As far as I can figure it, here’s my planting schedule for the year:
| January | Winter-sow flowers |
| February 15 | Start broccoli seeds |
| March 1 | Start shiso, lavender, pepper, Chinese cabbage seeds |
| March 15 | Start tomatillo, tomato, eggplant, cauliflower, feverfew, hyssop, celery seeds |
| ASASCBW* | Plant fava beans, carrots, kale, lettuce, onions, peas, spinach, turnips, potatoes, beets, alyssum, poppy |
| April 1 | Start basil, nigella sativa, wormwood, elecampane seeds |
| Set out broccoli transplants | |
| Plant Swiss chard | |
| April 15 | Start leek, luffa, thyme, borage seeds |
| Plant lentils, parsley | |
| May 1 | Start cucumber, indigo, some cotton seeds |
| Set out cauliflower transplants | |
| Plant cilantro, dill, lovage | |
| May 7 | Start melon seeds |
| Plant sunflower seeds | |
| May 15 | Start more cauliflower, more broccoli seeds |
| Plant creeping thyme, balloon flower, nasturtiums, spilanthes, echinacea, safflower, flax, zucchini, quinoa, amaranth, beans, corn, more green onions, more leeks | |
| Set out flowers, basil, nigella sativa, shiso, thyme, borage, hyssop, wormwood, elecampane, cucumber, pepper, tomatillo, tomato, celery plants | |
| June 1 | Plant winter squash, brussel sprouts, more beans, more cilantro, more dill, cotton |
| Set out eggplant, leek, luffa, some melons, feverfew, indigo, cotton (leave some indigo, cotton in greenhouse) | |
| June 15 | Plant more corn, turnips, cucumber, melons |
| July 1 | Plant zucchini (other variety), more carrots, more cilantro and dill and basil |
| Set out cauliflower, broccoli transplants | |
| July 15 | Plant turnips (other variety) |
| August 1 | Plant more peas, favas, onions (some in greenhouse) |
| August 15 | Plant more lettuce, spinach, kale, beans (some in greenhouse) |
| Plant parsley, dill, basil, cilantro in greenhouse |
Yes, I have seriously overthought this. Also, I have a lot of stuff to plant. Good grief. But I love having a plan, love knowing that I get to start in a week and a half, love knowing that while there’s not a lot to do now, I’m going to be busy for the next six months after.
*As soon as soil can be worked
[ETA 3/3/08 to add new seeds: Utah celery, cutting celery, Chioggia beets, alyssum, bread seed poppy, and Chinese cabbage.]



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February 5, 2008 at 12:22 pm
Meg
What a plan! I’m impressed. We’ve got to get on the ball and get some seeds started. With how screwey the weather has been I wouldn’t be surprised if we had our last frost, like, next week, so I want to get a jump on the season.
February 5, 2008 at 3:06 pm
kate smudges
Your ASASCBW date is about two months ahead of mine. This is an ambitious schedule … I hope you post updates. It’ll be good motivation for me.
February 6, 2008 at 7:56 am
Jenny
Thanks, Meg. Have fun with your seeds…I’ll be right behind you, as the schedule dictates.
Kate, two months? Ouch! When’s your first frost? I’ll definitely post updates.
February 7, 2008 at 6:43 pm
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February 10, 2008 at 10:05 am
vegmonkey
Cool, which variety of cauli you planting? Mine’s ‘All year round.’
February 10, 2008 at 7:31 pm
Jenny
I’ve got “Snow Crown.” I don’t know one from the other (yet), so just picked one pretty much at random. We’ll see how they do!