1 Day to Onions (bulb, short-day)
Do this: Window runs Dec 7–Jan 18. Set out transplants 0.75" deep, 3" apart, rows 14" apart.
Planning ahead: next 30 days
15 Days Out: English Peas
Do this: Opens Dec 21. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
15 Days Out: Spinach
Do this: Opens Dec 21. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
26 Days Out: Cilantro
Do this: Opens Jan 1. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
29 Days Out: Beets
Do this: Opens Jan 4. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
29 Days Out: Broccoli
Do this: Opens Jan 4. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
29 Days Out: Cabbage
Do this: Opens Jan 4. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
29 Days Out: Carrots
Do this: Opens Jan 4. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
29 Days Out: Collards
Do this: Opens Jan 4. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
29 Days Out: Irish Potatoes
Do this: Opens Jan 4. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
29 Days Out: Kale
Do this: Opens Jan 4. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
29 Days Out: Lettuce
Do this: Opens Jan 4. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
29 Days Out: Radish
Do this: Opens Jan 4. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
29 Days Out: Swiss Chard
Do this: Opens Jan 4. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
29 Days Out: Turnips
Do this: Opens Jan 4. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
Garden chores
Looper patrol on cabbage
Do this: Check broccoli, cabbage and collards for small green caterpillars and treat young ones with Bt.
Clean up the hiding spots
Do this: Pull spent vines and remove boards and debris where squash bugs and other pests spend the winter.
Draw your rotation map
Do this: Sketch your beds and shift each crop family one bed over for next year.