What to plant in May in South Africa
4 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in May in South Africa, for the climate around Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
Climate: A Southern Hemisphere highveld climate with hot, wet summers from November to March, a dry winter, and frosts from May to August with the coldest nights near 0 °C.
Vegetables
Spinach Spinacia oleracea
Cool autumn and spring weather suits it, and it bolts less in the mild highveld shoulder seasons.
Harvest: 40–50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Quick and tolerant of light frost, it can be sown in almost every mild month of the year.
Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Onion Allium cepa
Its autumn-to-winter growth fits the highveld day length and it stores well in dry months.
Harvest: 100–140 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Radish Raphanus sativus
It is the fastest crop to harvest and grows well in the mild shoulder seasons between frosts.
Harvest: 25–35 daysEasyIn pots