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 Currently Week 1/4 February 2012

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This vegetable calendar has been specially developed for growing vegetables in enclosed raised beds, open raised beds, grow bags, containers and pots.

If you are new to raised bed gardening then read this introduction to understand how we have calculated the row lengths. We have assumed you will be using two 1m / 3ft square raised beds.

If your raised bed(s) is larger, simply increase the row lengths to suit your particular circumstances.

Be assured, we have grown all the vegetables mentioned below in our own raised beds in Warwickshire. The calendar is a result of years of gardening experience and it will guide you through the raised bed gardening year with lots of pictures and helpful advice.

To view the full article for a chosen vegetable simply click on one of the vegetables at the top of the calendar. To see more details about an individual task just click it to be taken to the appropriate page.

If you want a more detailed week by week diary of growing vegetables in raised beds and containers then click here.

  

WEEKLY DIARY NAVIGATION

Click on any number to go to that weekly diary entry for the month.

JAN 1-4 FEB 1-4
MAR 1 2 3 4 APR 1 2 3 4
MAY 1 2 3 4 JUN 1 2 3 4
JUL 1 2 3 4 AUG 1 2 3 4
SEP 1 2 3 4 OCT 1 2 3-4
NOV 1-4 DEC 1-4

 

MAJOR ARTICLES ON GROWING VEGETABLES IN RAISED BEDS & CONTAINERS.

Beetroot
Carrot
French Beans (dwarf)
Onions
Radish
Potato
More coming soon!
 

   
    GENERAL
MANAGEMENT		 BEETROOT CARROT FRENCH
BEANS		 GARLIC LETTUCE ONIONS AUTUMN ONION
(JAPANESE)		 PARSNIP RADISH SPRING
ONIONS		 SWEDE POTATO TOMATO  
J
A
N		 1st half                  Harvest 4       Store maincrop   J
A
N
2nd half Plan crops                           
 
F
E
B		 1st half Cover raised bed                       Order seed potatoes   F
E
B
2nd half Long lasting fertiliser                 Sow 1          
 
M
A
R		 1st half     Sow seed 1           Sow 2  Sow summer type     Chit new potatoes   M
A
R
2nd half  Fertiliser weekly    Sow seed 2
Thin seedlings		      Sow seed 1  Plant sets
Sow seed		   Sow 3 Sow summer type     Plant out potatoes in containers  
 
A
P
R		 1st half  
Fertiliser weekly
Weed		  Sow seed 1  Sow seed 3
Thin seedlings		      Sow seed 2
Thin
seedlings		  Thin onion seedlings    Sow 4 Sow summer type  Sow 1   Earth up new growth   A
P
R
2nd half Fertiliser weekly
Weed		  Sow seed 2.
Thin seedlings		 Sow seed 4
Thin seedlings		 Sow seeds in pots 1    Thin
seedlings		       Sow summer type
Harvest summer type		  Sow 2      
 
M
A
Y		 1st half Fertiliser weekly
Water if needed
Weed		 Thin seedlings Thin seedlings      Sow seed 3
Thin
seedlings		       Sow summer type
Harvest summer type		  Sow 3
Harvest		   Earth up new growth

Tomato feed		   M
A
Y
2nd half  Fertiliser weekly
Water if needed
Weed		  Sow seed 3
Thin seedlings		   Sow seeds in pots 2.
Plant out 1		   Thin
seedlings 		       Sow summer type
Harvest summer type		  Sow 4
Harvest		   Tomato feed Plant out
 
J
U
N		 1st half  Fertiliser weekly
Water if needed
Weed		 Thin seedlings  Harvest Plant out 2.
Supports for French Beans		   Harvest       Harvest summer type  Harvest   Tomato feed

 Harvest earlies		   J
U
N
2nd half  Fertiliser weekly
Water if needed
Weed		 Thin seedlings  Harvest Harvest   Harvest

Keep well watered		    Harvest   Harvest summer type  Harvest   Tomato feed

 Harvest earlies		 Keep well watered
 
    GENERAL
MANAGEMENT		 BEETROOT CARROT FRENCH
BEANS		 GARLIC LETTUCE ONIONS AUTUMN ONION
(JAPANESE)		 PARSNIP RADISH SPRING
ONIONS		 SWEDE POTATO TOMATO  
 
J
U
L		 1st half  Fertiliser weekly
Water if needed
Weed		    Harvest Harvest  Harvest Harvest

Keep well watered		    Harvest    Harvest summer type  Harvest   Tomato feed

 Harvest earlies		 Keep well watered J
U
L
2nd half  Long lasting fertiliser
Water if needed		  Harvest  Harvest Harvest  Harvest Harvest

Keep well watered		    Harvest    Sow winter radish  Harvest   Add blood, fish & bone.
Tomato feed		 Keep well watered
 
A
U
G		 1st half  Fertiliser weekly
Water if needed
Weed		 Harvest  Harvest Harvest  Harvest Harvest

Keep well
watered		   Harvest           Tomato feed Harvest

Keep well watered		 A
U
G
2nd half  Fertiliser weekly
Water if needed
Weed		 Harvest   Harvest       Harvest           Tomato feed

Plant XMAS potatoes		 Harvest

Keep well watered
 
S
E
P		 1st half  Fertiliser weekly
Water if needed
Weed		 Harvest           Harvest  Plant in
second week		    Sow Chinese radish     Tomato feed

Harvest maincrop		 Harvest

Keep well watered		 S
E
P
2nd half  Water if needed
Weed		 Harvest               Harvest winter radish      Harvest maincrop potatoes Harvest
 
O
C
T		 1st half  Water if needed
Weed		        Plant cloves         Harvest winter radish     Harvest maincrop
Store maincrop		 Harvest O
C
T
2nd half  Water if needed        Plant cloves        Harvest 1 Harvest winter radish     Store maincrop  
 
N
O
V		 1st half                  Harvest 1 Harvest winter & Chinese radish     Store maincrop   N
O
V
2nd half                  Harvest 2 Harvest winter & Chinese radish     Store maincrop  
 
D
E
C		 1st half                 Harvest 3  Harvest winter & Chinese radish     Store maincrop   D
E
C
2nd half                  Harvest 4 Harvest winter & Chinese radish     Store maincrop  
    GENERAL
MANAGEMENT		 BEETROOT CARROT FRENCH
BEANS		 GARLIC LETTUCE ONIONS AUTUMN ONION
(JAPANESE)		 PARSNIP RADISH SPRING
ONIONS		 SWEDE POTATO TOMATO  

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