FARMING CALENDAR
FEB:
Week 1 - 2 Leek - sow indoors - (Plot 4)
Week 1 Onions Seeds - sow indoors - (Plot 4)
Week 1 Cauliflower (early summer) - sow indoors - (Plot 2)
Week 3 Cauliflower (summer) - prepare ground - (Plot 2)
Week 3 Cauliflower (autumn) - prepare ground - (Plot 2)
Week 4 Broad Beans - sow seeds in pots for spring planting - (Plot 1)
Week 4 Celery - sow indoors (Plot 4)
Week 4 Sweet pepper - sow seeds (Plot 3)
Week 4 Peas- sow early types under cloches - (Plot 1)
MARCH:
Week 1 - 2 Broad Beans - sow seeds outside in spring - (Plot 1)
Weeks 1 - 2 Carrot - sow seed of early varieties under cloches - (Plot 4)
Weeks 1 - 2 Leek - sow seeds - (Plot 4)
Week 2 Garlic - plant - (Plot 4)
Week 2 Peas - remove cloches - (Plot 1)
Week 2 Tomatoes - sow indoors - (Plot 3)
Week 3 Cauliflower (early summer) - harden off - (Plot 2)
Week 3 Spring Onions - start to sow fortnightly - (Plot 5)
Week 3 Peas - sow main crop seeds outdoors - (Plot 1)
Week 3 Spinach - sow seed outside - (Plot 2)
Week 4 Beetroot - sow seeds under cloches - (Plot 4)
Week 4 Broad Beans - transplant pot grown plants to open ground - (Plot 1)
Week 4 Cauliflower (early summer) - plant out - (Plot 2)
Week 4 Lettuce - start sowing seed outside every two weeks - (Plot 5)
Week 4 Onions - sow seed outdoors - (Plot 4)
Week 4 Potatoes - plant out sprouted sets - (Plot 3)
Week 4 Sweet Peppers - pot up - (Plot 3)
APRIL:
Week 1 Cabbage (summer) - sow seeds indoors - (Plot 2)
Week 1 Mustard - sow seed outdoors - (Plot 2)
Week 1 Radish - sow seed under cloches - (Plot 5)
Week 1 Turnip - start to sow seed outdoors - (Plot 2)
Week 1 Spinach - sow seed inside - (Plot 2)
Week 1 - 2 Carrot - remove cloches from early sown varieties - (Plot 4)
Week 1 - 2 Carrot - sow early seed varieties in open - (Plot 4)
Week 1 - 2 Strawberries - buy and plant potted plants - (Plot 5/Pots)
Week 2 Beetroot - sow seed in pots indoors - (Plot 4)
Week 2 Leek - sow seed outside in a temporary seed bed - (Plot 4)
Week 2 Tomatoes - pot-up young plants - (Plot 3)
Week 3 Cabbage (summer) - sow outdoors - (Plot 2)
Week 3 Cauliflower (summer) - weekly feed - (Plot 2)
Week 3 Cucumber - sow seeds indoors - (Plot 5)
Week 3 Lettuce - begin to thin seedlings, distance by variety - (Plot 5)
Week 3 Onion seeds - harden off seedlings - (Plot 4)
Week 3 Radish - sow seed outside - (Plot 5)
Week 4 Beetroot - sow seed outside - (Plot 4)
Week 4 French Beans - sow seeds under cloches - (Plot 1)
Week 4 French Beans - sow seeds in pots indoors - (Plot 1)
Week 4 Leek - harden off container grown seedlings - (Plot 4)
Week 4 Spinach - plant out seed sown indoors - (Plot 2)
Week 4 Spinach - thin out previously sown seedlings - (Plot 2)
Week 4 Turnip - thin seedlings 15cm earlies, 25cm main crops - (Plot 2)
MAY:
Week 1 Cabbage (summer) - plant out indoor sown plants - (Plot 2)
Week 1 Celery - plant out - (Plot 4)
Week 1 Cucumber - sow seed under cloches outside - (Plot 5)
Week 1 Kale (curly) - sow in pots or seed bed - (Plot 2)
Week 1 Tomatoes - begin to harden off - (Plot 3)
Week 1 - 2 Carrot - sow main crop seed - (Plot 4)
Week 1 - 2 Leek - transplant container grown seedlings to final position - (Plot 4)
Week 2 Beetroot - plant out seedlings sown in pots indoors - (Plot 4)
Week 2 French Beans - sow seed outside - (Plot 1)
Week 2 French Beans - harden off seedlings - (Plot 1)
Week 2 Leek - thin seedlings from seeds sown outdoors - (Plot 4)
Week 2 Onion - plant out seedlings - (Plot 4)
Week 2 Potatoes - nitrogen feed fortnightly - (Plot 3)
Week 2 Strawberries - mulch around plants - (Plot 5/Pots)
Week 3 Beetroot - thin out seedlings - (Plot 4)
Week 3 Cabbage (spring) - harvest - (Plot 2)
Week 3 Cauliflower (autumn) - sow seed in pots - (Plot 2)
Week 3 Cucumber (ridge) - Harden off indoor grown plants - (Plot 5)
Week 3 French Beans - plant out seedlings sown in pots indoors - (Plot 1)
Week 3 Sweet Potato - put slips in pots indoors - (Plot 1)
Week 4 Leek - buy seedlings and plant outside - (Plot 4)
Week 4 Peas - harvest early types started off under cloches - (Plot 1)
Week 4 Radish - begin to harvest - (Plot 5)
Week 4 Tomatoes - plant out - (Plot 3)
JUNE:
Week 1 Cucumber - plant out (grown indoors / shop bought) - (Plot 5)
Week 1 Carrot (early) - harvest those sown under cloches - (Plot 4)
Week 1 Lettuce - begin to harvest - (Plot 5)
Week 1 Peas - harvest early types sown outdoors - (Plot 1)
Week 1 Sweet Peppers - harden off - (Plot 3)
Week 2 Broad Beans - begin to harvest - (Plot 1)
Week 2 Cauliflower (summer) - begin to harvest - (Plot 4)
Week 2 Kale - transplant to final position - (Plot 2)
Week 2 Potatoes - potash feed fortnightly - (Plot 3)
Week 2 Sweet Pepper - move to final position - (Plot 3)
Week 2 Sweet potato - plant outdoors in final position - (Plot 1)
Week 2 Turnip - begin to harvest - (Plot 2)
Week 3 Carrot - harvest as they become ready - (Plot 4)
Week 3 Cauliflower (autumn) - plant outside - (Plot 2)
Week 3 Cucumber - prune main stem - (Plot 5)
Week 3 Spinach - harvest spring grown leaves - (Plot 2)
Week 4 Cauliflower (autumn) - begin weekly feed - (Plot 2)
JULY:
Week 1 Kale - sow in final position - (Plot 2)
Week 2 Potatoes - plant sets for autumn harvest - (Plot 3)
Week 3 Cucumber - begin to harvest - (Plot 5)
Week 3 Mustard - harvest seeds - (Plot 2)
Week 3 Peas - harvest - (Plot 1)
Week 4 Beetroot - begin to harvest - (Plot 4)
Week 4 Cabbage (spring) - sow in pots - (Plot 2)
Week 4 French Beans - begin to harvest - (Plot 1)
AUG:
Week 1 Garlic - begin to harvest - (Plot 4)
Week 2 Celery - begin to harvest - (Plot 4)
Week 2 French Beans - begin to harvest climbing / pole - (Plot 1)
Week 3 Leek - begin to earth up - (Plot 4)
Week 4 Leek - continue earthing up - (Plot 4)
SEP:
Week 1 Cabbage (summer) - begin to harvest - (Plot 2)
Week 2 Cabbage (spring) - transplant - (Plot 2)
Week 2 Spinach - sow in autumn - (Plot 2)
OCT:
Week 2 Strawberries - buy runners - (Plot 5/Pots)
Week 2 Sweet Potato - harvest before frost damages tubers - (Plot 1)
Week 3 Cauliflower (autumn) - begin to harvest - (Plot 2)
Week 3 Broad Beans - sow seeds outside for an early crop - (Plot 1)
Week 4 Kale - begin to harvest - (Plot 2)
Week 4 Leek - begin to harvest - (Plot 4)
Week 4 Spinach (autumn sown) - begin to harvest - (Plot 2)
NOV:
Week 3 Garlic - autumn planting - (Plot 4)
DEC + JAN:
CROP ROTATION PLOT 1:
Broad Beans
French Beans
Peas / mangetout
Sweet Potatoes
CROP ROTATION PLOT 2:
Cabbage - Spring
Cabbage - Summer
Cauliflower early summer
Cauliflower early autumn
Kale
Mustard
Spinach
Turnips
CROP ROTATION PLOT 3:
Potatoes
Tomatoes
Sweet Peppers
CROP ROTATION PLOT 4:
Beetroot
Carrots
Celery
Garlic
Leeks
Onion Seeds
CROP ROTATION PLOT 5:
Cucumbers
Lettuce
Radish
Strawberries + (Pots)