What to plant in May in Czechia
17 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in May in Czechia, for the climate around Central Bohemia, Czech Republic.
Climate: A cold continental climate with hard winter frosts down to about -11 °C, a frost-free season roughly from late May to September, warm summers up to about 40 °C, and fairly even rainfall year-round, peaking in June to August.
Vegetables
Garden pea Pisum sativum
Hardy seed sown in cool spring soil before the frosts finish, and it ripens before summer heat.
Harvest: 60–70 daysEasyCare guide →
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Quick-growing and cool-season friendly, and it can be succession-sown from spring to early autumn.
Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Carrot Daucus carota
Deep, sweet roots thrive in the mild spring and summer, and they store well into autumn.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Radish Raphanus sativus
Very fast and frost-tolerant, it fits the short gaps between spring and autumn.
Harvest: 25–35 daysEasyIn pots
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum
Warm summer days ripen fruit outdoors when seedlings are planted after the last frost.
Harvest: 70–90 days after transplantingModerateIn potsCare guide →
Sweet pepper Capsicum annuum
Hot summer afternoons suit it, especially in a sunny spot against a south wall or on a balcony.
Harvest: 75–90 days after transplantingModerateIn potsCare guide →
Zucchini Cucurbita pepo
Vigorous and productive in warm summers, with plenty of rain for its shallow roots.
Harvest: 50–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Cucumber Cucumis sativus
Warm June to August weather gives strong growth and steady picking.
Harvest: 50–65 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →
French bean Phaseolus vulgaris
Warm soil from late May and summer heat produce heavy pods, and it can be sown until July.
Harvest: 55–65 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Leek Allium porrum
Very frost-hardy, so it can stand in the bed through the winter and be harvested as needed.
Harvest: 120–150 daysEasy
Potato Solanum tuberosum
Planted after the last frosts, it fills out well in the moist summer and yields reliably.
Harvest: 90–120 daysEasyIn pots
Fruits
Strawberry Fragaria × ananassa
Fully hardy and enjoys the cool, moist summers, and it grows well in a planter.
Harvest: 1 year (first full crop the second summer)EasyIn potsCare guide →
Herbs
Parsley Petroselinum crispum
Frost-tolerant and easy to grow in cool, moist soil, and it keeps producing through the summer.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Dill Anethum graveolens
Quick-growing and happy in the long warm summer days, and it can be sown repeatedly.
Harvest: 40–60 daysEasyIn pots
Basil Ocimum basilicum
Needs warm nights and sun, so it is planted out in late spring and does best on a sunny balcony.
Harvest: 60–70 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →
Thyme Thymus vulgaris
Hardy perennial that survives the cold winters and loves the dry, sunny summer spots.
Harvest: 90–120 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Chives Allium schoenoprasum
Fully frost-hardy perennial that comes back each spring and needs little care.
Harvest: 60–75 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →