Currently adding specific varieties to the schedule below, updating will continue for the next few weeks as I audit my seed box and new seeds received.
Last Update 4th February 2024
WHEN WHAT TO DO
January
January Save inner cardboard tubes from toilet rolls for Parsnip & runner beans etc.
January Apple - plant trees
January Apple - prune trees
January Pear - plant trees
January Pear - prune trees
Week 1 Sweet peas - Sow
Week 1 Lettuce (Winter) - Sow
Week 2 Shallot- plant sets in 8cm pots in protected position
Week 3 Buy soil testing kit (Brussels sprouts etc.)
Week 3 Add lime if necessary to reduce soil acidity (Brussels sprouts etc)
Week 3 Lettuce (Winter) - Sow
February
February Apple - plant trees
February Apple - prune trees
February Pear - plant trees
February Pear - prune trees
Infrastructure Work
Week 1 Parsnip – Germinate in Take-a-way containers
Week 1 Welsh Onions (D.T.Brown) - sow under glass / indoors (14 – 28 days)
Week 1 Shallot Simiane (Dobies) - sow under glass / indoors (14 – 28 days)
Week 1 Cauliflower (early summer) - sow seed indoors
Week 2 Brussels Sprouts - sow seed of early varieties
Week 2 Broccoli (sprouting) early varieties - begin harvest
Week 2 Aubergine – sow in modules
Week 3 Parsnip – Transplant into loo rolls once signs of germination
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
Week 4 Carrot Water Butt – Core out sand & Compost ready for sowing seeds
March
February Apple - plant trees
February Apple - prune trees
February Pear - plant trees
February Pear - prune trees
Infrastructure Work
Build Square Foot garden beds higher
Week 1 Asparagus – Sow seeds inside
Week 1 Parsnip – Germinate in Take-a-way containers
Week 1 Squash / Pumpkins - Prepare Soil
Week 1 Radish – Sow fortnightly until the end of September
Week 1 Lettuce (Winter) – Sow fortnightly
Week 2 Brussels Sprouts - Sow seeds of early varieties
Week 1 - 2 Carrot - sow seed of early varieties under cloches
Week 1 - 2 Carrot - sow Bugs Bunny varieties in Cut Down Water Butt
Week 1 - 2 Beetroots - sow in modules in the Greenhouse or Potting Shed
Week 2 Garlic- plant in late winter / spring
Week 2 Rhubarb - start to harvest
Week 2 Tomatoes - sow seed inside
Week 2 Melon – Amarillo Ora - sow indoors
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 – Transplant into loo rolls once signs of germination
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 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 in Take-a-way containers
Week 1 Gourd – Luffa – Soak overnight and sow
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 1 - 2 Cucumber – Sow Party Time all six seeds
Week 2 Melons – Sugar Baby sow seed in pots indoors
Week 2 Melon – F1 Mabgomel sow seeds in pots in doors
Week 2 Melons – Rugoso di Consenza Giallo sow seed in pots indoors
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 – Transplant into loo rolls once signs of germination
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 in Potting Shed
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 main crops
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May
Week 1 Lettuce (Winter) - Sow
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 2 Cucumber – Sow Party Time 3 plants into the greenhouse
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 – Transplant into loo rolls once signs of germination
Week 3 Melons – Amarillo Oro - Plant Out
Week 3 Melons – Sugar Baby - Plant Out
Week 4 Radish – Sow fortnightly
Week 4 Aubergine – Plant Out
Week 4 Spring Onions – Sow fortnightly
Week 4 Luffa - Transplant into pots
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 - plant out seedlings sown in pots indoors
Week 4 Runner Beans - sow seed outside
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 2 Melons – F1 Mangomel - Plant Out
Week 2 Melons – Rugoso di Consenza Giallo Plant Out
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 Onions - 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 3 Aubergine – Start Harvesting for next four months
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
August
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 Senshyu Yellow – Sow in Modules to over winter
Week 3 Calabrese (sometimes called broccoli) - harvest
Week 3 Raspberries (summer fruiting) - prune
September
September Peach Tree- 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)
October
Week 2 Asparagus- cut down when foliage yellows
Week 2 Salsify - begin to harvest
Week 2 Strawberries - buy runners
Week 2 Parsnip – Harvest
Week 2 Senshyu Yellow Onions – transplant out into final positions.
Week 3 Cauliflower (autumn) - begin to harvest
Week 3 Squash / pumpkins - take indoors to cure
Week 4 Kale - begin to harvest
Week 4 Spinach (autumn sown) - begin to harvest
November
November Peach - plant bare-rooted trees
Week 2 Squash / pumpkins - start to use
Week 2 Parsnip – Harvest
Week 3 Brussels Sprouts - begin to harvest
Week 3 Garlic - autumn planting
Week 4 Plum - plant trees from now to early March
December
December Apple - plant trees
December Apple - prune trees
December Pear - plant trees
December Pear - prune trees
December
Nice list Alan, I also like the comments.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment Mal, it's nice to get them once in a while - Rather than having spreadsheets and word documents it's all going on here so that it's in front of me. Lots to add and modify as I look back on the last four years.
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