The 5 Best Crops Plant in May (No Matter Where You Live) @CaliKim29
The 5 Best Crops Plant in May (No Matter Where You Live)  @CaliKim29
Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
If I could only grow five vegetables in May, these would be it! These easy, fast-growing crops are the best to plant this month in small gardens, raised beds, and containers - no matter where you live . Not only are they simple to grow, but they’ll fill your dinner plate all summer long — ideal for BBQs, outdoor meals, and fresh-from-the-garden dinners. 🍅Sale: 30% off CaliKim Seed Collections with code “MAY30”: calikimgardenandhome.com/collections/seed-collections/Seeds.

📌 Shop my Favorite May Must Plant Veggies:
Most are in CaliKim Seed Collections as noted below : calikimgardenandhome.com/collections/seed-collections/Seeds
➡TOMATOES
Golden Jubilee, Chocolate Stripes: Tomato Seed Collection
Aunt Ruby’s German Green: Raised Bed Kitchen Garden Seed Collection
Tiny Tim, Golden Nugget (dwarf, container friendly)
➡CUCUMBERS:
Diva, Lemon, Armenian: Cucumber Seed Collection
Spacemaster (container friendly), DIVA, Armenian, Boston Pickling: Cucumber Seed Collection
➡BASIL
Prospera Compact: Late Summer Garden Seed Collection
Purple, Culinary: Herb Seed Collection
Thai: amzn.to/42Az2pi
➡SQUASH:
Round Zucchini, Butternut, Scalloped, Corno Di Toro: Squash, Spring Garden Seed Collections
➡WATERMELON:
Charleston Grey, Jubilee, Sugar Baby: Melon Seed Collection
Sugar Baby also in Container Garden Seed Collection

📌 Shop My Favorite Gardening Gear:
➡SEEDS: CaliKim Seed Collections: calikimgardenandhome.com/collections/seed-collections/Seeds
➡BOOKS: My Newest Book: calikimgardenandhome.com/pages/10-minute-gardener. Grow your garden in just 10 minutes a day! Grab your signed, personalized copy.
➡CaliKim Garden Planner:: Start your free trial: https://calikim.gardenplanner.com. Your personalized planting plan – it’s fun, easy & stress free.
➡FABRIC CONTAINERS:
*CaliKim Smart Pots (1, 5 gallon, Little Shorty Raised Bed): calikimgardenandhome.com/collections/smart-pots
*Smart Pots (various sizes Urban Raised Bed): 10% off site-wide w/ code “calikim”, https://smartpots.com.
*What size Smart Pot? smartpots.com/what-size-smart-pot-should-I-use
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➡SOIL/FERTILIZERS: Master Nursery Bumper Crop Soils & Fertilizers:
Exclusively at your local independent Master Nursery Garden Center. For a location near you, visit: bumpercrop.com/store-locator/. Support local!
⮕DRIP IRRIGATION & MICRO SPRAYERS: Mister Landscaper: 20% off site-wide, with code “CaliKim”, plus FREE shipping with orders $49 and over: https://misterlandscaper.com.
⮕ PLANT SAUCERS:
-Rolling plant saucers on our deck: 20" 2 pack(fits 15 gal Smart Pot or smaller): amzn.to/3C9n1fO
Drip trays/plant saucers:
-8 “(fits 1 gal Smart Pot): amzn.to/4e8JsQB
-14” (fits 5 gal Smart Pot): amzn.to/3yNN9Lj
-21" (fits 10 gal Smart Pot): amzn.to/3xjiQvA
➡Arch trellis: amzn.to/40T85L
➡Tomato Plant Clips: amzn.to/4j6WZK

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Seed & Garden Shop:calikimgardenandhome.com
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