Sowing calendar 2022 – February: which vegetables and when to plant?

More and more people are growing vegetables and growing lettuce, tomatoes or herbs in the garden or on the balcony. In order to be able to harvest almost all year round, young plants or seedlings must be planted in a timely manner. Many types of vegetables can be sown in open ground in the spring already in March and bring the first harvest in early summer. Others, on the contrary, should be released only after the ice holidays at the end of May. On the other hand, hobby gardeners prefer cold-sensitive plants that take a long time to develop, such as tomatoes, cucumbers or peppers, so that they can ripen in their local latitudes.

According to the sowing calendar, the first month of the year is quite calm for amateur gardeners. If you have a greenhouse, you can already sow cold-resistant vegetables. Firm leafy vegetables such as lamb’s lettuce, spinach or winter purslane are good. However, germination requires patience, because in winter it takes much longer for the first greens to appear.

In the house, according to the sowing calendar, the first preparatory crops begin. From the end of January, different types of lettuce are grown, which are then moved to the greenhouse in the spring. The same goes for kohlrabi.

If you do not want to wait a long time for the harvest, you can grow so-called microgreens on the windowsill all year round, regardless of the sowing calendar. These are sprouts of vegetables and herbs that can be harvested and eaten after a few days.

As soon as the soil is opened, beans, radishes and radishes can be sown in the garden. Seedlings tolerate even small frosts well. Those who have a cold frame can sow salads such as endive or iceberg from the end of February.

In a warm greenhouse or indoors, everything starts with pre-growing chilies, peppers or eggplants. These plants have a long development time and ripen only in local latitudes if they are planted early. However, if the young plants are later planned to be planted directly on the bed, it is enough to sow them in pots at the end of February. Artichokes, on the other hand, should be grown already in mid-February.

If you do not want to buy cabbage from a gardener for direct planting in the garden, then give preference to cabbage varieties according to the sowing calendar from February. Some amateur gardeners are already sowing tomatoes. However, it is too early for this, because with a lack of light, tomato plants can become unstable and susceptible to diseases. Pre-breeding from mid-March is usually sufficient. In addition, a plant lamp can provide sufficient lighting.

According to the sowing calendar, the amateur gardener finally has something to do in March, since with the beginning of spring, many things can already be sown directly on the garden bed. These include root crops such as parsnips, parsley root, and carrots. Good neighbors for planting are onions and leeks, their seedlings are also planted in the garden from March. Anyone who likes to use fresh herbs in the kitchen can now sow parsley, chervil and chives.

According to the sowing calendar, radishes and radishes can be grown for several months, they can be planted as seedlings from March to the beginning of August. If you always want a fresh harvest, sow these plants again every few weeks.

It is time to pre-culture early varieties of cabbage, for example, cauliflower or broccoli, on the windowsill or in a warm greenhouse. Fennel and chard can now also be grown at home.

From the middle of the month, beets and Swiss chard are sown directly in open ground. Lovers of salads also take arugula or Asian lettuce seedlings to the garden bed. So that there are always reserves, according to the sowing calendar, sowing can be carried out at regular intervals. By the end of the month, onion seeds will be planted in the garden, as well as savoy cabbage. Depending on the weather, the first seed potatoes are planted in April.

Pumpkin season begins in a warm house. From now on, pumpkins, zucchini, melons or cucumbers are sown in small pots and allowed to germinate on a warm windowsill. If you want to grow your own Brussels sprouts, you should start now so the plants can be planted in June.

The happy month is used for sowing vegetables with a late harvesting period. According to the sowing calendar, a lot of work awaits after the ice holidays around May 20. Someone who sows wild lettuce, such as purslane, can often harvest by fall. Seedlings of red cabbage and white cabbage can be sown directly in open ground, as well as fennel, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts. Instead, a small cabbage seedling in May feels even more comfortable on the windowsill than outside.

According to the planting calendar, many types of vegetables and herbs can be sown directly in the garden in June. Those who have not yet sown beans, Swiss chard, beets, corn, onions or pumpkins can still do so. In addition, to obtain a second harvest, you need to replant carrots, radishes and various salads. It’s also not too late for fast-growing vegetables like cucumbers or zucchini.

If you want to harvest cabbage and root crops at the end of summer, then you need to sow the appropriate varieties in June. Pak Choi can now also be sown directly in the bed. Salad lovers breed new crops and constantly grow new young plants in the summer months. Heat-resistant varieties such as Lollo are especially suitable for the warmer months. Endive, radicchio and sugarloaf varieties also do very well in summer. Attention: lettuce refers to light seeds. Therefore, seeds can be sown only with a thin layer of soil. To protect the seeds from the heat, on particularly warm days, sow only in the evening and, possibly, protect the seeds from overheating with cotton wool.

In the middle of summer, when sowing, they focus on autumn. Autumn and winter radishes, such as black radishes, appear in the garden this month. Like kale, the vitamin-rich vegetable still grows well in late summer and should be harvested in the fall before frost. It is also easy to grow autumn turnips, which are planted directly in the garden in July-August. After eight to ten weeks, healthy beets can be harvested and processed or stored for the winter. Late sowing of carrots ensures another harvest in autumn.

Beijing cabbage is sown in open ground at the end of July. If this happens too early, the cabbage is prone to shoot, but if it is sown later, then the harvest may not be obtained. If you sow lamb now, you can always collect fresh leaves in September and October. The aromatic dill herb can also be sown until July, the annual plant is ready to harvest in about a month. It is also time to sow winter onions for next spring’s crop. Depending on the weather, bulbs begin to sprout as early as February and are among the first green leaves of the garden year.

According to the sowing calendar, when the hottest days of the year end, Pak Choi sowing begins. Cabbage vegetables, which are easy to grow, germinate optimally in temperatures around 20 degrees, while Asian vegetables tend to flower prematurely at lower temperatures. The leaves can be harvested after six to eight weeks. Like July, August is still a good time to plant fall crops such as winter radishes, Chinese cabbage or winter onions. Varieties such as lamb’s lettuce or radishes, which are grown in sets, are also in season. However, it has long been time for autumn turnips.

Some plants are sown now, but will not be harvested until next spring. This applies, for example, to Swiss chard, which overwinters in the garden and sprouts early in the new year. The colorful chard with yellow, pink and purple stems is especially beautiful.

Winter crops can be sown from mid-September to February. The temperature of seed germination is below 12 degrees, for further cultivation it is enough from 4 to 8 degrees. Therefore, outdoor plants should be protected from severe frosts. Depending on the time of sowing, harvesting lasts from November to April. If you leave the growing leaves on the plants, you can harvest them several times. Now spinach is also sown during the winter, it can be harvested from mid-November to the end of April. The same goes for arugula. Arugula seeds germinate at a temperature of 10 degrees, so it can be re-sown from early March to September. Sowing in several stages ensures fresh leaves all year round.

Areas that have already been harvested and are no longer seeded now receive green manure. To do this, for example, mustard or winter rapeseed is sown. If you have a greenhouse or cold frame, you can now use them to expand your culture and sow fast-growing plants such as radishes or lettuce.

In autumn, many beds have space for overwintering leafy vegetables such as lamb’s lettuce or spinach. Some hardy types of lettuce, such as Asian lettuce, can also be used outdoors because they are extremely cold hardy. Now is the best time to plant garlic. Individual cloves of garlic are stuck vertically into the ground and covered with earth, and then harvested in the summer of the following year.

The cold season is suitable only for sowing crops that should not germinate until the following year. These include early carrots, root parsley or parsnips. In the greenhouse, according to the sowing calendar, there is still time for winter crops, such as lamb’s lettuce or cold-resistant lettuce.

There is a break in the garden in December. Amateur gardeners save time and grow watercress, sprouts or other microgreens on a warm windowsill.

Here is a link to the information: You sow yourself – that’s how it works!