Today in the Garden

May

May days are a call to be in the garden and revel in spring’s beauty. Garden tasks this month focus on the summer ahead. Plant heat-loving edibles and colorful flowering annuals, tune-up irrigation, and feed plants to keep them strong and growing. And while you’re celebrating Mom, give a hearty thanks to every gardener’s inspiration and best friend - Mother Nature.

 

  • Australian Plants for San Diego Gardens
    Australian Plants for San Diego Gardens

    Plants from areas around the world with Mediterranean-style climates like ours fit easily into San Diego gardens.

  • Prestige pumpkins
    Prestige pumpkins

    Some are designer favorites - the so-called deep-lobed Cinderella pumpkins romanticized as the fairytale's magical coach and the mini pumpkins that dot tables at Thanksgiving.

  • Troubleshoot Tomatoes
    Troubleshoot Tomatoes

    Strides in breeding have made tomato plants resistant to some debilitating diseases, thus increasing gardeners' success with them. But they are still prone to problems from pests, large and small.