Planning for a four season garden

Sunday, February 11, 2018

Some like it cool, some like it hot!  

You can optimize the veggies you grow by knowing what season is best for the type of vegetables you love eating.

Vegetables that are good to plant for spring harvests

Asparagus (these take a great deal of space)

Greens-spinach, chicories, radicchio, tatsoi, mustard, aruglua

Lettuce-sow every 2 weeks so you have lettuce spring, summer, fall, into winter

Peas, fava beans

Cilantro, parsley

Carrots, radishes, beets, turnips

Garlic, onions, potatoes

Summer vegetable garden 

Heat tolerant greens-chard, sorrel, salad burnet

Pole and bush beans, shelling beans

Fennel, dill, basil, leeks

Corn, Okra, Melons

Summer squash (like zucchini, , crookneck)

Tomatoes, Peppers, Eggplant, Sweet & Chili Peppers

Cucumber
Strawberries

Vegetables for the fall garden

Broccoli, Cauliflower, Cabbage, 

Peas, Brussels sprouts

Winter squash (like acorn, patty pan or pumpkin)

Sweet potatoes (these take a very long time to mature)

Radicchio, Escarole, Frisee and Round 2 of Greens

Late fall/winter garden

Cold hardy greens-arugula, kale, spinach, lettuce, sorrel, spinach

Broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage

Fava beans

Carrots, turnips

Onions, chives

For each season, you will plant a month or two earlier than the season you want to harvest if growing from seed.  Check seed packets to see how many days from planting to harvesting.  Back up the date to plant so it is ready to begin harvesting at the right time.

If you are buying transplants, you plant when the season is just right for the veggie!