Sowing & Planting Plan

Dates based on guidance from Garden Focused based on the last frost date for Sutton Surrey of the last week in April. I selected what I'm going to grow and have copied the schedule from the web site and pasted here, and then started to tweak based on experience and added lines like the fortnightly reminder for Spring Onions after the initial one in March and the Plot specific tasks that need to be completed like the preparation of the beds and the erection of the greenhouse.  

	UNDER DEVELOPMENT for 2021
WHEN	WHAT TO DO
JAN
January	Save inner cardboard tubes from toilet rolls for runner beans etc.
January	Apple - plant trees
January	Apple - prune trees
January	Pear - plant trees
January	Pear - prune trees
Week 1	Lettuce (Winter) - Sow
Week 2	Shallot - plant sets in 8cm pots in protected position
Week 3	Buy or borrow a soil testing kit (Brussels sprouts etc.)
Week 3	Add lime if necessary to reduce soil acidity (Brussels sprouts etc)
Week 3	Lettuce (Winter) - Sow
FEB
February	Apple- plant trees
February	Apple- prune trees
February	Pear- plant trees
February	Pear- prune trees
	Infrastructure Work – 3 x Square Foot Gardening Beds
Week 1	Parsnip – Germinate Tender & True and TZ 9045 F1
Week 1	Onions Seeds - sow under glass / indoors
Week 1	Cauliflower (early summer) - sow seed indoors
Week 2	Broccoli (sprouting) early varieties - begin harvest
Week 3	Parsnip – Tender & True – Transplant (7)
Week 3	Parsnip – TZ 9045 F1 – Transplant (7)
Week 3	Radish – Sow fortnightly
Week 3	Lettuce (Winter) – Sow fortnightly
Week 3	Potatoes- chit / sprout seed potatoes
Week 3	Cauliflower (summer) - prepare ground
Week 3	Cauliflower (autumn) - prepare ground
Week 4	Broccoli (sprouting) late varieties - begin harvest
Week 4	Celery - sow seeds indoors
Week 4	Sweet pepper - sow seeds
Late Feb	Asparagus - prepare ground for crowns
MARCH
March	Apple - plant trees
March	Apple - prune trees
March	Pear - plant trees
March	Pear - prune trees
	Infrastructure Work – Complete Erection of Greenhouse
	Square Foot Gardening Beds – Mels Mix
Week 1	Asparagus - sow seeds inside
Week 1	Parsnip – Germinate Picador F1, Tender & True and Palace F1
Weeks 1 - 2	Carrot - sow seed of early varieties under cloches
Week 1	Squash / pumpkins - prepare soil
Week 1	Radish – Sow fortnightly
Week 1	Lettuce (Winter) – Sow fortnightly
Week 2	Brussels Sprouts - sow seed of early varieties
Week 2	Garlic - plant in late winter / spring
Week 2	Rhubarb - start to harvest
Week 2	Tomatoes - sow seed inside
Week 3	Asparagus - apply spring fertiliser
Week 3	Cauliflower (early summer) - harden off
Week 3	Spring Onions - start to sow fortnightly
Week 3	Spinach - sow seed outside
Week 3	Parsnip – Picador F1 – Transplant (7)
Week 3	Parsnip – Tender & True – Transplant (7)
Week 3	Parsnip – Palace F1 – Transplant (7)
Week 4	Radish – Sow fortnightly
Week 4	Lettuce - start sowing seed outside every two weeks
Week 4	Beetroot - sow seeds under cloches
Week 4	Brussels Sprouts - thin seedlings as they appear
Week 4	Cauliflower (early summer) - plant out
Week 4	Onions - sow seed outdoors
Week 4	Potatoes - plant out sprouted sets
Week 4	Sweet Peppers - pot up
APRIL
April on	Asparagus - harvest when 15cm high
April to May	Peach - protect blossom from frost
April to May	Peach - spring prune after blossoms fade
Week 1	Parsnip – Germinate TZ 9045 F1, Picador F1 and White Gem
Week 1	Asparagus Crowns - plant outside
Week 1	Brussels Sprouts - Sow seed of mid to late varieties
Week 1	Cabbage (summer) - sow seeds indoors
Week 1	Onion Sets - plant
Week 1	Onion Sets - protect from birds for 5 weeks
Week 1	Radish - sow seed under cloches
Week 1	Shallot - plant sets outside (18cm / 7in apart)
Week 1	Shallot - protect from birds for 5 weeks
Week 1	Turnip - start to sow seed outdoors
Week 1	Spinach - sow seed inside
Week 1	Swiss Chard - sow outdoors with cloche protection
Week 1 - 2	Carrot - remove cloches from early sown varieties
Week 1 - 2	Carrot - sow early seed varieties in open
Week 1 - 2	Strawberries - buy and plant potted plants
Week 2	Beetroot - sow seed in pots indoors
Week 2	Broccoli (sprouting) early varieties - sow under cover
Week 2	Salsify - sow seeds
Week 2	Tomatoes - pot-up young plants
Week 2	Squash / pumpkins - sow seed indoors
Week 2	Radish – Sow fortnightly
Week 2	Spring Onions – Sow fortnightly
Week 2	Lettuce (Winter) – Sow fortnightly
Week 3	Parsnip – TZ 9045 F1 – Transplant (7)
Week 3	Parsnip – Picador F1 – Transplant (7)
Week 3	Parsnip – White Gem – Transplant (7)
Week 3	Broccoli (sprouting) early varieties - sow seed bed
Week 3	Cabbage (summer) - sow outdoors
Week 3	Calabrese (sometimes called broccoli) - sow seed
Week 3	Cauliflower (summer) - weekly feed
Week 3	Courgette - sow seeds indoors
Week 3	Cucumber (ridge) - sow seeds indoors
Week 3	Lettuce - begin to thin seedlings, distance by variety
Week 3	Onion seeds - harden off seedlings
Week 3	Radish - sow seed outside
Week 3	Sweetcorn - sow seed indoors / greenhouse
Week 3	Swiss Chard - sow seed outdoors no protection
Week 4	Beetroot - sow seed outside
Week 4	Broccoli (sprouting) late varieties - sow under cover
Week 4	French Beans - sow seeds under cloches
Week 4	French Beans - sow seeds in pots indoors
Week 4	Parsnip - sow seed outside
Week 4	Spinach - plant out seed sown indoors
Week 4	Spinach - thin out previously sown seedlings
Week 4	Sweetcorn - sow seed under cloches
Week 4	Turnip - thin seedlings 15cm earlies, 25cm maincrops
	LAST FROST DATE
MAY
Week 1	Parsnip – Germinate Student & Gladiator F1
Week 1	Broccoli (sprouting) late varieties - sow seed bed
Week 1	Cabbage (summer) - plant out indoor sown plants
Week 1	Celery - plant out
Week 1	Cucumber (ridge) - sow seed under cloches outside
Week 1	Kale (curly) - sow in pots or seed bed
Week 1	Runner Beans - sow seed in pots indoors
Week 1	Runner Beans - sow seed under cloches
Week 1	Tomatoes - begin to harden off
Week 1	Carrot - sow maincrop seed
Week 1	Radish – Sow fortnightly
Week 1	Spring Onions – Sow fortnightly
Week 1	Lettuce – Sow fortnightly
Week 2	Beetroot - plant out seedlings sown in pots indoors
Week 2	French Beans - sow seed outside
Week 2	French Beans - harden off seedlings
Week 2	Onion - plant out seedlings
Week 2	Potatoes - nitrogen feed fortnightly
Week 2	Rhubarb - apply mulch
Week 2	Squash / pumpkins - harden off
Week 2	Strawberries - mulch around plants
Week 3	Beetroot - thin out seedlings
Week 3	Brussels Sprouts - transplant
Week 3	Cabbage (spring) - harvest
Week 3	Cauliflower (autumn) - sow seed in pots
Week 3	Courgette - Harden off indoor grown plants
Week 3	Cucumber (ridge) - Harden off indoor grown plants
Week 3	French Beans - plant out seedlings sown in pots indoors
Week 3	Runner Beans - harden off seedlings
Week 3	Swede - sow seed outdoors
Week 3	Sweetcorn - plant out seedlings sown in pots indoors
Week 3	Swiss Chard - thin out seedlings
Week 3	Parsnip – Student – Transplant (7)
Week 3	Parsnip – Gladiator – Transplant (7)
Week 4	Radish – Sow fortnightly
Week 4	Spring Onions – Sow fortnightly
Week 4	Lettuce – Sow fortnightly
Week 4	Onions Onwards - water in dry conditions
Week 4	Courgettes - plant out
Week 4	Parsnip - thin seedlings to 15cm / 6in apart
Week 4	Radish - begin to harvest
Week 4	Runner Beans - sow seed outside
Week 4	Runner Beans - plant out seedlings sown in pots indoors
Week 4	Shallot Onwards - water in dry conditions
Week 4	Squash / pumpkins - plant out
Week 4	Tomatoes - plant out
JUNE
Week 1	Asparagus - stop harvesting
Week 1	Cucumber (ridge) - plant out (grown indoors / shop bought)
Week 1	Carrot (early) - harvest those sown under cloches
Week 1	Lettuce - begin to harvest
Week 1	Sweet Peppers - harden off
Week 2	Cauliflower (summer) - begin to harvest
Week 2	Kale (curly) - transplant to final position
Week 2	Plum - prune from now to mid July
Week 2	Potatoes - potash feed fortnightly
Week 2	Swede - thin seedlings in stages to 25cm apart
Week 2	Sweet Pepper - move to final position
Week 2	Turnip - begin to harvest
Week 3	Carrot Onwards- harvest as they become ready
Week 3	Cauliflower (autumn) - plant outside
Week 3	Cucumber (ridge) - prune main stem
Week 3	Spinach - harvest spring grown leaves
Week 3	Radish – Sow fortnightly
Week 3	Spring Onions – Sow fortnightly
Week 3	Lettuce – Sow fortnightly
Week 4	Cauliflower (autumn) - begin weekly feed
JULY
Week 1	Broccoli (sprouting) early varieties from cover - plant final position
Week 1	Kale (rape) - sow in final position
Week 1	Shallot - harvest some for immediate use
Week 1	Shallot - stop watering
Week 1	Swiss Chard - begin to harvest
Week 2	Broccoli (sprouting) early varieties from seed bed - plant final position
Week 2	Broccoli (sprouting) late varieties from cover - plant final position
Week 2	Courgettes - begin to harvest
Week 2	Potatoes - plant sets for autumn harvest
Week 3	Broccoli (sprouting) late varieties from seed bed - plant final position
Week 3	Cucumber (ridge) - begin to harvest
Week 3	Onions - stop watering
Week 3	Shallot - harvest / dry out for storage
Week 4	Beetroot - begin to harvest
Week 4	Cabbage (spring) - sow (pots / temporary bed)
Week 4	French Beans (dwarf) - begin to harvest
Week 4	Sweetcorn - begin to harvest
AUG
Week 1	Garlic - begin to harvest
Week 1	Onions - begin to harvest
Week 2	Celery - begin to harvest
Week 2	French Beans- begin to harvest climbing / pole
Week 2	Runner Beans- begin to harvest
Week 3	Calabrese (sometimes called broccoli) - harvest
Week 3	Raspberries (summer fruiting) - prune
SEP
September	Peach - autumn prune after harvest
Week 1	Cabbage (summer) - begin to harvest
Week 2	Cabbage (spring) - transplant
Week 2	Parsnips - begin to harvest – Tender & True
Week 2	Spinach- sow in autumn
Mid month	Autumn Onion Sets- plant
Week 3	Swede- begin to harvest (through to early Jan)
OCT
October	Asparagus - cut down when foliage yellows
Week 2	Salsify - begin to harvest
Week 2	Strawberries - buy runners
Week 2	Parsnip - TZ 9045 F1 – Harvest
Week 2	Parsnip – Picador F1  – Harvest
Week 3	Cauliflower (autumn) - begin to harvest
Week 3	Squash / pumpkins - take indoors to cure
Week 4	Kale - begin to harvest
Week 4	Rhubarb - plant crowns up to end of February
Week 4	Spinach (autumn sown) - begin to harvest
NOV
November	Peach - plant bare-rooted trees
Week 2	Squash / pumpkins - start to use
Week 2	Parsnip – Tender & True – Harvest
Week 3	Brussels Sprouts - begin to harvest
Week 3	Garlic - autumn planting
Week 4	Plum - plant trees from now to early March
DEC
December	Apple - plant trees
December	Apple - prune trees
December	Pear - plant trees
December	Pear - prune trees
Week 4	Parsnip – TZ 9045 F1 – Harvest after Last Frost
Week 4	Parsnip – Picador – Harvest after Frost
Dec - Mar	Raspberries - buy and plant (up to end February)
Dec - Feb	Raspberries (autumn fruiting) - prune
JAN
Week 3	Parsnip – White Gem – Harvest
Week 3	Parsnip – Student – Harvest
FEB
Week 3	Parsnip – Palace F1 – Harvest
Week 3	Parsnip – Gladiator – Harvest