May is one of the most important months of the year for your garden! Vegetation has regained its rights and flowers, trees, shrubs and roses are developing spectacularly. On the vegetable garden side, it is the resumption of sowing and planting that will give tasty vegetables in the summer or in the fall.
Whether it is for the garden, the lawn, the terrace or the vegetable garden, gardening in May is highly recommended to have a beautiful garden throughout the summer…
Trees and Shrubs in May
It’s time to plant your trees and shrubs purchased in containers or pots. Planting is one of the most important moments in the life of plants. It conditions their future development and must therefore be done according to the rules of the art.
Tips for planting trees and shrubs
Planting a shrub or a tree is an important step in the life of the subject you have just purchased. After being grown in a container, at a nursery or a horticulturist, it arrives in a new environment in which it will have to adapt.
Planting tips
Dig a hole 2 to 3 times larger in diameter than the root ball you are going to plant.
Crumble the soil that has been removed. Check that there are no more pieces, such as stones or pieces of wood.
Mix this soil with planting soil and an organic amendment such as manure and algae.
You can also add sand if your soil is poorly drained.
If necessary, put the root ball in a bucket of water to rehydrate the earth and the roots of the tree.
Scratch the roots lightly and without damaging them in order to detach them from each other if they are too crossed.
Put some organic fertilizer or a fertilizer mixed with your soil at the bottom of the hole.
Roses in May
They are undoubtedly one of the most beautiful plants in our gardens. They require a lot of care because they are fragile. There is still time to plant your roses purchased in containers or pots
Tips for planting a rose bush properly
Cut the gluttons as short as possible. These are the shoots that grow from the root but are not part of the main stem. They weaken the rosebush and impair flowering.
Tie climbing roses to keep them close to their support.
Pay attention to aphid attacks and treat if necessary by following our advice.
Spray a fungicide preventively to avoid black spot disease.
Remove faded flowers as you go.
garden flowers
Le 1is May is the traditional day of the lily of the valley, it announces a month of superb flowering in the garden, colors and perfumes.
The planting of the bulbs is done in the fall or in the spring depending on the flowering period. Bulbs that bloom in the spring are planted in the fall and those that bloom in the summer are planted in the spring.
Planting bulbs of tulips, hyacinths, crocuses, narcissus or even lilies and gladioli deserves some advice.
Soil for planting bulb flowers
Stony, too heavy and often flooded soils are absolutely to be avoided. They would prevent the bulb from developing properly and prolonged flooding would eventually cause the bulb to rot. Bulbous plants, as a rule, prefer light and rather warm soils.
Bulbs in containers and planters
It is quite possible to plant bulbs in containers and planters. A good soil is quite suitable. Putting bulbs of different flowers in the same planter allows you to vary the pleasures and to have flowers from spring to autumn.
Provide fertilizer each year for bulbs in pots, trays and planters.
Exhibition for bulb flowers
It depends on each plant because the water and sun needs are different from one to another.
Refer to the Jardiner Malin advice sheets by typing the name of the flower to find out all its characteristics.
Distance between each bulb
In general, do not plant 2 bulbs less than 10/15 cm apart. We can, however, reduce this space for crocuses or snowdrops which are small flowers. On the other hand, it will be necessary to increase this distance for cannas or irises at the rate of 20/30 cm
bulb planting depth
Use a dibbler, whether classic or specially dedicated to bulbs, or quite simply a spade.
Make a hole equivalent to 2 or 3 times the height of the bulb and cover with soil, taking care that the entire surface of the bulb is in contact with the soil. You are now ready to plant your bulbs and have pretty flowers in your garden, happy gardening!
The essential bulbs of our gardens
Crocuses and snowdrops find their place when they are planted directly in the lawn. In winter, they will form very beautiful spots of color.
Tulips offer an incredible variety of colors. They can be planted without limits in all your flower beds, on the edge of hedges, at the foot of trees and even in pots for your terrace.
Narcissus, daffodils, hyacinths, lilies, gladioli, bluebells, grape hyacinth or even arums are real marvels that cannot be ignored in the garden.
Cut spring bulb flowers as short as possible, but only when the foliage is completely yellow.
This is important, because if you cut it green, your bulbs won’t have time to build up their reserves.
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