2013-2014 Venable's Vegetables Garden Calender
What to plant - when
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SPRING
START SEEDS INDOORS - 6 WEEKS BEFORE THE LAST FROST WARM SEASON PLANTS TOMATOES PEPPERS OKRA CORN BEANS SQUASH (winter and summer) SWEET POTATOES CUCUMBER ARTICHOKE FENNEL FLOWERS MELONS HERBS |
SPRING
START SEEDS /PLANTS OUTSIDE - BEFORE THE LAST FROST COOL SEASON PLANTS LETTUCE COLLARDS KALE, MUSTARD, ARUGULA SPINACH RADISH BEETS, ONIONS PEAS CARROTS CHARD POTATOES BROAD BEANS CABBAGE SPROUTS CAULIFLOWER TURNIP PARSNIPS |
SUMMER
PLANT SEEDS /PLANTS OUTSIDE - AFTER THE LAST FROST WARM SEASON PLANTS TOMATOES PEPPERS OKRA CORN BEANS SQUASH (winter and summer) SWEET POTATOES CUCUMBER ARTICHOKE FENNEL FLOWERS MELONS HERBS |
FALL
PLANT SEEDS /PLANTS OUTSIDE BETWEEN AUG 15 AND SEPT 15 COOL SEASON PLANTS LETTUCE COLLARDS KALE, MUSTARD ARUGULA SPINACH RADISH BEETS, GARLIC (NOVEMBER) PEAS CARROTS CHARD POTATOES BROAD BEANS CABBAGE SPROUTS CAULIFLOWER TURNIP PARSNIPS WINTER SPINACH CHARD GARLIC (in ground) COVER CROPS – Winter Rye, Hairy Vetch, Siberian or field pea. |
What to plant when?
This is a detailed schedule, adapted to our 2014 Spring garden, from CSG's master planting schedule. Thank you Whitney.
What to Plant next!
Crop Rotation
Rotating your crops is a time honored tradition in vegetable gardening. It is one argument for grouping certain vegetables together. The reason being that certain bugs favor certain plants, and are likely to really infest an area if the same plant is offered to them year after year. At the same time it can stop the depletion of minerals and nutrients from the soil, favored by a single plant type.
Simple Vegetable Families
FRUITS:
ROOTS:
LEAVES:
ROOTS:
LEAVES:
SIMPLE ROTATION PLAN:
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YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 |
BED 1
ROOTS FRUITS LEAVES |
BED 2
LEAVES ROOTS FRUITS |
BED 3
FRUITS LEAVES ROOTS |
Venable's Vegetables bed rotation plan
See the plans page to locate the beds listed below
Vegetable Families
Onion Family - Alliaceae
Onion, garlic, leek, shallot, chive
Carrot Family - Apiaceae
Carrot, parsnip, parsley, celery
Sunflower Family - Asteraceae
Lettuce, endive, salsify, Jerusalem artichoke, sunflowers
Mustard Family - Brassicaceae
Cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, kohlrabi, turnip, radish, Chinese cabbage, kale, collards, rutabaga
Goosefoot Family - Chenopodiaceae
Beet, Swiss chard, spinach
Bindweed Family - Convolvulaceae
Sweet potato
Gourd Family - Cucurbitaceae
Cucumber, muskmelon, watermelon, squash, pumpkin, gourd
Pea / Legumes Family - Fabaceae
Garden pea, snap bean, lima bean, soybean
Mallow Family - Malvaceae
Okra
Grass Family - Poaceae
Sweet corn, popcorn, ornamental corn
Nightshade Family - Solanaceae
Tomato, pepper, eggplant, potato, husk tomato
Onion, garlic, leek, shallot, chive
Carrot Family - Apiaceae
Carrot, parsnip, parsley, celery
Sunflower Family - Asteraceae
Lettuce, endive, salsify, Jerusalem artichoke, sunflowers
Mustard Family - Brassicaceae
Cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, kohlrabi, turnip, radish, Chinese cabbage, kale, collards, rutabaga
Goosefoot Family - Chenopodiaceae
Beet, Swiss chard, spinach
Bindweed Family - Convolvulaceae
Sweet potato
Gourd Family - Cucurbitaceae
Cucumber, muskmelon, watermelon, squash, pumpkin, gourd
Pea / Legumes Family - Fabaceae
Garden pea, snap bean, lima bean, soybean
Mallow Family - Malvaceae
Okra
Grass Family - Poaceae
Sweet corn, popcorn, ornamental corn
Nightshade Family - Solanaceae
Tomato, pepper, eggplant, potato, husk tomato
