calendar for gardening

1. How do you make a garden calendar?
2. What month do you start gardening?
3. What should I do this month in the garden?
4. What months are growing season?

How do you make a garden calendar?

How to Create a Garden Planting Calendar

1. Step 1: Learn Last Spring Frost Date for Region. You can check with a gardening neighbor or call your Cooperative Extension office. ...
2. Step 2: Mark Average Last Frost Date on Calendar. ...
3. Step 3: Make Your Planting List. ...
4. Step 4: Mark Planting Dates on Calendar.

What month do you start gardening?

If you're new to gardening, you may think the growing season doesn't begin until April or May. But that's not true — you can start planting seeds much earlier. In fact, you should! If you start the right crops now, you'll likely be harvesting your own fresh veggies by April or May.

What should I do this month in the garden?

Top 10 jobs this month

• Protect new spring shoots from slugs.
• Plant shallots, onion sets and early potatoes.
• Plant summer-flowering bulbs.
• Lift and divide overgrown clumps of perennials.
• Top dress containers with fresh compost.
• Mow the lawn on dry days (if needed)

What months are growing season?

North of the 45th parallel, the growing season is generally 4–5 months, beginning in late April or early May and continuing to late September-early October, and is characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snow.