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RAISED BED VEGETABLE CALENDAR

   

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  Now Week 1 May 2013

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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.

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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


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MAJOR ARTICLES ON GROWING FRUIT & VEGETABLES IN RAISED BEDS & CONTAINERS.

Beetroot
Carrot
French Beans (dwarf)
Garlic
Lettuce
Onions
Radish
Potato
Tomatoes

Raspberries
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    Last chance to plant garlic       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 Sow seed indoors
 
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
Harden off 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
  Sow seed 3

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     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
                Harvest winter radish     Harvest maincrop
Store maincrop
Harvest O
C
T
2nd half  Water if needed                Harvest 1 Harvest winter radish     Store maincrop  
 
N
O
V
1st half          Plant cloves        Harvest 1 Harvest winter & Chinese radish     Store maincrop   N
O
V
2nd half          Plant cloves        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  

READER COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS PAGE

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13 February 2013
From: Maureen Wycherley
To someone new to veg gardening this calendar would be really useful as a download.
Hi Maureen, how do you mean "a download"? Something which can be priented?

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