Last fall while the garden was still fresh in my mind, I jotted down some notes on what to plant and when to plant in 2013. I’ve made some tweaks since then, and surely I will make more alterations, but here is a rough planting schedule for my 2013 garden. The season is coming right up and I’ve received three catalogs in the mail, so I’m starting to get excited!
February
- Week 1
- Trim grape vines and gather some cuttings to give to friends and family later on
- Trim raspberries and transplant some of the blueberry plants to a better spot (they are getting too much sun)
- Week 2
- Plant onions (Walla Walla, maybe some other varieties) in a tray under the plant light
- Plant some lettuce under the plant light as well
- Plant basil under grow light (this will be harvested a few times under the grow light before being transplanted after the frost)
- Week 3
- Try grafting Dad’s apple tree into my crab-apple tree (failed last year!)
March
- Week 3 or so
- Prep garden soil
- Plant peas in garden (supposed to be ~6 weeks before last frost)
- Transplant lettuce into garden (depending on size)
- Week 4
- Plant tomatoes under grow light (Beefsteak, Amish Paste, maybe another variety)
- Plant peppers and eggplant under grow light
April
- Week 1
- Plant flowers under grow light
- Plant carrots directly in garden
- Plant more lettuce in grow light
- Transplant onions to the garden, also plant some other onion seeds directly in the garden soil
- Week 4
- Plant canna lilies in yard
May
- Week 1
- Plant beans directly in garden
- Week 2-3 (after frost)
- Transplant all frost-sensitive plants (tomatoes, basil, peppers, eggplant, flowers, etc) from grow light into garden
- Plant cilantro in garden
June
- Week 2-4
- Boysenberry Harvest!
July
- Raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, peas, beans will all start ripening