Spinach Round 3 Goes In Today
Do this: Sow another row today so the harvest never stops. Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 4" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Repeat every 10 days while the window is open.
In season now
Beets: 8 Days Left to Plant
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 2" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Feb 29.
Broccoli Is In Season. 8 Days to Make It Count.
Do this: Set out transplants 0.5" deep, 18" apart, rows 36" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Mar 10.
Cabbage Is In Season. 8 Days to Make It Count.
Do this: Set out transplants 0.5" deep, 24" apart, rows 36" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Mar 10.
Still Time for Carrots — 8 Days and Counting
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 2" apart, rows 12" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Mar 20.
Onions (bulb, short-day): 8 Days Left to Plant
Do this: Set out transplants 0.75" deep, 3" apart, rows 14" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Mar 30.
Still Time for Irish Potatoes — 15 Days and Counting
Do this: Plant seed pieces 3" deep, 12" apart, rows 36" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Mar 25.
Collards: 22 Days Left to Plant
Do this: Sow seed or set transplants 0.5" deep, 18" apart, rows 36" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Feb 29.
English Peas Is In Season. 22 Days to Make It Count.
Do this: Sow seed directly 1" deep, 1" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Mar 5.
Kale Is In Season. 22 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 Feb 29.
Still Time for Swiss Chard — 22 Days and Counting
Do this: Sow seed or set transplants 1" deep, 6" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Feb 24.
Still Time for Turnips — 22 Days and Counting
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 4" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Feb 9.
Still Time for Spinach — 29 Days and Counting
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 4" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Feb 19.
Cilantro: 49 Days Left to Plant
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.25" deep, 2" apart, rows 12" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Feb 24.
Still Time for Lettuce — 50 Days and Counting
Do this: Sow seed or set transplants 0.25" deep, 3" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Feb 19.
Still Time for Radish — 64 Days and Counting
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 1" apart, rows 14" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Feb 4.
Start indoors & order seed
Basil Seeds Go Under Lights Tuesday
Do this: Start seed 5 weeks before transplant day (Feb 15). Why: Transplants get a head start so you pick sooner.
Eggplant Seeds Go Under Lights Tuesday
Do this: Start seed 7 weeks before transplant day (Feb 29). Why: Transplants get a head start so you pick sooner.
Seed Check: Cantaloupe (Muskmelon) Needs Ordering This Week
Do this: Planting indoors starts Feb 1. Seed takes time to ship.
Order Watermelon Seed Now or Watch the Season Go By
Do this: Planting indoors starts Feb 1. Seed takes time to ship.
Garden chores
Sort your wood pile
Do this: Set aside oak, maple and cottonwood for a hugel mound, and keep black walnut and cedar out of it.
Looper patrol on cabbage
Do this: Check broccoli, cabbage and collards for small green caterpillars and treat young ones with Bt.
Draw your rotation map
Do this: Sketch your beds and shift each crop family one bed over for next year.
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