late spring vegetable garden planting
May 25, 2026

The Vegetables I Wish I’d Planted in May (A Mid-Season Catch-Up Guide)

Started your garden late? Here’s what vegetables you can still plant in late May and early summer for a real harvest, plus practical tips for mulch, watering, and fall gardening success.

a slower life, kept by hand —

Bread on the counter, jars on the shelf, the year in its proper rhythm. Pull up a chair; here's how we do it.

From the porch

Getting back to our roots

I'm Kate, and this is my dad, Ed. I'm on a mission to document all his knowledge about simple living, gardening, working with nature, and home remedies so I can pass it down to the next generation.

We live together with our families on 80 acres in Oklahoma in repurposed 1800s log cabins.

We believe "to seek to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you,"

-1 Thessalonians 4:11