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 table
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
Plant name | I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | X | XI | XII | Comments |
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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 | ||||||||||
Chard | Keep the soil moist | ||||||||||||
Chives | Perennial; likes half-shade | ||||||||||||
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. | ||||||||||||
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 |
Gladiolus | The tubers need to be harvested in X and kept free from frost; re-plant them in IV-V. | ||||||||||||
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. | |||
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. | ||||||||||
Potato | Planting early cultivars in the first half of IV, late cultivars in the second half of IV | ||||||||||||
Thyme | Pre | Pre | Pre | Pre | |||||||||
Tomato | Pre | Pre | Pre | Pre-sow end II to 1/2 IV | |||||||||
Plant name | I | IV | VII | X | Comments |
How to use the table
- 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.