March

Plant - peas, spinach, Asian greens, radishes, parsley, bulb onions and scallions.

Transplant - cabbage and broccoli

St. Patrick’s Day is the traditional time to plant potatoes.

April

Plant everything above plus beets, lettuce, turnips, chard, kohlrabi, carrots, cabbage seeds, parsley, cauliflower, celery, onion sets, and potatoes.

May

Plant perhaps another row of everything above.  When the soil is warm, plant beans and squashes.  You can also plant basil, dill, dry beans, and corn.

Transplant tomato and celeriac seedlings.

June

Plant everything above and cucumbers, melons, lettuce, and brussel sprouts.

Transplant peppers and eggplant.

July

Plant more lettuce, parsnips, carrots, summer beets, fall cauliflower, bush beans, and scallions. During these hot days, it is time to think of the winter garden...plant rutabagas, kale, winter beets, spinach, and over-wintering broccoli.

August

It’s time to plant your winter garden...Lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, spinach, and bulb onions

September

Plant endive, corn salad, garlic and shallots.  Plant cabbage for spring harvest, and field turnips and other cover crops to turn under in the spring for fertilizer.

October

Still planting!!  Another good month for garlic.  Also plant cover crops of fava beans, field peas, clover, vetch, or rye for fertilizer to turn into your beds next spring.  Don’t worry about carrots, potatoes, and other root crops...they will keep in the cold ground just fine, and you can pull out fresh food all winter.

For more detailed information, please see The Seattle Tilth Association website www.seattletilth.org