Garden Calendar
This is what I do in my garden each month.
Gardening in Las Vegas offers the opportunity to harvest all year.
I harvest the following things all year round:
Swiss Chard, green onions, rosemary, lavender, thyme and parsley
For a complete list of all the fruits and vegetables that I grow in my garden, please click here.
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Plant |
Garden Chores |
Harvest |
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January |
Turnips
Lettuce
Carrots
Radishes
Spinach
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Fertilize Artichokes
Fertilize Asparagus
Prune Fruit Trees
Fertilize Fruit Trees
Spray dormant oil on trees, roses, and bushes
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Turnips
Lettuce
Spinach
Swiss Chard
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February |
Swiss Chard
Tomato plants (after Valentine's Day)
Borage
Lettuce
Radishes
Spinach
Green Beans
Carrots
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Fertilize Roses
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Spinach
Turnips
Sugar Snap Peas
Cilantro
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March |
Tomato Plants
Pepper Plants
Radishes
Lettuce
Zucchini
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Fertilize Grass
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Lettuce
Spinach
Sugar Snap Peas Turnips |
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April |
Basil
Butternut Squash
Radishes
Zucchini
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Fertilize Grass
Thin fruit trees
Fertilize Roses
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Artichokes
Asparagus
Carrots
Lettuce
Radishes
Sugar Snap Peas
Spinach
Turnips
Borage
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May |
Pumpkins |
Fertilize Fruit Trees
Fertilize Grass
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Artichokes
Asparagus
Blackberries
Chamomile
Tomatoes
Lettuce
Spinach
Borage
Carrots
Parsnips
Cherries
Desert Gold Peaches
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June |
n/a
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Fertilize Grass
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Royal Apricots
Blackberries
Green Gage Plums
Mission Figs
Swiss Chard
Tomatoes
Basil
Dorsett Golden Apples
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July |
n/a |
Fertilize Grass
Cut back dead blackberry bushes
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Tomatoes
Zucchini
Grapes
Apples
Early Elberta Peaches
Cucumbers
Basil
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August |
n/a |
Ferilize Grass |
20th Century Asian Pears
Butternut Squash
Zucchini
Mission Figs
Tomatoes
Basil
Swiss Chard
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September |
When the temperature
cools down at the
end of the month:
Lettuce
Radishes
Swiss Chard
Spinach
Carrots
Artichokes (from seed)
Borage
Chamomile
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Fertilize Fruit Trees
Fertilize Grass
Fertilize Roses
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Butternut Squash
Pumpkins
Tomatoes
Zucchini
Basil
Swiss Chard
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October |
Carrots
Cilantro
Sugar Snap Peas
Turnips
Lettuce
Spinach
Broccoli
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Fertililize Grass
Fertilize Roses
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Butternut Squash
Lettuce
Radishes
Basil
Swiss Chard
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November |
Sugar Snap Peas
Turnips
Spinach
Radishes
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Fertilize Grass
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Lemons
Spinach
Lettuce
Basil
Pomegranates
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December |
Turnips
Beets
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Cut back dead asparagus
Tear out dead tomatoes, basil, vincas, squash plants
Prune grapes
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Lemons
Spinach
Lettuce
Turnips
Algerian Tangerines
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What I grow in my garden in Las Vegas
Herb Garden
Borage
Cilantro
Chives
English Lavender
English Thyme
French Tarragon
Garlic
Genovese Basil
German Chamomile
Greek Oregano
Italian Parsley
Peppermint
Rosemary
Sage
Spearmint
Vegetable Garden
Artichokes
Asparagus
Butternut Squash
Armenian Cucumbers
Green Onions
Summer Squash
Lettuce
Radishes
Spinach
Sugar Snap Peas
Swiss Chard
Early Girl Tomatoes
Lemon Boy Tomatoes
Yellow Pear Tomatoes
Turnips
Zucchini
Fruits
Early Elberta Peach
Desert Gold Peach
Royal Apricot
20th Century Asian Pear
Bartlett Pears (3)
Green Gage Plum
Pomegranate
Cherry
Apples (15)
Meyer Lemons (2)
Algerian Tangerines (2)
Rio Red Grapefruit (2)
Red Grapes
Green Grapes
Blackberries
Blueberry
Flowers
Foxglove
Johnny Jump-ups
Nasturiums
Lilies
Rocket Larkspur
David Austin Roses
Sunflowers
Vincas
Violets
Garden Tours
Is your group interested in a garden tour and class?
Look here for current tours and classes. If there isn't one scheduled, email me to request one.
For a sneak peak at my garden, see here.
Sources
This is a wonderful source for flowering bulbs in large quantities:
Two sources for seeds that I have grown with some success:
Garden Links
Plant a garden without tilling! Instructions
It doesn't have to be cold where you live to grow apples. Learn here about Growing Apples in a Warm Climate
His downloadable e-book, Growing Apples in the City, has information about types of apples, grafting, pruning, and espaliering trees. It's well worth getting.
Growing an edible garden in the city: Garden Girl
She makes the most of the space she has. If you have a small garden, check out her site for ideas.
Planting, pruning, fertilizing, and plant choices for the desert:
How to take cuttings of plants to make new plants:
How to determine your gardening zone:
Get fruit for free from gardens other than your own: Gleaning Fruit
Donate extra garden produce to a participating food pantry near you:
Don't have a space to garden? Have space and want to share it? Check out Sharing Backyards to learn more.
