Garden calendar
From eagle-rock.org
The data shown here are for a temperate climate in the northern hemisphere.
Meaning of colors & symbols in the tables
Color | Meaning | Symbol | Meaning | |
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Sowing | Pre | Pre-sowing in pots | ||
Planting | Gre | Greenhouse | ||
Harvesting | GrM | Green manure plant | ||
Special treatments | I, II etc. | Months |
Table Vegetables & Herbs
Also includes green manure plants and some flowers used as green manure plants.
Plant name | I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | X | XI | XII | Comments |
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Anise | Annual plant | ||||||||||||
Asparagus | Harvest in spring in the third and following years | ||||||||||||
Barley | Summer barley in II-IV; winter barley in IX-XI. 1 kg / 100 m2 | ||||||||||||
Basil | Pre | Pre | Pre-sowing in IV & V; this plant is a perennial but doesn't survive frost | ||||||||||
Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) | White beans & kidney beans sow from third week of V when there is no danger anymore for night frost, green beans from third week of V to first half of VII | ||||||||||||
Black salsify | Use fresh seeds only. Companion plants: Onions & Legumes. | ||||||||||||
Borage | Borage can be used as a green manure plant | ||||||||||||
Buckwheat | Sow in third week of V | ||||||||||||
Capucijner pea | |||||||||||||
Caraway | 75 g / 100 m2 | ||||||||||||
Celery | Pre | Pre | Pre | Plant out in V & VI | |||||||||
Chard | Keep the soil moist | ||||||||||||
Plant name | I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | X | XI | XII | Comments |
Chervil | Sow the annual type each month from III/IX. Sow the perennial type from VII/IX, germinates after the winter. | ||||||||||||
Chives | Perennial; likes half-shade | ||||||||||||
Clover | Sow in grassland or underneath grains. 3-5 kg / ha for grassland. Latest sowing date: Sept. 15. | ||||||||||||
Coriander | |||||||||||||
Dill | Companion plant of Fava bean | ||||||||||||
Eggplant | Pre | Seeds need temperature of min. 68F (20C) to germinate. Needs longer time before it forms fruits, therefore pre-sowing in January. | |||||||||||
Endive | Pre | Pre | Companion plant of legumes. Pre-sowing or sowing under glass in III & IV for summer cultivation. Sowing outside in VI for harvest in the autumn, not earlier because endive doesn't like temperatures below 50F (10C) in its first month of growth. | ||||||||||
Plant name | I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | X | XI | XII | Comments |
Fava bean | Sow dill as companion plant in the row, to protect against greenfly. Cut out the edible tops of the fava bean plants to prevent against greenfly. | ||||||||||||
Garlic | Plant in XI underneath a layer of mulch. | ||||||||||||
Gherkin | To stimulate the forming of fruits: Cut out the tops above the fourth leaf, cut off the tops of the side sprigs above the third leaf. Companion plant of maize. | ||||||||||||
Grass | Lawn: 1 kg / 100 m2; pasture land (for example BG 11) 400 g / 100 m2. Grass needs a soil temperature above 52 F (11 C) to grow. | ||||||||||||
Hemp | Gre | Gre | Gre | In VI/VIII hemp can still be sown as a green manure plant. | |||||||||
Jerusalem artichoke | Replant in IV | ||||||||||||
Lemon balm | Pre | Pre | Pre | Perennial plant | |||||||||
Lettuce | Pre | Pre | Pre | Pre | Pre | Pre | Pre | Pre | Pre | I always pre-sow all my lettuce in pots, but you can also sow directly in the ground. There exist many species that differ from country to country. Some species are better for summer cultivation, others more fit for sowing in autumn and early spring. | |||
Linseed | GrM | GrM | GrM | Traditional sowing is at the 100th day of the year. Can be sown later as green manure plant. | |||||||||
Lovage | Pre | Pre | Perennial plant. I usually pre-sow lovage in pots. Lovage can winter outside or in the greenhouse. | ||||||||||
Mentha | Pre | Pre | Perennial plant | ||||||||||
Oat | |||||||||||||
Onion | Sow in III-V for salad onions. | ||||||||||||
Pea | Gre | Gre | Sow 1/2 III - 1/2 IV for harvest in the summer. You can also (pre-)sow them already in II. I sow peas in my greenhouse in X and XI for harvest in spring next year. | ||||||||||
Physalis peruviana | Pre | Pre | Pre | Needs a warm and sunny location. I grow them in a greenhouse. | |||||||||
Potato | Planting early cultivars in the first half of IV, late cultivars in the second half of IV | ||||||||||||
Satureja | Pre | Saturaja exists as annual and perennial. This is for the annual plant. | |||||||||||
Snow Pea | Gre | Gre | Sow 1/2 III - 1/2 IV for harvest in the summer. You can also (pre-)sow them already in II. I sow snow peas in my greenhouse in X and XI for harvest in spring next year. | ||||||||||
Strawberry | Plant young plants in first 1/2 of VIII. Harvest the two following years from these plants, then replace them. I keep half of my plants one year old, the other half two years old. | ||||||||||||
Plant name | I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | X | XI | XII | Comments |
Sunflower | GrM | GrM | Sow from 2nd half IV to VIII. VII & VIII only as green manure plant. | ||||||||||
Tarragon | Pre | Pre | Perennial plant | ||||||||||
Thyme | Pre | Pre | Pre | Pre | |||||||||
Turnip | There exist different species. A cultivar that is consumed raw, sow in IV, V & VIII, keep the soil moist. For the species that is harvested in autumn, sow in V & VI first half. | ||||||||||||
Turnip greens | Gre | ||||||||||||
Tomato | Pre | Pre | Pre | Pre-sow end II to 1/2 IV | |||||||||
Zucchini | Sowing or pre-sowing in pots | ||||||||||||
Plant name | I | IV | VII | X | Comments |
Table Flowers
Plant name | I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | X | XI | XII | Comments |
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Alyssum | Perennial rock plant | ||||||||||||
Calendula | Pre | Pre | From 1/2 IV sow outside | ||||||||||
Chamomile | |||||||||||||
Cornflower | Sow until half VI; annual plant. | ||||||||||||
Dahlia | Dig out the roots before it begins to freeze. Replant them at the beginning of the summer when there's no danger of frost anymore. | ||||||||||||
Dianthus barbatus | Bi-annual | ||||||||||||
Digitalis | Bi-annual plant | ||||||||||||
Gladiolus | The tubers need to be harvested in X and kept free from frost; re-plant them in IV-V. | ||||||||||||
Gypsophila | Likes lime. Annual plant, becomes only 6 weeks old. Rock plant. | ||||||||||||
Gypsyweed | Perennial | ||||||||||||
Lathyrus | Annual plant | ||||||||||||
Lavender | Pre | Pre | Sow at 68F (20C). If the seeds don't germinate after one month, lower the temperature to 32F (0C) for a few days and then sow again. | ||||||||||
Nepeta | Pre | Perennial plant | |||||||||||
Physalis | Perennial plant | ||||||||||||
Poppy | |||||||||||||
Tagetes | Pre | Pre | |||||||||||
Plant name | I | IV | VII | X | Comments |
How to use the tables
- Read the columns per month. Each colored cell means that there's a possible task for this plant in this month. You can make your 'to-do' list for that month.
- Read the rows to find out details about one particular plant.