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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alyssum | Perennial rock plant | ||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| Celery | Pre | Pre | Pre | Plant out in V & VI | |||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||||
| Digitalis | Bi-annual plant | ||||||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||||
| Gladiolus | The tubers need to be harvested in X and kept free from frost; re-plant them in IV-V. | ||||||||||||
| 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. | |||
| 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. | ||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||
| Tagetes | Pre | Pre | |||||||||||
| Tarragon | Pre | Pre | Perennial plant | ||||||||||
| Thyme | Pre | Pre | Pre | Pre | |||||||||
| 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 |
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.
Gallery
An example of how i made my garden calendar in my own computer. Here are shown only some plants.
