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This calendar is based on my allotment in Yorkshire - and is, to say the least, approximate!   My actual dates depend a lot more on things like weather, and the dates for school holidays.   If you find it useful, remember southerners will start earlier, northerners even later!

I have aranged it by Rotation Families - I hope that is useful!   Green Manures - can be a little complicated, depending on your choice.


The Alliums

colour key

garlic calendarGarlic

leeks calendarLeeks

pickled onions calendarOnion - seed and pickling

onion sets calendarOnion - sets

winter onion calendarOnion - overwintering, (Japanese)

spring onion calendarOnion - spring

shallot calendarShallots

The Brassicas

colour key

green broccoli calendarBroccoli - Calabrese

sprouting broccoli calendarBroccoli - Sprouting

brussels sprouts calendarBrussels Sprouts

summer cabbage calendarCabbage - Summer

winter cabbage calendarCabbage - Winter

spring cabbage calendarCabbage - Spring

cauliflower calendarCauliflower - summer

kale calendarKale

kale calendarKohl Rabi

radish calendarSummer Radish

radish calendarWinter Radish

swede calendarSwede

early turnip calendarTurnips - early

maincrop turnip calendarTurnips - main crop

The Legumes

colour key

broad beans calendarBeans - Broad
Early sowing November, and Main-crop

french bean calendarBeans - French

runner bean calendarBeans - Runner

peas calendarPeas

Potatoes and Tomatoes

colour key

early potato calendarPotato - Early

second early calendarPotato - Second Early

maincrop potatoesPotato - Maincrop

tomato calendarTomato - outdoor

Roots

colour key

carrot calendarCarrot

parsnip calendarParsnip

salsify calendarSalsify and Scorzonera
(Not actually in this family, but usually sown with them as they need very similar soil preparation)

colour key

beetroot calendarBeetroot

Chard calendarChard/Leaf Beet

outdoor cucumber calendarCucumber - outdoor

courgette calendarCourgettes

lettuce calendarLettuce - outdoor

marrow calendarMarrows

pumpkin calendarPumpkin

rocket calendarRocket

spinach calendarSpinach

pumpkin calendarSquash

sweetcorn calendarSweetcorn