What to plant in May in Uruguay
5 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in May in Uruguay, for the climate around Montevideo, Uruguay.
Climate: Mild temperate coast with cool wet winters (frosts rare, nights seldom below 5 °C), warm humid summers reaching 31 °C, and rain spread fairly evenly through the year, with the wettest months in March and October.
Vegetables
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Mild autumn and spring suit quick leaf crops and frosts rarely damage them.
Harvest: 45-60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Spinach Spinacea oleracea
Cool wet seasons keep it leafy and sweet, and it tolerates the winter lows easily.
Harvest: 40-50 daysEasyIn pots
Onion Allium cepa
Autumn planting of sets matures in early summer before the wettest heat.
Harvest: 120-150 daysEasyCare guide →
Garlic Allium sativum
Cold winter spells help bulb formation and the crop stores well.
Harvest: 180-240 daysEasyCare guide →
Herbs
Coriander Coriandrum sativum
Cool seasons suit it and it grows quickly before summer heat.
Harvest: 45-60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →