By Michelle Domocol
Happy May! It’s truly a month of PLANTiful bounty. In May you can sow seeds or transplant seedlings of marvelous leafy greens, legumes, gourds, vining veggies and herbs. The vegetables planted in May eventually produce essential ingredients for our favorite soups, adobos, and sinigangs.
Many of the veggies planted in May are the ingredients for a delectable soup called Utan Bisaya (Photo 1). Friends from other Visayan regions call this delicious, hearty vegetable soup Law-uy and Laswa. What did you call it growing up?
The soil and weather in May are warm enough to support Utan Bisaya ingredients like:
- Taong (Eggplant)
- Okra
- Kalabasa (Squash)
- Atsal (Bell Pepper)
- Sikwa (Luffa Gourd)
- Sitaw (Yard Long Beans)
- Kamatis (Tomato)
- Alugbati (Malabar Spinach)
- Luy-a (Ginger)
For a complete list of May plants to cultivate in Cebu, download your planting calendar here.
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