Vegetable Planting Schedule: A Month-by-Month Guide to Sowing All Year Round

SummaryThe planting times of different vegetable varieties are not the same. For example, snow peas are planted from mid-September to December; cilantro can be sown in spring and autumn, with spring sowing from late March to early April and autumn sowing from late August to November; carrots are sown in spring from late January to early February, and in autumn in mid-July.

1. Snow Peas

1. Characteristics: A long-day crop that prefers cool conditions, is cold-tolerant but not heat-tolerant, and dislikes high temperatures. The suitable growing temperature is 11-23°C. It has poor moisture tolerance and cannot grow normally in the rainy season or in dry climates. It needs timely fertilization for nourishment, and mold rot disease easily occurs in hot, stuffy conditions.

2. Planting time: Sow from mid-September to December, harvest from November to March of the following year. To harvest tender shoots, sow from mid-to-late August.

2. Cilantro

1. Characteristics: A low-temperature long-day crop that is cold-tolerant and prefers humid, cool environments. Its root system is short and shallow. The suitable growing temperature is 15-20°C. It has extremely high requirements for soil and nutrients, and grows best in moist, fertile, loose sandy soil. It is sensitive to phosphorus fertilizer.

2. Planting time: It can be planted in spring and autumn. Spring sowing is from late March to early April, and autumn sowing is from late August to November.

3. Carrots

1. Characteristics: They prefer a cool climate and relatively dry air conditions, and are generally planted in fertile, loose soil with alternating wet and dry conditions. The nutrient elements they need include macronutrients, secondary nutrients and micronutrients.

2. Planting time: They can be sown in spring or autumn. Spring sowing is from late January to early February, with harvest in April; autumn sowing is generally in mid-July, with harvest in September.

4. Eggplant

1. Characteristics: It likes warmth and light. The better the light conditions, the more luxuriant the growth. It is fertilizer-tolerant, prefers nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizers, and has a high water requirement. The suitable growing temperature is 20-30°C.

2. Planting time: It can be planted all year round.

(1) Spring eggplant: Sow from September to October, transplant in December, and harvest from April to June the following year.

(2) Summer eggplant: Sow from February to March, transplant from April to May, and harvest from June to August.

(3) Autumn eggplant: Sow from March to April, transplant from April to May, and harvest from July to November.

(4) Winter eggplant: Usually sown in early August and transplanted in December.

5. Chili Peppers

1. Characteristics: They like warmth and fear cold, and should avoid high temperatures and direct strong sunlight. Excessive light can easily cause sunscald. They are neither drought-tolerant nor waterlogging-tolerant. They are best planted in sandy loam soil with high terrain, good drainage and rich organic matter. The suitable growing temperature is 15-30°C.

2. Planting time: Raise seedlings from December to January of the following year, transplant from February to March; raise seedlings in early August, and harvest from October to February of the following year.

6. Edamame

1. Characteristics: A warm-loving short-day crop with high water requirements. The soil moisture content needs to reach 70%-80%. The suitable germination temperature is 15-20°C, and the suitable temperature is 20-25°C. Too high or too low temperatures will cause flower and bud drop.

2. Planting time: Different edamame varieties have different planting times. Southern varieties mature early and northern varieties mature late. The latest sowing time is July-August, and the harvest time is September-November.

7. Tomatoes

1. Characteristics: A short-day crop that likes warmth and light. The suitable growing temperature is 15-29°C, and the ideal air humidity is 50%. Its root system is well developed, and its photosynthesis and water absorption capacity are strong.

2. Planting time: The time for planting tomatoes varies from place to place. According to planting time, they can be roughly divided into spring tomatoes, autumn-winter crops, winter-spring crops and overwintering crops.

(1) Spring tomatoes: Generally, seedlings are raised in protected areas in February and transplanted after the local late frost period. For example, in Northeast China they are transplanted around the Beginning of Summer, in the Yangtze River Basin generally around Qingming Festival, and in North China around Grain Rain.

(2) Autumn-winter crop: Generally sown and raised as seedlings from mid-July to early August.

(3) Winter-spring crop: Generally sown from late November to early December.

(4) Overwintering crop: Generally seedlings are raised from mid-to-late September to early October.

8. Loofah

1. Characteristics: A short-day crop that likes warmth and tolerates heat. Its root system is well developed and it has strong drought resistance. The suitable growing temperature is 18-24°C, and during the flowering and fruiting period the temperature needs to reach 26-30°C.

2. Planting time: Spring planting from February to March; summer planting from April to May by sowing and raising seedlings; autumn planting from July to August by soaking seeds to sprout and direct sowing.

9. Cucumbers

1. Characteristics: They like light and heat and fear drought and waterlogging. Choose loose, fertile soil with good drainage and aeration for planting. The suitable growing temperature is 25-32°C.

2. Planting time: They can be planted all year round, with spring being the best. Sow directly from December to January of the following year, and transplant in February.

10. Crown Daisy

1. Characteristics: A semi-cold-tolerant crop that prefers cool conditions and fears heat. Its root system is short and shallow, and weak water absorption can lead to poor quality, so the soil should be kept moist at all times. The suitable growing temperature is 17-20°C. Under high temperature and long-day conditions, it bolts and flowers.

2. Planting time: Planted in spring and autumn, mainly autumn sowing from late August to October.