What to plant in May in Ecuador
6 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in May in Ecuador, for the climate around Coastal Guayas and Manabí, Ecuador (near Guayaquil).
Climate: Hot equatorial lowland with no frost, about 19 to 35 °C year-round, a wet season from January to April and again in September and October, and a dry spell from June to August and in November and December that calls for irrigation.
Vegetables
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum
Warm nights and a dry season give fruit set and low disease pressure when watered from below the leaves.
Harvest: 70–90 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →
Sweet pepper Capsicum annuum
Heat-loving plants thrive in the warm, sunny dry months and need no cold period.
Harvest: 70–90 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →
Eggplant Solanum melongena
Constant warmth suits eggplant, which produces well through the dry season under irrigation.
Harvest: 80–100 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Okra Abelmoschus esculentus
Okra loves heat and tolerates dry spells, making it ideal for the coastal lowlands.
Harvest: 55–65 daysEasyIn pots
Herbs
Basil Ocimum basilicum
Basil loves the year-round warmth and sun, and grows quickly in beds or pots.
Harvest: 40–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Coriander Coriandrum sativum
Coriander prefers the cooler, drier months, and bolts quickly during the hottest rainy weeks.
Harvest: 40–50 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →