Calling all Utah gardeners! Get your garden spring-ready with this checklist of tasks for the month of May. Checklist courtesy of the USU Extension. For more tips, visit Utah State University Gardeners’ Almanac Monthly Gardening Checklists.
- Plant warm-season vegetables and annual flowers once the threat of frost has passed.
- Plant tomatoes deep enough that they are able to form more roots along the stem to create a vigorous plant.
- Thin overcrowded seedlings using scissors. Try to avoid disturbing young roots.
- Plant summer-blooming bulbs including gladiola, begonia, dahlia and canna.
- Divide warm-season ornamental grasses when new growth begins to emerge.
- Allow the foliage of spring blooming bulbs (tulips, daffodils, and crocus) to die down before removing the leaves.
- Control broadleaf weeds in the lawn when temperatures are between 60-80 F. Follow the label and stop use of broadleaf herbicides once the temperature is above 85°F.
- Apply a slow-release lawn fertilizer to provide long-lasting results through the summer months.
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