2023 Garden Timeline

February

• Sunday, February 12th

  Seed starting begins soon! Make sure to have 26 pots washed by tomorrow.

• Monday, February 13th

  Start the following 26 plants indoors:

  • 8 Russian Kale
  • 8 Blue Curled Scotch Kale
  • 2 Forellenschluss Kale
  • 2 Merlot Lettuce
  • 2 Marvel of 4 Seasons Lettuce
  • 2 Buttercrunch Lettuce
  • 2 Solar Flare Lettuce
• Sunday, February 19th

  Make sure to have 69 pots washed by tomorrow.

• Monday, February 20th

  Start the following 65 plants indoors:

  • 2 Jimmy Nardelo Pepper
  • 2 Sola Gratia Pepper
  • 2 Ashe County Pimento Pepper
  • 2 Sweet Chocolate Pepper
  • 2 Lesya Pepper
  • 2 California Wonder Bell Pepper
  • 2 Nadapeño Pepper
  • 1 Banana Pepper
  • 2 Sweet Bonnet Pepper
  • 6 Snowball y Cauliflower
  • 4 Romanesco Broccoli
  • 10 Calabrese Green Sprouting Broccoli
  • 4 Violaceo oli verona Cabbage
  • 8 Red Rubine Brussels Sprout
  • 8 Long Island Brussels Sprout
  • 1 Rosa Bianca Eggplant
  • 1 Black Beauty Eggplant
  • 1 Listada de Gandia Eggplant
  • 5 Pink Plume Celery
• Saturday, February 25th

  Start the following 4 plants indoors:

  • 4 Tokyo Long White Bunching Onion

March

• Sunday, March 5th

  Wash 39 pots for starting seeds.

• Monday, March 6th

  Start these two plants indoors:

  • 2 Pineapple Ground Cherry
• Saturday, March 11th

  Start building the garden fence. 14 days until goal for completion.

• Monday, March 13th

  Start the following 2 plants indoors:

  • 2 Rainbow Swiss Chard
• Saturday, March 18th

  Continue building the fence. 7 days until goal for completion.

  Direct sow these carrots and beets:

  • Black Nebula Carrot
  • Chantenay Red Core Carrot
  • Purple Dragon Carrot
  • Longue Rouge Sang Carrot
  • Kyoto Red Carrot
  • Uzbek Golden Carrot
  • Chiogga Beets
  • Golden Beets
  • Crosby Egyptian Beets
  • Detroit Red Beets
• Monday, March 20th

  Start these 29 plants indoors:

  • 2 Giant Crimson Tomato
  • 1 Abe Lincoln Tomato
  • 1 Pink Oxheart Tomato
  • 1 Amish Paste Tomato
  • 1 Large Barred Boar Tomato
  • 2 Painted Lady Tomato
  • 1 Thornburn’s Terra Cotta
  • 1 Black Krim Tomato
  • 1 Black Beauty Tomato
  • 2 Paul  Robeson Tomato
  • 2 Pineapple Tomato
  • 2 Dr. Wyche’s Tomato
  • 1 Mortgage Lifter Tomato
  • 2 Sunrise Bumblebee Tomato
  • 2 Black Cherry Tomato
  • 1 Black Strawberry Tomato
  • 1 Micro tom tomato
  • 1 Orange hat tomato
  • 4 Purple Vienna Kolrabi
• Saturday, March 25th

  Huge garden day and might have family visiting!

  The fence should ideally be completed today. If it is not complete, start scheduling out additional work days to finish it.

  Start these 8 plants indoors:

  • 2 Luffa Gourds
  • 6 Kajari Melon

  Direct sow these radishes and turnips:

  • Chinese Red Meat Radish
  • Round Black Spanish Radish
  • Purple White Globe Turnip
  • American Purple Top Rutabega

  Transplant these 54 plants:

  • 8 Russian Red Kale
  • 8 Blue Curled Scotch Kale
  • 2 Forellenschluss Lettuce
  • 2 merlot lettuce
  • 2 Marvel of Four Seasons Lettuce
  • 2 Buttercrunch Lettuce
  • 2 Solar Flare Lettuce
  • 6 Snowball y Caulifower
  • 10 Calbrese Green Sprouting Broccoli
  • 4 Violaceo di Verona Cabbage
  • 4 Romanesco Broccoli
  • 4 Tokyo Long White Bunching Onion

April

• Saturday, April 1st

  Transplant these 2 plants:

  • 2 Rainbow Swiss Chard
• Saturday, April 8th

  Transplant these 16 plants:

  • 8 Red Rubine Brussels Sprouts
  • 8 Long Island Brussels Sprouts
• Sunday, April 9th

  Wash 8 pots for seed starting.

• Monday, April 10th

  Start these 8 plants indoors:

  • 2 Jing Okra
  • 2 Clemson Spineless Okra
  • 2 Red Burgundy Okra
  • 2 Alabama Red Okra
• Saturday, April 22nd

  Transplant these 4 plants:

  • 4 Purple Vienna Kohlrabi

May

• Wednesday, May 10th

  Direct sow these plants:

  • Sugar Baby Watermelon
  • Moon and Stars Watermelon
  • Good Mother Stallard Bean
  • Dragon Tongue Bean
  • Midnight Turtle Bean
  • Scarlet Runner Bean
  • Black Beauty Zucchini
  • Lemon Squash
  • Gray Zucchini
  • Honeynut Squash
  • White Scallop Squash
  • Caserta Squash
  • Table King Bush Acorn Squash
  • Waltham Butternut Squash
  • Silver Slicer Cucumber
  • Chicago Pickling Cucumber
• Monday, May 15th

  Deadline to have the garden fence complete.

  Transplant the following 67 plants:

  • 2 Jimmy Nardelo Pepper
  • 2 Sola Gratia Pepper
  • 2 Ashe County Pimento Pepper
  • 2 Sweet Chocolate Pepper
  • 2 Lesya Pepper
  • 2 California Wonder Bell pepper
  • 2 Nadapeño Pepper
  • 1 Banana Pepper
  • 2 Sweet bonnet pepper
  • 1 Rosa Bianca eggplant
  • 1 Listada de Gandia Eggplant
  • 5 Pink Plume Celery
  • 2 Pineapple Ground Cherry
  • 2 Giant Crimson Tomato
  • 1 Abe Lincoln Tomato
  • 1 Pink Oxheart Tomato
  • 1 Amish Paste Tomato
  • 1 Large Barred Boar Tomato
  • 2 Painted Lady Tomato
  • 1 Thornburn’s Terra Cotta Tomato
  • 1 Black Krim Tomato
  • 1 Black Beauty Tomato
  • 2 Paul Robeson’s Tomato
  • 2 Pineapple Tomato
  • 2 Dr. Wyche’s Tomato
  • 1 Mortgage Lifter Tomato
  • 2 Sunrise Bumblebee Tomato
  • 2 Black Cherry Tomato
  • 1 Black Strawberry Tomato
  • 1 Micro Tom Tomato
  • 1 Orange Hat Tomato
  • 6 Kajari Melon (and direct sow some more)
  • 2 Luffa Gourds
  • 2 Jing Okra
  • 2 Clemson Spineless Okra
  • 2 Red Burgundy Okra
  • 2 Alabama Red Okra
• Tuesday, May 16th

  Any plants that did not get transplanted the day before should be transplanted today.

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