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Herbs, Flowers & Specialty Crops
Herbs, cut flowers and specialty crops: sowing, pinching, cutting and drying schedules.
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- Basil Planting Calendar
Basil is the herb that punishes impatience. It wants warm soil and warm nights, so the right planting date comes from your local weather, not from a... - Cilantro Planting Calendar: Succession for Leaf and Seed
Cilantro is a cool-weather crop that grows leaves for a few weeks and then rushes to flower. Good timing means sowing small batches in cool stretches... - Parsley Planting Calendar
Parsley rewards patience. Seed can take weeks to come up, plants shrug off light frost, and a well-timed planting will give you leaves from early... - Dill Planting Calendar
Dill grows fast, resents transplanting and flowers when summer heat arrives. Planting it in a series, rather than once, is the simplest way to have... - Mint Planting Calendar
Mint will grow almost anywhere, which is both its charm and its problem. A good calendar covers when to plant, how to contain it and when to renew a... - Oregano Planting Calendar
Oregano is a Mediterranean perennial that does best in poor, dry, sunny ground. Most of the calendar comes down to planting after frost danger and... - Thyme Planting Calendar
Thyme is a low, woody perennial that thrives on neglect. Timing is simple once you know that it wants warm, well-drained soil and does not like to be... - Rosemary Planting Calendar
Rosemary rewards a good site and punishes a wet winter. Your plan depends on whether your climate lets it live outdoors all year or whether you will... - Sage Planting Calendar
Sage is a woody perennial with a long life if it is sited and pruned well. The calendar is mostly about planting after frost and then taking a light... - Chives Planting Calendar
Chives come up early, tolerate cold and return every year. A short calendar of planting, cutting and division will keep a clump productive for many... - Lavender Planting Calendar
Lavender is a long-lived woody perennial from dry, sunny hillsides. If you copy those conditions, it will reward you for years. If you copy a... - Chamomile Planting Calendar
German chamomile is a small, quick annual that grows from tiny seeds. The calendar is short, but a few details about light and timing make the... - Calendula Planting Calendar
Calendula shrugs off light frost and flowers for a long season if you keep cutting. Getting seed in at the right soil temperature is most of the work. - Sunflower (Cut Flower) Planting Calendar
Cut-flower sunflowers are fast and generous, but one sowing blooms all at once. A plan built on repeat sowings keeps the vases full and avoids a... - Zinnia Planting Calendar
Zinnias are fast, easy and heat loving. The one rule is to wait until frost danger is past and the soil is warm, then sow in small batches for months... - Marigold Planting Calendar
Marigolds are among the easiest flowers to start from seed. They want warmth, sun and enough room, and they will bloom from early summer until frost... - Cosmos Planting Calendar
Cosmos is a fast annual with airy flowers that bloom best in lean soil and full sun. The calendar is short and mostly about waiting for warmth and... - Poppy Planting Calendar
Poppies resent root disturbance and prefer cool weather to germinate. That makes timing a matter of cool seasons, direct sowing and a check on which... - Sweet Pea Planting Calendar
Sweet peas bloom best before summer heat arrives. That means sowing in the cool season, giving roots depth and a trellis early, and cutting flowers... - Dahlias Planting Calendar
Dahlias are tender tubers that frost will kill. Timing is a matter of waiting for settled, warm weather, planting with a stake, and then digging and... - Tulip Planting Calendar
Tulips are planted in autumn and bloom in spring after a long cold rest. The timing is tied to cool weather and soil drainage far more than to any... - Daffodil Planting Calendar
Daffodils are among the most dependable bulbs a gardener can plant. They return year after year when given drainage and left alone after bloom. - Gladiolus Planting Calendar
Gladiolus corms are planted in spring and again in a series for a long cutting season. The rules are simple: stagger plantings, plant at the right... - Ranunculus Planting Calendar
Ranunculus is a cool-season flower that grows from small, dry corms. Success comes from planting in cool weather, using well-drained soil and... - Anemone Planting Calendar
Poppy-type anemones grow from small, hard corms and bloom in cool weather. Like ranunculus, they need drainage, a cool season and timing that suits... - Peony Planting Calendar
Peonies are planted once and expected to bloom for decades, so the timing and depth you choose in the first year matter more than almost any care you... - Rose Planting Calendar
Roses are forgiving when planted at the right moment and slow to recover when they are not. This guide shows how to choose between bare-root and... - Wildflower Meadow Planting Calendar
A wildflower meadow is a slow project measured in seasons, not weeks. The calendar that works is built around preparing the ground, picking a seeding... - Pollinator Garden Planting Calendar
A pollinator garden works best when something is in bloom from the first warm days to the last frost. Planning that sequence on paper, then planting... - Cut Flower Succession Calendar
Succession planting means staggering sowings and transplants so the harvest does not arrive in one overwhelming week and then vanish. A cut flower... - Herb Garden Calendar by Zone
A herb calendar by zone is useful only if you know what a zone actually measures. This guide separates the winter-survival question, which zones... - Indoor Herb Calendar
Indoor herbs fail more often from too little light than from anything else. A good indoor calendar tracks day length and your windows, not just the... - Medicinal Herb Planting Calendar
Planning medicinal herb plantings means more than timing sowing and harvest. Regulations, market rules and species-specific needs shape what you can... - Tea Garden Planting Calendar
Tea comes from Camellia sinensis, an evergreen shrub that takes patience. A tea garden calendar spans years, with planting timed to frost and soil... - Hops Planting Calendar
Hops are vigorous perennial vines that need a tall trellis and a long runway. A hops calendar covers site and trellis work before planting, spring... - Tobacco Planting Calendar
Tobacco is a heavily regulated, labor-intensive crop with a long calendar from seedling production to curing. This guide covers the timing logic... - Hemp Planting Calendar
Industrial hemp can be grown for fiber, grain or other purposes, but only under licensing and testing rules. The calendar starts with paperwork, not... - Specialty Mushroom Outdoor Calendar
Outdoor mushroom cultivation runs on temperature, moisture and patience. The calendar below is a method for timing log, stump and bed projects, with... - Ginseng Planting Calendar
American ginseng is a slow, regulated forest crop. The calendar spans many years, and legal checks come before any planting. - Truffle Orchard Calendar
A truffle orchard is a long-term, high-uncertainty investment. The calendar runs over a decade or more and starts with soil testing and honest... - Bamboo Planting Calendar
Bamboo is easy to plant and hard to undo. A good calendar starts with choosing running or clumping types, then times planting to warm soil and builds... - Willow Planting Calendar
Willow is one of the easiest woody plants to start, because dormant cuttings root readily. The calendar below follows the dormant season and sets out... - Broom Corn Planting Calendar
Broom corn is a tall, warm-season sorghum grown for the long seed brush used in brooms and crafts. Its calendar follows warm soil, a long season and... - Gourds Planting Calendar
Gourds need warm soil and a long, frost-free season, and some kinds take most of it. The calendar below works backward from your fall frost date and... - Popcorn Planting Calendar
Popcorn grows like other corn but fails in unique ways: cross-pollination, harvest moisture and storage all change how well it pops. A calendar for... - Ornamental Corn Planting Calendar
Ornamental corn is grown for color, not for eating, and its calendar is built around a long season, isolation from other corn and a slow, careful... - Dried Flower Planting Calendar
Dried flower crops need two calendars: one for growing and one for drying. Timing the cut to the right bloom stage matters as much as the sowing date. - Seed Saving Calendar by Crop
Seed saving works crop by crop, because each plant pollinates, ripens and dries in its own way. This calendar sorts crops into groups so you can plan... - Specialty Crop Harvest Calendar
Harvest dates for specialty crops move with weather and variety, so a useful harvest calendar tracks maturity cues and growing conditions rather than... - Building a Specialty Crop Calendar for Market Growers
Market growers sell on set days, so a calendar must connect planting to sales. This guide shows how to build one from the end date backward.