Prescott Garden Keeping - May Edition

🌿 May in the Prescott Garden
Your Monthly Garden Keeping Summary from The Whiskey Porch

May brings a shift into full garden mode here in Prescott. With the final frost typically behind us, this is the time to start planting warm-season crops, prep irrigation, and set yourself up for the dry summer ahead. It's a month of steady progress and deepening color in the high desert.

🌼 Seasonal Highlights

• Mid-month is usually the safe date to plant tender annuals and summer veggies, but be ready to cover them if temps dip.
• It's the season for mulching, deep watering, and waking up irrigation systems before the real heat arrives.

📝 Full Checklist is on our Substack.  The Prescott Garden Keeping Journal – May Edition includes:

• 🌱 Plants & Planting
• 💦 Water
• 🦌 Critters
• ✂️ Maintenance
• 📝 Planning & Reflecting

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​A Quick note about my shift to substack

I’m moving all of my seasonal content — including these monthly garden checklists and my more personal reflections on design, simple living, and the art of living well — over to Substack.

It’s a quieter, more intentional space where I can share practical tips, stories, and behind-the-scenes moments — all without ads or social media noise.  And, we can foster a more personal conversation there which feels more like sharing from the porch than broadcasting into the algorithm void.

It’s still completely FREE to follow along, and I’d love to welcome you there.

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are you looking for more tips & inspiration?

You can find lots more good stuff and inspiration on our Garden Resources page if you'd like to start dreaming about this warmer season!

Cottage Garden Resources

It's really fun to put these checklists together.  It forces me to sit down and gather all of my usual to-dos in a more logical and organized setup - which helps me too.  And I'm getting great feedback from you all which really makes it all worthwhile!

Let me know if you think anything needs to be added to this list.

Until next time, happy planting!
~Miriam