to grow. Maybe I planted at the wrong time, but nothing worked last year. So I'm trying again this year - and maybe the weather is working for us. Do love your seeds, so not a criticism. Just a reminder to new gardeners - a lot depends on where you are, when you plant, and how the weather goes.
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Luke_Halpin
In my area, in southern California, we don't put things in the ground before Mother's day. And so far this year that's proven to be good advice. We just had snow last weekend, and we're about to get more freezing temps this weekend. So I don't think I'm falling behind! That said, I have a lot of seedlings that I've started indoors under lights and heat mats.
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In my area, in southern California, we don't put things in the ground before Mother's day. And so far this year that's proven to be good advice. We just had snow last weekend, and we're about to get more freezing temps this weekend. So I don't think I'm falling behind! That said, I have a lot of seedlings that I've started indoors under lights and heat mats.
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buddysmom1583
I have 4 elevated cedar planters that I covered each with a tarp for the winter (I added compost to the soil and topped with crushed leaves before covering with the tarp. I am not planting a garden this year. Is it okay to keep these planters covered until next Spring I am concerned that it might kill or ruin the soil to keep them covered. Thank You!
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I have 4 elevated cedar planters that I covered each with a tarp for the winter (I added compost to the soil and topped with crushed leaves before covering with the tarp. I am not planting a garden this year. Is it okay to keep these planters covered until next Spring I am concerned that it might kill or ruin the soil to keep them covered. Thank You!
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Fulkersons
I'm so bummed. I work for a Co-op that carries your seeds, and they are my favorite. Unfortunately the rack of pretty much everything I need to plant now is empty. I like the convenience of just grabbing what I need. I don't always want to order online. I wish someone was staking our store better.
That's for the video, I always enjoy your content
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I'm so bummed. I work for a Co-op that carries your seeds, and they are my favorite. Unfortunately the rack of pretty much everything I need to plant now is empty. I like the convenience of just grabbing what I need. I don't always want to order online. I wish someone was staking our store better.
That's for the video, I always enjoy your content
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solagratialife
Thanks for the tips! I do wish you would include the woman who lives in zone 5b when you do videos like this. I am in Colorado and it is tough to find gardening advice for our dry air, heavily alkaline soil, drought-ridden and scorchingly hot Summers, 7-8 month long brutal Winters and unpredictable snow in Winter and hailstorms in Summer.
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Thanks for the tips! I do wish you would include the woman who lives in zone 5b when you do videos like this. I am in Colorado and it is tough to find gardening advice for our dry air, heavily alkaline soil, drought-ridden and scorchingly hot Summers, 7-8 month long brutal Winters and unpredictable snow in Winter and hailstorms in Summer.
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epic_gardening
Thank you for the squash and powdery mildew airflow tip!
also. Drank, not drinkin.
You guys continue to do awesome work. it is hard as a Canadian in Ontario
to wait this last two weeks, I think I'm gonna try Ginger this year.
Especially with videos like this when I want to get started in my outdoor balcony grower area
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Thank you for the squash and powdery mildew airflow tip!
also. Drank, not drinkin.
You guys continue to do awesome work. it is hard as a Canadian in Ontario
to wait this last two weeks, I think I'm gonna try Ginger this year.
Especially with videos like this when I want to get started in my outdoor balcony grower area
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sarathompson6628
10: 25 okay first of all, the image of the cat on the front of the package is the spitting image of Derpy Reginald, our neighborhood tux boy. Secondly, Reg’s favorite pastime is sitting directly on my catnip seedlings. Thinking if catnip doesn’t invade like mint does I might just sow it in ground & replace my front lawn with it
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10: 25 okay first of all, the image of the cat on the front of the package is the spitting image of Derpy Reginald, our neighborhood tux boy. Secondly, Reg’s favorite pastime is sitting directly on my catnip seedlings. Thinking if catnip doesn’t invade like mint does I might just sow it in ground & replace my front lawn with it
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SupahGeck
Tomatillos have naturalized in my central VA garden and are sort of a weed. My favorite part about them is they last forever. Even the ones that drop to the ground are often protected by the husk and they can last in the fridge for a real long while. I just need to find something else to do with them besides green salsa!
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Tomatillos have naturalized in my central VA garden and are sort of a weed. My favorite part about them is they last forever. Even the ones that drop to the ground are often protected by the husk and they can last in the fridge for a real long while. I just need to find something else to do with them besides green salsa!
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kimberlyyoung9499
Great video! Walking onions are my favorite. ordered 10 one time and now have several containers full. and they have babies right now so I have double. I have babies in a container with no water or soil for over a month and they still have green sprouting out. much love to you and yours! Kimbo out!
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Great video! Walking onions are my favorite. ordered 10 one time and now have several containers full. and they have babies right now so I have double. I have babies in a container with no water or soil for over a month and they still have green sprouting out. much love to you and yours! Kimbo out!
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