7 Days to Cilantro
Do this: Window runs Jan 1–Feb 28. Sow seed directly 0.25" deep, 2" apart, rows 12" apart.
In season now
Still Time for Onions (bulb, short-day) — 24 Days and Counting
Do this: Set out transplants 0.75" deep, 3" apart, rows 14" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Mar 14.
English Peas: 38 Days Left to Plant
Do this: Sow seed directly 1" deep, 1" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Feb 18.
Still Time for Spinach — 45 Days and Counting
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 4" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Feb 3.
Planning ahead: next 30 days
10 Days Out: Beets
Do this: Opens Jan 4. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
10 Days Out: Broccoli
Do this: Opens Jan 4. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
10 Days Out: Cabbage
Do this: Opens Jan 4. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
10 Days Out: Carrots
Do this: Opens Jan 4. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
10 Days Out: Collards
Do this: Opens Jan 4. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
10 Days Out: Irish Potatoes
Do this: Opens Jan 4. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
10 Days Out: Kale
Do this: Opens Jan 4. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
10 Days Out: Lettuce
Do this: Opens Jan 4. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
10 Days Out: Radish
Do this: Opens Jan 4. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
10 Days Out: Swiss Chard
Do this: Opens Jan 4. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
10 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.
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