Sunrise: 1st May – 6h.39m.
Sunset: 1st May – 20h.29m.
Full moon: 7th May.
VEGETABLE PLOTS: On a permanent site, seed and/or plant out pumpkins, leeks, cress, lettuce, beetroots, beets, broccoli, carrots, cabbage (repolho — head forming), spinach, beans, melons, cucumber, peppers, chili peppers, etc.
Can start to eat asparagus, artichoke, peas, broad beans, chives, early white onions, potatoes planted in February, raspberries.
FIELDS: Seed sunflowers and soja. Water potatoes if needed, if hot and humid spray with copper sulfate. Plant maize and/or sudan grass for animals to eat green in summer and to cut and dry to make animal feed (palha). Start hay making.
VINEYARDS/ TREES/ PRUNING/ GRAFTING: Graft apricot, almond and citrus trees. Pick first cherries.
REMARKS: Cut and clean as much as possible all scrub and bush to avoid fire risk, (makes good bedding in barns). Shear sheep. If you haven't cut firewood during winter don't forget over summer!!!!
