We are so blessed to have had such a wonderful Wisdom Keeper in the past who volunteered her time to nurture our community gardens, Sue Anderson! She is still with us in spirit. She developed this comprehensive guide for our Community Gardens that can be used in your garden too and can be followed every month.
Thanks Sue!!

If you haven’t heard of Moon Planting then click HERE to learn the basics. You can view or download her Moon Phase Planting calendar below!

Sue’s Perpetual Gardening Calender.
The monthly jobs and moon plantings stay the same each year. The Moon calendar dates reflect the current year.

Jobs to do for MAY

Compost – keep compost piles damp and turned often

Compost – top up compost on asparagus and bulbs and on newly prepared beds to avoid them drying out

Fertilize – prepare citrus beds by adding a handful of dolomite and micronutrients then mix together 5 litres water with 1 teaspoon molasses, 1 teaspoon seaweed concentrate, 1 cup worm castings and stir well then add to planting beds too

Fertilize – feed tomatoes with magnesium (Epsom salts) 1 tablespoon Epsom salts to 9 litres of water

Fertilize – apply fertilizer tea to cabbage, leek, lettuce and silver beet when necessary and ½ strength fortnightly to spinach.

Fertilize – bulbs

Harvest – crops for storage in 3rd quarter

Plant – plant asparagus now

Plant – plant rhubarb now

Plant – fruit trees, citrus, custard apple, loquat, dragon fruit, olive, and guava in mounds of compost enriched soil and keep moist to help settle

Plant – plant broccoli seedlings (March being the worst caterpillar month)

Prune – prune dead wood from trees and shrubs

Soil – hoe and cultivate to loosen soil crust

For a full list of what to plant and to learn more click this link Gardenate.com who offer a great monthly planting guide for your specific area.