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Seasonal Garden Calendar — What to Plant Each Month

Complete overview of 58 plants for every month. Find out when to sow tomatoes, strawberries, herbs and more.

Chilli Pepper 🥬

Start seeds indoors

Sow on the windowsill, chillies need a long season

Winter pruning — remove water shoots

Winter pruning — remove dead and crossing branches

Plan varieties (early/late)

Start seeds indoors

Sow summer leeks indoors

Plan your sowings

😴 Dormant plants

🍓Gooseberry 🌿Basil 🌳Cherry Laurel 🍓Blueberry 🥬Potato 🍓Peach 🌳Boxwood 🍓Elderberry 🥬Garlic 🥬Onion 🥬Courgette 🥬Pumpkin 🥬French Beans 🌳Hydrangea 🥬Garden Peas 🍓Strawberry 🌸Dahlia 🥬Kohlrabi 🌸Lavender 🍓Raspberry 🌿Mint 🍓Apricot 🥬Carrot 🌸Geranium (Pelargonium) 🥬Cucumber 🍓Walnut 🥬Bell Pepper 🌿Chives 🌿Parsley 🌸Petunia 🥬Tomato 🥬Radish 🥬Beetroot 🍓Grapevine 🌳Rhododendron 🌿Rosemary 🥬Rocket (Arugula) 🌸Rose 🍓Currant 🥬Lettuce 🌳Lilac 🌸Sunflower 🌸Tulip 🥬Spinach 🍓Plum 🌳Arborvitae (Thuja) 🍓Cherry 🌿Thyme 🌳Forsythia 🌿Dill 🥬Asparagus 🥬Rhubarb

Gooseberry 🍓

Cut out old branches (over 4 years old)

Start seeds indoors

Sow on a warm windowsill

Order plants (acidic soil!)

Order seed potatoes

Prune at pink bud stage — the key timing!

Elderberry 🍓

Cut old branches right down to the ground

Chilli Pepper 🥬

Start seeds indoors

Start indoors on a warm windowsill, ideally 25°C

Order sets or seeds

French Beans 🥬

Garden Peas 🥬

Finish pruning, spray against scab

Finish pruning, spray against scab

Strawberry 🍓

Order seedlings

Order new varieties

Start seeds indoors

Start indoors in a seed tray

Cut out old canes, order plants

Prune only in dry weather! Remove dead branches

Geranium (Pelargonium) 🌸

Trim, repot into fresh soil

Bell Pepper 🥬

Start seeds indoors

Sow in a pot, needs warmth

Start seeds indoors

Sow on the windowsill in a tray of moist compost

Winter pruning — leave 2 buds per spur

Rocket (Arugula) 🥬

Order seedlings

Cut out old branches (over 4 years old)

Winter pruning — thin the crown

Winter pruning — remove dead and diseased branches

Get your seeds ready

Start seeds indoors

Sow early varieties

Start seeds indoors

Sow summer and autumn leeks

Start seeds indoors

Sow early varieties

Plan and prepare a new bed

You can force it under a cover

😴 Dormant plants

🌳Cherry Laurel 🌳Boxwood 🥬Garlic 🌳Hydrangea 🌸Lavender 🌸Tulip 🌿Mint 🍓Walnut 🌿Chives 🌳Rhododendron 🌿Rosemary 🌳Lilac 🌳Arborvitae (Thuja) 🌿Thyme 🌳Forsythia

Gooseberry 🍓

Plant new bushes, mulch

Start seeds indoors

Start indoors, needs 20°C+

Cherry Laurel 🌳

Cut back frost-damaged and brown branches

Plant in an acidic soil mix

Chit in a bright spot

Spray against peach leaf curl

Feed, check for box tree moth

Elderberry 🍓

Plant new bushes

Plant spring garlic (cloves)

Chilli Pepper 🥬

Tend seedlings, add a grow light if short on daylight

Plant onion sets in rows

Spring pruning — cut out dead and weak shoots

Garden Peas 🥬

Sow directly outdoors, tolerates cold

Feed, check for pests

Feed, check for pests

Strawberry 🍓

Plant out seedlings, mulch with straw

Check tubers, discard any rotten ones

Start seeds indoors

Grow on seedlings

Spring pruning — trim into a mound shape

Plant new young plants, mulch

Plant in a pot (it spreads!)

Often already in bloom — protect from frost with fleece

Sow directly into the bed

Geranium (Pelargonium) 🌸

Start watering more, feed

Feed with compost

Bell Pepper 🥬

Start seeds indoors

Start indoors in a warm spot

Plant or divide clumps

Sow directly outdoors (slow to germinate, 3–4 weeks)

Start seeds indoors

Start seedlings indoors in the warmth

Start seeds indoors

Sow in a tray on the windowsill

Sow directly outdoors, tolerates cold

Repair supports, tie in

Rhododendron 🌳

Start watering with rainwater

Rocket (Arugula) 🥬

Start seeds indoors

Sow in a tray on the windowsill

Spring pruning! Remove dead wood, cut above a bud

Remove mulch, feed with compost

Plant new bushes

Start seeds indoors

Start indoors in a seed tray

Budding out, feed with compost

Sow directly outdoors, tolerates cold

Spray against plum pox, feed

Arborvitae (Thuja) 🌳

Start watering, feed

Spray against brown rot, feed

Plant or divide clumps

Yellow blooms! Cut branches for the vase

Prepare the bed, dill is sown direct

Start seeds indoors

Keep sowing, prick out seedlings

Start seeds indoors

Sow winter leeks, harden off seedlings

Start seeds indoors

Keep sowing, prick out

Plant crowns in deep trenches

Plant or divide crowns, feed

😴 Dormant plants

🥬Courgette 🥬Pumpkin 🥬French Beans 🥬Cucumber 🥬Beetroot 🌸Sunflower

Gooseberry 🍓

Start seeds indoors

Harden off seedlings

Cherry Laurel 🌳

Ideal planting time

Water with rainwater, mulch with bark

Plant in rows, 30 cm deep

In bloom — water during dry spells

Plant, clip into shape

Elderberry 🍓

Budding out, feed

Chilli Pepper 🥬

Repot into a bigger pot

Fill any gaps, keep weeding

Start seeds indoors

Start indoors in a pot

Start seeds indoors

Start indoors in a pot

Plant, feed with acidic fertilizer

Garden Peas 🥬

Sow another batch, put up supports

In bloom — watch for frost, water

Protect against blossom weevil, water

Strawberry 🍓

Water, keep weeding

Start seeds indoors

Start tubers off in a pot

Plant out, tolerates cold

Plant new ones in a sunny, dry spot

Water, put up supports

Water — mint loves moisture

Spray against brown rot after flowering

Sow another batch

Geranium (Pelargonium) 🌸

Harden off outdoors during the day

Start seeds indoors

Start indoors in the warmth

Leafs out late — that's normal

Bell Pepper 🥬

Start seeds indoors

Harden off seedlings

Cut the first harvest with scissors

Sow another batch

Transplant into boxes, harden off

Start seeds indoors

Grow on seedlings

Sow another batch after 14 days

Sow directly into the bed

Bud burst — check for pests

Rhododendron 🌳

Plant in acidic soil, mulch with bark

Harden off outdoors during the day

Rocket (Arugula) 🥬

Sow directly outdoors or in a window box, germinates fast

Plant new roses, feed

Plant out, tolerates cold

Forming flower clusters

Start seeds indoors

Start indoors in a pot

Sow another batch

In bloom — protect from frost

Arborvitae (Thuja) 🌳

Ideal planting time, water daily

In bloom! Protect from late frosts

Water sparingly, hates wet feet

Prune RIGHT after flowering — cut back by a third

Sow directly outdoors from mid-month

Plant out early cabbage

Plant summer leeks in deep trenches

Plant out early seedlings

Harvest begins (from year 3)

Start pulling stalks

😴 Dormant plants

🥬French Beans

Gooseberry 🍓

Spray against powdery mildew, water

Plant out after frosts

Cherry Laurel 🌳

In bloom, water during dry spells

Water, net against birds

Earth up when shoots appear

Thin excess fruitlets to 10 cm

First trim — shape balls/hedges

Elderberry 🍓

Water young bushes

Remove flower stalks (scapes)

Chilli Pepper 🥬

After the Ice Saints (mid-May), move to the balcony or outdoors

Water lightly, hoe

Plant out after frosts

Plant out after the frosts, give plenty of space

French Beans 🥬

Sow after the Ice Saints (mid-May)

Water generously! They love moisture

Garden Peas 🥬

Water, tie in to supports

Water during dry spells, thin the fruitlets

In bloom! Water during dry spells

Strawberry 🍓

Water, protect blossoms from frost

Plant out after the frosts, provide support

Water regularly

Water sparingly, hates wet feet

Water, tie to supports

Harvest young shoots

Water during dry spells, feed

Water, thin the seedlings

Geranium (Pelargonium) 🌸

Move outdoors after the Ice Saints (mid-May)

Plant out after the Ice Saints (mid-May)

In bloom, water young trees

Bell Pepper 🥬

Plant out after the Ice Saints (mid-May)

Harvest regularly

Water, thin out

Move to the balcony after the Ice Saints (mid-May)

Plant out after Ice Saints (15 May)

Harvest 4–6 weeks after sowing

Sow a second batch

Snap off excess shoots

Rhododendron 🌳

In bloom! Snap off spent flowers

Move outdoors to a sunny spot

Rocket (Arugula) 🥬

Water, harvest the outer leaves

Spray against aphids and mildew

Water during dry spells

Water regularly, shade from strong sun

In bloom and fragrant! Cut for the vase

Sow/plant out after the frosts

Deadhead spent flowers, let foliage die back

Harvest the outer leaves

Water, check for pests (sawfly)

Arborvitae (Thuja) 🌳

First shaping trim, clip into shape

Water during dry spells, spray against aphids

New shoots emerging, water

Sow again every 2–3 weeks

Plant out late varieties

Plant out winter leeks

Plant out more; direct sowing possible

Main spear harvest

Main harvest; remove flower stalks

😴 Dormant plants

Gooseberry 🍓

Harvest fruits — for pies or eating fresh

Water, trim the tips

Cherry Laurel 🌳

Main hedge trim after flowering

Water regularly

Water during dry spells, earth up

Water regularly, fruits are swelling

Check for box tree moth! Spray BT

Elderberry 🍓

Pick flowers for syrup and lemonade!

Cut back on watering so it ripens

Chilli Pepper 🥬

Water regularly, feed

Stop watering so it ripens

Water generously, needs plenty of space

Water generously, mulch

French Beans 🥬

Water, earth up

In bloom, water daily in hot weather

Garden Peas 🥬

Harvest young pods

June drop, water regularly

June drop — perfectly normal, water

Strawberry 🍓

Pick ripe strawberries!

Harvest before they turn woody (6–8 cm)

Starting to flower, harvest before full bloom

Harvest early varieties

Keep picking, trim back

Water, fruits are ripening

Water regularly

Geranium (Pelargonium) 🌸

In bloom! Deadhead spent flowers

Water generously, feed

Water during dry spells

Bell Pepper 🥬

Harvest, snip off flowers

Harvest the outer leaves

Water daily, feed once a week

Water, tie in, remove side shoots

Harvest; they dry out and turn woody in the heat

Water, thin to 10 cm

Pinch out shoots, remove leaves around the grape clusters

Rhododendron 🌳

Feed with acidic fertilizer, water

Rocket (Arugula) 🥬

Keep picking; bolts quickly in hot weather

In bloom! Snip off spent flowers

Pick redcurrants

Harvest the outer leaves

Prune RIGHT after flowering — remove spent blooms

Water, stake tall plants

Lift bulbs once foliage has died down

Harvest quickly, bolts in warm weather

Water during dry spells, thin excess fruits

Arborvitae (Thuja) 🌳

Water regularly — in dry spells even the hedge

Pick ripe cherries, net against birds

Harvest before flowering — most flavor

Water during dry spells

Harvest young fronds, keep sowing

Water, feed, watch for caterpillars

Earth up for white stems

Water, net against cabbage white butterflies

Stop harvesting by 24 June

Harvest until the end of the month

😴 Dormant plants

Gooseberry 🍓

Last harvest, then prune

Harvest leaves, pinch out flowers

Cherry Laurel 🌳

Water in hot weather, feed

Pick ripe berries

Early varieties — dig young potatoes

Early varieties — harvest

Water in hot weather, check for pests

Elderberry 🍓

Fruits are ripening

Harvest when the leaves yellow

Chilli Pepper 🥬

Plenty of sun and water, they're starting to bloom

Harvest when the tops flop over

Harvest young fruits (20 cm)

Water, limit to 2–3 fruits

French Beans 🥬

Harvest young pods

Full bloom! Water and feed

Garden Peas 🥬

Harvest as they come

Water, prop up laden branches

Water, prop up laden branches

Strawberry 🍓

Harvest, snip off runners

Water, pinch out side buds

Sow an autumn batch

Harvest flowers, dry in small bunches

Harvest before flowering — most flavor

Pick ripe apricots — don't delay!

Harvest young carrots

Geranium (Pelargonium) 🌸

Water daily, feed every 2 weeks

Harvest young cucumbers

Nuts are swelling, water

Bell Pepper 🥬

Water regularly, provide support

Harvest; it regrows after cutting

Harvest as they come

Deadhead spent flowers, water generously

Water in the morning, feed

Water regularly

Spray against blight, pinch out shoots

Rhododendron 🌳

Water with rainwater, mulch

Harvest as they come

Water, feed, spray

Pick blackcurrants

Harvest early in the morning

Remove root suckers

Water generously, feed

Prop up heavily laden branches

Arborvitae (Thuja) 🌳

Water generously in hot weather! Browning = drought

Late varieties — harvest

Water young bushes

Harvest fronds and flower heads for pickling

Harvest early heads

Water, feed, earth up

Harvest main heads; plant autumn crop

Let ferns grow, feed

Stop harvesting, let it recover

😴 Dormant plants

🥬Radish 🥬Rocket (Arugula) 🥬Spinach 🌸Tulip

Gooseberry 🍓

Harvest as they come, dry or freeze

Cherry Laurel 🌳

Second hedge trim

Harvest as they come

Harvest mid-season varieties

Main harvest, process right away

Second shaping trim

Elderberry 🍓

Pick ripe black berries (syrup, jam)

Dry off, braid into plaits

Chilli Pepper 🥬

First fruits are ripening, pick as they come

Dry off in the sun, then store

Harvest regularly!

Slip a board under the fruits

French Beans 🥬

Harvest regularly

Water, deadhead spent flowers

Garden Peas 🥬

Clear up, compost the tops (they enrich the soil)

Early varieties — pick slightly underripe

Early varieties — harvest

Strawberry 🍓

Water, feed for next year

In bloom! Cut flowers for the vase

Water autumn kohlrabi

Trim after flowering

Harvest, remove spent canes

Harvest and dry

Late varieties, process or dry

Harvest as they come

Geranium (Pelargonium) 🌸

Still blooming, deadhead spent flowers

Harvest regularly

Fruits are ripening

Bell Pepper 🥬

Pick green or let them turn red

Harvest as they come

Harvest, dry or freeze

Keep watering and feeding

Harvest ripe fruits

Sow an autumn batch

Harvest young beets

Grapes are ripening, net against birds

Rhododendron 🌳

Water during dry spells

Harvest and dry

Rocket (Arugula) 🥬

Autumn sowing — ideal temperatures

Repeat-flowering varieties bloom again

Summer pruning after harvest — cut out old canes

Sow an autumn batch

In bloom! Enjoy the show

Order bulbs of new varieties

Early varieties — harvest

Arborvitae (Thuja) 🌳

Second shaping trim of the hedge

Summer pruning after harvest — thin the crown

Harvest as they come

Harvest seeds, last sowings

Water regularly so heads don't split

Harvest summer leeks

Harvest, side shoots are developing

Water, watch for asparagus beetle

Water in dry spells

😴 Dormant plants

🌳Lilac 🥬Spinach 🌳Forsythia

Last outdoor harvest

Cherry Laurel 🌳

Water, give the last feed

Feed with acidic fertilizer

Harvest late varieties, store in the dark

Late varieties — harvest

Elderberry 🍓

Last picking of fruits

Prepare a bed for winter garlic

Chilli Pepper 🥬

Main harvest, dry or freeze

Harvest ripe pumpkins (knock — they sound hollow)

French Beans 🥬

Last harvest, dry for seed

Cut back on watering so the wood ripens

Main harvest — let them ripen in a cool place

Harvest autumn varieties

Strawberry 🍓

Cut off old leaves

Still blooming, enjoy it

Harvest autumn kohlrabi

Everbearing varieties still fruiting

Summer pruning — thin the crown

Harvest, store in sand

Geranium (Pelargonium) 🌸

Blooms until frost

Gather fallen nuts, dry

Bell Pepper 🥬

Harvest the last fruits

Harvest, freeze for winter

Harvest both root and tops

Blooms until the frosts, keep watering

Harvest, let green ones ripen indoors

Harvest autumn radishes

Harvest, cook, pickle

Pick ripe grapes

Rhododendron 🌳

Give the last feed of the season

Harvest, trim into shape

Rocket (Arugula) 🥬

Harvest the autumn crop

Stop feeding so the wood ripens

Autumn lettuce — water

Dry the seeds for the birds/yourself

Plant bulbs 10–15 cm deep

Sow an autumn batch

Main harvest — plums for jam!

Arborvitae (Thuja) 🌳

Water, give the last feed

Feed, water during dry spells

Last big harvest, dry

Last harvest of fronds

Harvest autumn varieties

Harvest autumn leeks

Harvest side shoots

Foliage feeds the roots, leave it

Feed with compost

😴 Dormant plants

🍓Gooseberry 🥬Onion 🥬Garden Peas 🌸Lavender 🍓Currant 🌳Lilac 🌳Forsythia

Gooseberry 🍓

Good time to plant new bushes

Bring indoors or preserve

Cherry Laurel 🌳

Autumn planting, water in well

Mulch for winter

Clear bed, compost the tops

Gather fruits, whitewash trunks

Last pest check

Elderberry 🍓

Plant winter garlic (cloves)

Chilli Pepper 🥬

Last fruits, bring indoors before frost

Plant overwintering onion sets

Clear bed, compost

Harvest before the first frost

French Beans 🥬

Clear the bed, compost the tops

Mulch the roots for winter

Late varieties, store

Harvest winter varieties, store

Strawberry 🍓

Good time to plant new young plants

Dig up tubers after the first frost

Remove old canes, mulch

Cut back, mulch

Whitewash trunks, mulch around the base

Last harvest before frost

Geranium (Pelargonium) 🌸

Bring indoors before frost!

Gather everything, dry in a dry place

Bell Pepper 🥬

Cut back, transplant indoors

Dig up root parsley

Remove after the first frost — it's an annual

Clear bed, compost

Last harvest before frost

Late varieties — harvest

Rhododendron 🌳

Autumn planting, mulch generously

Bring indoors before frost!

Rocket (Arugula) 🥬

Last harvest before the frosts

Rake up the leaves (prevents fungal disease)

Good time to plant new bushes

Plant new bushes

Compost the stems

Ideal planting time

Harvest autumn spinach

Gather windfalls, whitewash trunks

Arborvitae (Thuja) 🌳

Autumn planting, water in generously

Gather fallen fruit, whitewash trunks

Trim, mulch for winter

Plant new bushes

Let a few plants self-seed

Harvest late cabbage for sauerkraut

Harvest as needed

Harvest the autumn crop

Remove yellowed foliage

Plant or divide old crowns

😴 Dormant plants

🥬Garden Peas 🌸Lavender

Cherry Laurel 🌳

Water well before winter

Plant in a sheltered sunny spot

Chilli Pepper 🥬

Overwinter on a windowsill if the plant is healthy

Cover with fleece in frost-prone areas

Whitewash trunks, protect from hares

Gather windfall apples, whitewash trunks

Store tubers somewhere dry and dark

Plant trees in a sheltered spot

Geranium (Pelargonium) 🌸

Trim, cut back on watering

Rake up the leaves (they inhibit other plants)

Earth up for winter

Rhododendron 🌳

Cover the roots with mulch for winter

Earth up soil around the base for winter

Last planting before the ground freezes

Plant root-balled trees

Arborvitae (Thuja) 🌳

Water well before winter, tie up columnar forms

Good time to plant root-balled trees

Store heads, clear the bed

Winter leeks keep in the bed

Last harvest before frosts

Mulch with compost

😴 Dormant plants

🍓Gooseberry 🌿Basil 🍓Blueberry 🥬Potato 🌳Boxwood 🍓Elderberry 🥬Garlic 🥬Onion 🥬Courgette 🥬Pumpkin 🥬French Beans 🥬Garden Peas 🍓Strawberry 🥬Kohlrabi 🌸Lavender 🍓Raspberry 🌿Mint 🥬Carrot 🥬Cucumber 🥬Bell Pepper 🌿Chives 🌿Parsley 🌸Petunia 🥬Tomato 🥬Radish 🥬Beetroot 🌿Rosemary 🥬Rocket (Arugula) 🍓Currant 🥬Lettuce 🌳Lilac 🌸Sunflower 🥬Spinach 🌿Thyme 🌳Forsythia 🌿Dill

Harvest winter leeks even under snow

😴 Dormant plants

🍓Gooseberry 🌿Basil 🌳Cherry Laurel 🍓Blueberry 🥬Potato 🍓Peach 🌳Boxwood 🍓Elderberry 🥬Garlic 🥬Chilli Pepper 🥬Onion 🥬Courgette 🥬Pumpkin 🥬French Beans 🌳Hydrangea 🥬Garden Peas 🍓Pear 🍓Apple 🍓Strawberry 🌸Dahlia 🥬Kohlrabi 🌸Lavender 🍓Raspberry 🌿Mint 🍓Apricot 🥬Carrot 🌸Geranium (Pelargonium) 🥬Cucumber 🍓Walnut 🥬Bell Pepper 🌿Chives 🌿Parsley 🌸Petunia 🥬Tomato 🥬Radish 🥬Beetroot 🍓Grapevine 🌳Rhododendron 🌿Rosemary 🥬Rocket (Arugula) 🌸Rose 🍓Currant 🥬Lettuce 🌳Lilac 🌸Sunflower 🌸Tulip 🥬Spinach 🍓Plum 🌳Arborvitae (Thuja) 🍓Cherry 🌿Thyme 🌳Forsythia 🌿Dill 🥬Cabbage 🥬Broccoli 🥬Asparagus 🥬Rhubarb

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