Master Vegetable Schedule
Master Vegetable Schedule
| Vegetable | Sow Indoors | Sow Outdoors | Harvest Window |
| Asparagus | Feb – Mar | (Plant Crowns Mar-Apr) | April – June |
| Beets | Mar | Apr – July | July – Oct |
| Broad Beans | Feb | Mar – May / Nov | June – Aug |
| Broccoli (Sprouting) | Mar – Apr | May – June | Feb – Apr (Next Year) |
| Brussels Sprouts | Mar – Apr | Apr – May | Oct – Dec |
| Cabbage (Spring) | – | July – Aug | April – June (Next Year) |
| Cabbage (Summer) | Feb – Mar | April – May | July – Sept |
| Carrots | – | Mar – July | June – Oct |
| Cauliflower | Mar – May | Apr – June | July – Nov |
| Courgettes | April – May | June | July – Oct |
| Cucumbers | April – May | June | July – Sept |
| Garlic | – | Oct – Jan | June – Aug |
| Kale | Mar – June | May – July | Sept – Feb |
| Leeks | Feb – Mar | April – May | Oct – Mar |
| Lettuce | Feb – Aug | Mar – Aug | May – Oct |
| Onions (Sets) | – | Mar – April | July – Sept |
| Parsnips | – | Mar – May | Sept – Jan |
| Peas | Feb – Mar | Mar – June | June – Sept |
| Potatoes (Early) | (Chit in Feb) | Mar | June – July |
| Potatoes (Main) | (Chit in Feb) | April | Aug – Oct |
| Radishes | – | Mar – Aug | April – Oct |
| Runner Beans | April – May | May – June | July – Oct |
| Spinach | Feb – May | Mar – June / Sept | May – Oct |
| Sweetcorn | April – May | June | Aug – Oct |
| Tomatoes | Feb – April | – | July – Oct |
Since it is March, you are in the perfect window to start these staggered plantings. Here are the best crops to sow multiple times:
High-Frequency Crops (Sow every 2–3 weeks)
These grow quickly and are best harvested young and tender.
- Lettuce & Salad Leaves: Sow small amounts every 14 days. If you sow a whole packet at once, you’ll have 50 heads of lettuce rotting in the ground by July.
- Radishes: These are the “sprinters.” They go from seed to plate in 4 weeks. Sow a small row every 2 weeks until August.
- Spinach: It tends to “bolt” (go to seed) in the heat, so sowing every 3 weeks ensures you always have young leaves available.
- Carrots: To have a continuous supply of “baby” carrots, sow a new row every 3 weeks until July.
Medium-Frequency Crops (Sow every 4–6 weeks)
These take a bit longer to mature but benefit from a second or third “wave.”
- Peas: Most people sow a batch in March/April and a second batch in May/June. This extends your sweet pea season well into late summer.
- Beets: Sow in April for summer salads, then again in June/July for those larger “storage” roots you’ll eat in winter.
- Spring Onions: Sow every 4 weeks to keep a fresh supply for your salads throughout the summer.
- French Beans (Dwarf): These produce a heavy crop all at once and then get tired. Sow a batch in May and another in late June to keep the harvest going until the first frost.
Late-Season “Second Chances” (Sow in July/August)
Fiona’s calendar often emphasizes “Second Cropping” or “Winter Prep.”
- Kale: Sow in Spring for summer greens, and again in July for plants that will survive the winter frost.
- Potatoes: You can plant “Second Cropping” potatoes in July to have fresh new potatoes for Christmas dinner!
- Cabbage: Sow “Spring Cabbage” in August; they will sit in the ground all winter and be the first thing you eat next spring.