Full Moon: May’s Full Moon occurs on Saturday, May 18th and many Native Americans have traditionally called it Flower Moon because of the many flowers that start to emerge and blossom during this month. However, the Huron tribes chose to call it Budding Moon. And because of the noticeable increase in milk produced by their cows as the weather starts to warm, farmers came to refer to it as Mile Moon.

Special Notes: Cinco de Mayo is celebrated on Sunday, May 5th. Rogation Sunday falls on May 26th, Ascension Thursday follows on May 30th and World No Tobacco Day is observed on Friday, May 31st.

Holidays: Mothers are honored on Mother’s Day, Sunday May 12th. Make her feel special with a telephone call, a sentimental card, a nice flower arrangement, or just by spending some quality time with her on her day. Armed Forces Day is observed on Sunday, May 19th and Memorial Day falls on Monday, May 27th. When planning your activities to mark the official start of the summer season, don’t forget that this day was set aside for honoring those who have served in our military and those who are currently serving. Their service and sacrifice have protected our precious freedoms and have ensured that our way of life will continue.

The Garden: Carrots, lettuce, potatoes, corn, beans, peas and most popular vegetables, with the exception of the warmer weather crops, can be seeded or planted into the vegetable garden at any time now. Wait until mid to late May before planting the warmer weather crops like Tomatoes, Squash, cucumber, pumpkins and peppers. With a little luck, you may begin to see the first fruit on your strawberries by late this month. Newly planted strawberries should have the blossoms picked off until they become well established. May is a good month to repair your lawn. Fill in the bare spots by slightly loosening surface of the soil and sow a good quality lawn seed over the area evenly. Tamp the seed in gently and water. Keep the patch moist by covering with light mulch of lawn clippings. This is the time to eliminate lawn weeds by hand pulling, or the application of a 'weed and feed' fertilizer.... before they go to seed!

The Farm: Best for planting root crops (2, 3, 4, 12, 13, 14); weeding and stirring the soil (15, 16); planting above-ground crops (17, 18); harvesting all crops (22, 23, 26, 27, 28); best days for setting g hens and incubators (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31); best days for slaughtering and butchering meat (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19); transplanting (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19) the weaning of small animals and livestock (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31); harvest and store grains (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12).