Garden Timetable

So I went through the calendar and my seeds tonight and have put together a vague outline of what will happen when. Luckily, because I can do succession planting, I DON'T have a shitton of seeds like I thought... just a regular ton. :-P

So to keep myself on track, and have this all written in ONE space, I'll put my timetable here. N.B. -- after harvest of any one item, if there is to be a second planting, due to variables in growth, I have not noted an "official" second planting date.

Random Times etc.

-- Long Red Narrow Cayenne Pepper: 75 day growth; sow indoors, keep near 80 F, can transplant in early June
-- Be My Baby Gene Pool Cherry Tomato: 65 day growth; sow indoors, keep warm, can transplant after frost
-- Heirloom Tomato Mix: 65-90 day growth; sow indoors, keep warm, can transplant after frost
-- Rutgers Tomato: 75 day growth; sow indoors, keep warm, can transplant after frost
-- Bouquet Dill: direct seed in spring
-- Sweet Basil: start inside ~4/1, sow outdoors after ~4/20
-- German Chamomile: direct seed in spring
-- Cilantro: direct seed in spring every 3 weeks

First Planting

-- Melissa Savoy Cabbage: 85 day growth; plant ~3/14-3/20; 2 plantings; ready ~6/7, 9/5

Second Planting

-- Sugar Snax 54 Carrot: 68 day growth; plant week of ~4/4-4/10; 2 plantings; ready ~7/11, 8/20

Third Planting

-- Arugula (Rouquette): 47 day growth; plant ~4/20; 3 plantings; ready ~6/6, 7/29, 9/16
-- Salad Bowl Lettuce: 46 day growth; plant ~4/20; 4 plantings; ready 6/5, 7/23, 9/10, 10/30
-- Vermont Cranberry Shell/Dry Bean: 70 day growth; plant ~4/20; 2 plantings; ready ~ 6/29, 9/12
-- Tiger Eye Dry Bean: 60-85 day growth; plant ~4/20; 2 plantings; ready ~ 6/29, 9/12
-- Midnight Black Turtle Dry Bean: 104 day growth; plant ~4/20; 1 planting; ready ~ 8/3
-- Indy Gold Bush Wax Bean: 54 day growth; plant ~4/20; 3 plantings; ready ~ 6/13, 8/12, 10/10

Fourth Planting

-- Arava Cantaloupe: 80 day growth; plant week of ~5/2-5/8; 2 plantings; ready ~ 7/14, 10/5 (temps above 40 F)
-- General Lee Slicing Cuke: 66 day growth; plant week of ~5/2-5/8; 2 plantings; ready ~ 7/7, 9/14
-- Baby Pam Pumpkin: 99 day growth; plant week of ~5/2-5/8; 1 planting; ready ~ 8/5
-- Raven Zucchini: 48 day growth; plant week of ~5/2-5/8; 3 plantings; ready ~ 6/9, 8/8, 9/27
-- Sugar Baby Watermelon: 80 day growth; plant week of ~5/2-5/8; 2 plantings; ready ~ 7/14, 10/5 (temps above 60 F)
-- Small Ornamental Gourds Mix: 95 day growth; plant week of ~5/2-5/8; 1 planting; ready ~ 8/1
-- Saffron Summer Squash: 42 day growth; plant week of ~5/2-5/8; 3 plantings; ready ~ 6/13, 7/27, 9/11
-- Lincoln Shell Pea: 70 day growth; plant week of ~5/2-5/8; 2 plantings; ready ~ 7/11, 9/26
-- Dwarf Grey Sugar Snow Pea: 59 day growth; plant week of ~5/2-5/8; 2 plantings; ready ~ 6/1, 9/11


With the succession planting, hopefully I'll have learned from one planting to the next, and get more successful with each succession. :-P With the schedule that I have, I do not have anything (except maybe herbs) that I will be trying to overwinter, and that's just as well -- no need to try even MORE at once!

The Average Last Spring Frost for my area is: April 20
The Average First Fall Frost for my area is: October 20
Zu'ul is located in USDA Zone 6.

We'll see how that holds.