In Spring, tasks in the garden, vegetable patch, and orchard never stop. It’s time to roll up your sleeves and get to work. Check the planting calendar for the Spring months and make sure you don’t leave behind any of the tasks to carry out in the garden during Spring.
April
In the garden: This is a good time to sow artemisia and cosmos (in sun), astilbe (in shade), asters, coleus, carnations, chrysanthemums, statice, gypsophila, zinnias, and gerberas.
In the vegetable patch: Plant asparagus and strawberry plants. Sow in their final location: pumpkin, potato, beetroot, broccoli, carrot, cabbage, broad bean, bean, melon, watermelon, turnip, cucumber, and tomato. In the last days of the month, sow early beans.
May
In the garden: Take advantage of the good weather and plant bulbs and tubers that bloom in summer or next autumn, as well as begonias and dahlias. If you didn’t do it the previous month, sow asters, coleus, carnations, chrysanthemums, statice, gypsophila, and zinnias. This is also a good month to sow sunflowers.
In the vegetable patch: Sow and plant pumpkins, watercress, lettuce, beetroot, broccoli, carrot, cabbage, spinach, beans, watermelon, melon, turnip, cucumber, pepper, padrón pepper, radishes, and cabbage. Plant tomatoes and treat those already planted with Bordeaux mixture.
June
In the garden: This season is ideal for planting perennials, beds based on asters, rudbeckias, helianthus, and bulbs such as gladioli, begonias, and agapanthus. It’s also a good time to sow gypsophila, wallflowers, forget-me-nots, primulas, and cyclamens.
In the vegetable patch: There’s plenty to do in the vegetable patch during this month! Sow in a nursery bed: lettuce, leek, cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, turnip greens, kohlrabi, and kale. In their final location you can sow carrot, turnip, radish, and parsley. It’s time to harvest the potatoes you planted in February and the onion, garlic, and celery from the January sowing. Take care of the strawberries and continue sowing beans for fresh consumption. It’s time to grow potatoes, tomatoes, and peppers.
Plants, bulbs, and seeds available at Horto do Campo Grande.
