Calendar for Small Edible Gardens

Have your soil analyzed for pH and available nutrients.

Prepare your soil adding organic material like well age compost, organic or conventional fertilizers.

 

Time to begin planting pea seeds for harvest in June, and potatoes for harvest May through September.

 

 

Plant cole crop from seeds or starts, like lettuce, cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower for harvest in 6 weeks.

 

Plant from seed radishes and carrots for harvest in July.

Plant tender vegetables, once the fear of frost has past, like tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, basil and cantaloupes. Cucumbers can begin to be harvested in July. Tomatoes, cantaloupe, and peppers can begin to be harvested in August.

 

Plant a second crop of cucumbers for harvest in October, and a second crop of radish and carrots from seed for harvest in October.

 

Keep picking your harvest, and share some with your neighbors. Plant a second crop of basil.

 

Remove all the vegetable plants you are tired of eatting. Plant cole crops like lettuce, cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower for winter harvest.