Planting Calendar by Jean Persely

January

• Remove/treat woody invasive species
• Winter Sow native species in containers and scatter native seed between snowfalls
• Scatter native seeds between snowfalls

 

February

• Remove/treat woody invasive species
• Prune woody species (carefully, exceptions apply)
• Winter Sow native species in containers and scatter native seed between snowfalls
• Pre-order native plants from local growers

 

March

• Remove/treat woody invasive species
• Winter Sow native species in containers
• Pre-order native plants from local growers
• Watch for early bloomers

 

April

• Monitor Winter Sowing containers
• Soil test time
• Watch for native plant sales, invite friends
• Watch for early bloomers
• Chop and drop (mid-late April earliest), cut the weeds and let them lay them to decompose

 

May

• Edit garden; Dandelion removal; Adjusting, removing volunteer seedlings; Replant in

other areas, share

• Chop and drop; 8”- 24”
• Spring native plant sale season is in swing
• Plant and water; cage as needed
• Monitor, remove invasives
• Monitor, plant and pot up Winter Sowing

 

June

• Edit garden
• Spring native plant sale season continues til mid-June
• Plant and water, cage as needed
• Monitor, remove invasives
• Monitor spring seed development, bag
• Monitor, plant and pot up Winter Sowing

 

July

• Seed management; Collect, remove aggressive seeders; Collect, clean, save as

desired;

• Monitor for plant disease
• End of summer, fall native plant sale season begins late July
• Monitor, plant, pot up Winter Sowing

 

August

• Seed management; Collect, remove; collect, save; leave
• Monitor for plant disease
• End of summer, fall native plant sale season continues
• Remove invasive seedlings

 

September

• Seed management; Collect, remove; collect, save; leave
• Monitor for plant disease
• End of summer, fall native plant sale season continues
• Move seedlings around, remove invasives
• Watch for the seasonal color change to begin

 

October

• Seed management; Collect, remove; collect, save; leave
• Last of fall native plant sale season!
• Move seedlings around
• Remove invasive seedlings
• Begin to remove, treat invasive woody species

 

November

• Seed management: Collect, remove; collect, save; leave
• Move seedlings around
• Remove invasive seedlings
• Remove, treat invasive woody species

 

December

• Seed management: Collect, remove; collect, save; leave
• Remove invasive seedlings
• Remove, treat invasive woody species
• The best garden is next year’s garden – make notes, make lists.
• Enjoy the calm in your garden