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Seed Sowing Calendar

Click any month to discover what to sow — indoors and outside — how to sow it well, and what you can look forward to harvesting. A simple rhythm for a fruitful, self-reliant year.

“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” — Ecclesiastes 3:1

These dates assume a temperate Central European climate (roughly zone 7). If you garden in a warmer, milder region, sow a few weeks earlier; in colder or higher-altitude areas, shift a few weeks later. Gardening in a very different climate and unsure how to adapt? Speak with one of our coaches for guidance tailored to where you live.

January garden — a winter scene in a temperate Central European vegetable garden

January

The quiet beginning — plan, dream, and start the earliest seeds under cover.

February garden — a winter scene in a temperate Central European vegetable garden

February

Momentum builds — the propagator fills and the first hardy crops go under cover.

March garden — a spring scene in a temperate Central European vegetable garden

March

The gates open — the busiest sowing of the year begins.

April garden — a spring scene in a temperate Central European vegetable garden

April

Full swing — warmth returns and almost everything can be sown.

May garden — a spring scene in a temperate Central European vegetable garden

May

The frost lifts — tender crops finally go outside.

June garden — a summer scene in a temperate Central European vegetable garden

June

Long days, fast growth — sow for succession and the winter ahead.

July garden — a summer scene in a temperate Central European vegetable garden

July

Peak summer — sow now for autumn and winter harvests.

August garden — a summer scene in a temperate Central European vegetable garden

August

Abundance and forethought — harvest daily, sow for the cold months.

September garden — a autumn scene in a temperate Central European vegetable garden

September

The turn of the year — sow hardy crops and plant for spring.

October garden — a autumn scene in a temperate Central European vegetable garden

October

Winding down — plant for next year and put the soil to bed.

November garden — a autumn scene in a temperate Central European vegetable garden

November

Rest and protection — the soil sleeps, the planning begins.

December garden — a winter scene in a temperate Central European vegetable garden

December

Stillness and hope — the year closes and next year’s dream begins.

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