Last Call for Beets: Window Shuts in 6 Days
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 2" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Mar 3.
Plant today
6 Days Left on the Broccoli Clock
Do this: Set out transplants 0.5" deep, 18" apart, rows 36" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Mar 13.
Last Call for Cabbage: Window Shuts in 6 Days
Do this: Set out transplants 0.5" deep, 24" apart, rows 36" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Mar 13.
Carrots Leaves the Station Monday
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 2" apart, rows 12" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Mar 23.
Last Call for Onions (bulb, short-day): Window Shuts in 6 Days
Do this: Set out transplants 0.75" deep, 3" apart, rows 14" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Apr 2.
Keep the Line Moving: Radish, Round 2
Do this: Sow another row today so the harvest never stops. Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 1" apart, rows 14" apart. Why: Repeat every 8 days while the window is open.
In season now
Still Time for Irish Potatoes — 13 Days and Counting
Do this: Plant seed pieces 3" deep, 12" apart, rows 36" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Mar 28.
Collards Is In Season. 20 Days to Make It Count.
Do this: Sow seed or set transplants 0.5" deep, 18" apart, rows 36" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Mar 3.
Still Time for English Peas — 20 Days and Counting
Do this: Sow seed directly 1" deep, 1" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Mar 8.
Kale Is In Season. 20 Days to Make It Count.
Do this: Sow seed or set transplants 0.5" deep, 12" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Mar 3.
Swiss Chard: 20 Days Left to Plant
Do this: Sow seed or set transplants 1" deep, 6" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Feb 26.
Turnips Is In Season. 20 Days to Make It Count.
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 4" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Feb 11.
Spinach Is In Season. 27 Days to Make It Count.
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 4" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Feb 21.
Cilantro: 47 Days Left to Plant
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.25" deep, 2" apart, rows 12" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Feb 26.
Lettuce: 48 Days Left to Plant
Do this: Sow seed or set transplants 0.25" deep, 3" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Feb 21.
Radish: 62 Days Left to Plant
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 1" apart, rows 14" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Feb 6.
Garden chores
Work in compost
Do this: Turn 2 to 3 inches of compost into your beds while the soil is moist but not wet.
Weigh today's pick
Do this: Put today's harvest on the scale and log the pounds before it hits the kitchen.
Update your price list
Do this: Check the USDA ERS Fruit and Vegetable Prices page for the newest retail prices before the new season.