When to Plant Vegetables. A Small Guide for a Variety of Cultures
To enjoy a healthy, productive garden, you should first know when to plant vegetables you want there. There’s a time to start for every variety, but it can be extended over a few weeks, especially if you want a long harvest period as well. Here is a calendar for sowing and planting the most important varieties in a vegetable garden.
When to plant vegetables. Sowing
February
- Pepper – the best time is February 20th – March 1 st
- Tomatoes – starting the second half of February until March
- Cauliflower – all month long
- Peas – February 25th – April 10th
- Lettuce – February 15th – April 10th
- Celery – end of the month
- Egg plants – February 25th – March 5th
March
- Cucumbers – best time is mid-March
- Onion (for scallions) – 10th – 20th
- Onion (using seeds) – 1st – 10th
- Parsnip – 1st – 15th
- Parsley – 1st – 15th
- Leek – March 20th – April 10th
- Radishes – March 20th – April 5th
- Spinach – all month long
April
- Squash – April 15th – May 10th
- Pumpkin – 20th – 30th
- Beans – April 15th – May 10th
- Kohlrabi – early harvest – all month long, fall harvest – April 20th – May 5th
- Melons (watermelons and cantaloupes) –April 25th – May 10th
- Beet (early variety) – 1st – 10th
- Carrot (late varieties) – April 20th – May 10th
Early varieties are sown 15th to 30th of July.
When to plant vegetables. Seedlings
March
- Cauliflower – in the southern part of Romania, in the plains, it may start March 15th, while in more hilly regions it’s best to start from March 25th
- Kohlrabi – March 20th – April 10th
April
- Peppers – April 25th – May 20th
- Tomatoes – April 25th – May 15th
May
- Cucumbers – 10th – 20th
- Leek and celery – May 20th – June 10th
- Egg plants – 1st – 10th
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