Vegetable Garden Tips
If this is your first time planting a vegetable garden, the task can be very daunting. Find out how to start a vegetable garden, and find out about planning, planting and picking! For tips on sheet mulching, check out Sheet Mulching.
Are you unsure about when to start planning your vegetables? Which veggies need to be grown indoors first, or which can be planted straight into your garden? Check out this planting schedule, appropriate for
Southwestern Ontario Planting Calendar
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Vegetables |
Indoor seeding |
Outdoor seeding |
Outdoor transplanting |
Seeds per gram |
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Beans |
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Late May- |
|
- |
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Beets |
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Mid-May |
|
50 |
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Broccoli |
Mid-April |
|
May |
300 |
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Brussels sprouts |
Mid-April |
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Mid to late May |
300 |
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Cabbage |
Mid-April |
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May |
300-500 |
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Cabbage (Chinese) |
|
Early July |
|
300 |
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Carrots |
|
Mid-May |
|
700 |
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Cauliflower |
Mid-April |
|
Late May |
300 |
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Celeriac |
Mid-March |
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Mid to late May |
2 500 |
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Celery |
Mid-March |
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Mid to late May |
2 500 |
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Chard |
Mid-April |
Mid-May |
Mid-May |
50 |
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Chicory |
|
Early July |
|
600 |
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Chives |
March |
Mid-May |
Early May |
300-500 |
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Corn |
|
Mid-May |
|
- |
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Cucumber |
Early May |
Late May |
Early June |
35 |
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Eggplant |
Late March |
|
Early June |
150 |
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Garlic |
|
|
October or early May |
- |
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Ground cherry |
Late March |
|
Early June |
300 |
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Kohlrabi |
Mid-May |
|
|
500 |
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Leeks |
Early March |
|
Early May |
400 |
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Lettuce (Head) |
Mid-April |
|
Late May |
800 |
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Lettuce (Leaf) |
Mid-April |
Early May |
Late May |
800 |
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Muskmelon |
Mid to late April |
|
Early June |
35 |
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Onions |
Early March |
Early May |
Early May |
250 |
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Parsley |
Early March |
Early May |
Early May |
600 |
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Parnsnip |
|
Mid-May |
|
220 |
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Peas |
|
Mid-May |
|
2-6 |
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Peppers |
Late March |
|
Early June |
150 |
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Potatoes |
|
Mid-May |
|
- |
|
Pumkin |
Early May |
Mid-May |
Early June |
4 |
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Radishes |
|
May-June |
|
120 |
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Rutabaga |
|
Mid-May |
|
300 |
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Salsify |
Mid-May |
|
|
100 |
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Shallots (Autumn) |
|
|
Late August |
- |
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Shallots (Spring) |
|
|
Early May |
- |
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Spinach |
|
Mid-May |
|
90 |
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Tomatoes |
Late March- mid-April |
|
Early June |
300-400 |
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Turnips |
|
Mid-May |
|
400-750 |
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Watermelon |
Mid to late May |
|
Early June |
20 |