Week 5 10 weeks before last frost date 1/30-2-5/2022
DS/MHT Fava: Broad Windsor | |
DS/MHT Fava: Frog Island Nation | |
DS/MHT Arugula | |
DS/MHT Endive | |
DS/MHT Lettuce | |
DS/MHT Mache | |
DS/MHT Swiss chard | |
SI Winter Savory | |
SI Leek: King Richard | |
SI Kohlrabi Early Purple Vienna (for MHT) | |
SI Broccoli | |
SI Cauliflower | |
SI Cabbage | |
SI Kale |
Tasks:
- begin garden cleanup, weather permitting
- add bark on paths as needed
- check soil temp for sowing peas, etc.
- fertilize fruit trees in pots: lemon, yuzu, kumquat, papaya
- lightly prune heading branches on pomegranate
- cut back passion flower
Week 6 9 weeks before last frost date 2/6-12/2022
DS/MHT Radish | |
DS if soil is workable peas, spinach, carrot, beet, lettuce |
Tasks:
- continue garden cleanup
- prune trees
- prune blueberries, honeyberries and gooseberries
- prune clematises
- prune privet hedge
- prune elderberries
Week 7 8 weeks before last frost date 2/13-19/2022
SI Kale | |
SI Tomato: Cherokee Purple | |
SI Tomato: Costoluto Genovese | |
SI Tomato: Paul Robeson | |
SI Tomato: Brandywine | |
SI Tomato: Berkeley Tie Dye Pink | |
SI Tomato: Black Beauty | |
SI Tomato: Mortgage Lifter | |
SI Tomato: Black Krim | |
SI Tomato: Thornburn’s Terra-Cotta | |
SI Tomato: Brad’s Atomic Grape | |
SI Tomato: Black Strawberry | |
SI Tomato: Prairie Fire | |
SI Tomato: Barry’s Crazy Cherry | |
SI Tomato: Black Cherry | |
SI Tomato: Principe Borghese | |
SI Tomato: Sweet Million | |
SI Tomato: Sungold | |
SI Tomato: Siletz | |
SI Pepper: Early Jalepeno | |
SI Pepper: Maule’s Red Hot | |
SI Pepper: Cayenne | |
SI Eggplant: Annina | |
SI Eggplant: Listada | |
SI Eggplant: Millionaire | |
SI Broccoli | |
SI Thyme | |
SI Parsley | |
SI Oregeno | |
SI Lovage | |
SI Fennel | |
SI Tomatillo | |
DS/MHT Clatonia | |
DS/MHT Raddish | |
DS/MHT Beets | |
DS/MHT Endive | |
DS Arugula | |
DS/MHT Lettuce | |
DS Mache | |
DS/MHT Mibuna Early 30-45 days (BCHS) | |
DS/MHT Mizuna Early 40 days (BCHS) | |
DS/MHT Mustard | |
DS/MHT Prize Choy | |
DS/MHT Yellow Heart Winter Choy | |
DS/MHT Swiss chard | |
DS/MHT Tatsoi |
Tasks:
- prune roses (delay end of month or March because of cold winter)
- continue garden cleanup
Week 8 7 weeks before last frost date 2/20-26/2002
DS/MHT Kohlrabi | |
DS if soil is workable peas, spinach, carrot, beet, lettuce |
Tasks:
- remove some straw on strawberries
- dig horseradish roots