🌞 May & June in the Garden: Your Soulful Guide to Growth & Harvest

You can feel it in your bones—the garden is alive. May and June aren’t just warm—they’re buzzing, blooming, pulsing with potential. These are the months that ask us to show up, with muddy hands and open hearts, ready to nurture what we planted in faith.

This is the garden's teenage season. Everything's growing fast, wild, and a little unruly. It’s time to guide it with love and grit.

I see you. I’ve been where you are. Staring at a garden that’s growing faster than your to-do list. So let’s slow down, tune in, and tend it well. Here’s how.

🌿 What to Plant Now: Late Spring & Early Summer Crops

If your soil is warm and your last frost is a memory, this is your green light.

Direct-Sow or Transplant:

• Okra (heat-lover, thrives now)

• Sweet potatoes (plant slips)

• Summer squash & zucchini

• Corn (plant in blocks for best pollination)

• Southern peas (like black-eyed peas)

• Basil, cilantro, dill, and mint (watch mint—it likes to run wild)

Already planted tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant? Good. Now it’s about support, watering, and pest protection. These plants are hungry, and it’s your job to feed them without overindulging.

💦 Watering Wisdom (This One’s Big)

Let’s not guess. Let’s water with intention.

• Deep, infrequent watering (2x/week) trains roots to grow down, not stay shallow and thirsty.

• Morning is best—less evaporation, fewer fungal issues.

• Add mulch. It keeps moisture in, suppresses weeds, and feeds the soil as it breaks down.

This isn’t just a task—it’s care. Every drop you give wisely becomes life.

Water irrigation systems help with deep watering

🐛 Pest Patrol: Stay Ahead, Stay Organic

Hotter weather brings pests. Don’t panic. Get proactive.

• Hand-pick squash bugs and caterpillars. It's old-school, but it works.

• You can use neem oil or a garlic-pepper spray early in the morning or at dusk.

• Use floating row covers to protect young plants (especially squash, beans, and cucumbers).

• Grow trap crops like nasturtium to lure aphids away from the main show.

Pest control starts with observation. Walk your garden daily. Notice. Respond. Don’t wait for an infestation to get loud.

🌱 Soil Feeds the Soul—Keep It Fed

Mid-season doesn’t mean you stop feeding. It means feeding smarter.

• Side-dress heavy feeders (like tomatoes, peppers, corn) with compost or worm castings every 3–4 weeks.

• Try compost tea—apply as a foliar spray to feed leaves directly and boost plant immunity.

You don’t need a chemical fix. You need consistent, grounded care.

🌺 Create Beauty While You Feed the Bees

Never underestimate beauty. The garden should bring you joy—and it should be buzzing.

• Plant cosmos, sunflowers, and zinnias to invite pollinators.

• Let a few herbs flower—bees love basil, thyme, and oregano in bloom.

• Mix flowers in with your vegetables—this isn’t chaos, it’s life.

Beauty isn’t extra. It’s essential. It keeps us and our gardens going.

✨ Garden Tasks for May & June

Here’s what to focus on right now:

✔️ Stake and prune tomatoes

✔️ Harvest herbs regularly to encourage new growth

✔️ Plant successions of beans and squash every 2–3 weeks

✔️ Deadhead flowers to keep them blooming

✔️ Monitor for signs of disease (yellowing leaves, stunted growth)

✔️ Keep your compost pile active—heat helps!

💬 Real Talk: This Is Where Gardeners Are Made

You don’t become a gardener just by planting seeds. You become one by sticking with it through the heat, the pests, the overwhelm. This season will test your patience, and it’ll grow your wisdom.

Keep showing up. Keep learning. You’re not just growing plants—you’re growing yourself.

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This is your season to thrive, in the garden and beyond. You bring the passion—I’ll bring the guidance. Let’s grow together.

Happy gardening, friend.— Cheylo