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| [[Gladiolus]]|| || || ||style="background:lime"| ||style="background:lime"| || || || || ||style="background:pink"| || || ||The tubers need to be harvested in X and kept free from frost; re-plant them in IV-V. | | [[Gladiolus]]|| || || ||style="background:lime"| ||style="background:lime"| || || || || ||style="background:pink"| || || ||The tubers need to be harvested in X and kept free from frost; re-plant them in IV-V. | ||
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| + | | [[Lettuce]]|| ||style="background:BurlyWood" |Pre ||style="background:BurlyWood" |Pre ||style="background:BurlyWood" |Pre ||style="background:BurlyWood" |Pre ||style="background:BurlyWood" |Pre ||style="background:BurlyWood" |Pre ||style="background:BurlyWood" |Pre ||style="background:BurlyWood" |Pre ||style="background:BurlyWood" |Pre || || ||Comments | ||
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| [[Pea]]|| || ||style="background:BurlyWood" | ||style="background:BurlyWood" | || || || || || ||style="background:BurlyWood" |Gre ||style="background:BurlyWood" |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. | | [[Pea]]|| || ||style="background:BurlyWood" | ||style="background:BurlyWood" | || || || || || ||style="background:BurlyWood" |Gre ||style="background:BurlyWood" |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. | ||
Revision as of 18:06, 5 January 2012
The data shown here are for a temperate climate in the northern hemisphere.
Meaning of colors & symbols in the table
| Color | Meaning | Symbol | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||
| 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 | Comments | |||
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| 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.
- Read the rows to find out details about one particular plant.
Gallery
An example of how i made my garden calendar in my own computer. Here are shown only some plants.
