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Sowing calendar
What to sow in February
February is when the season starts, but only indoors. Daylight is noticeably lengthening, which is enough for the first leafy crops on a bright windowsill. Outside, the compost is still too cold and wet for anything to germinate. Sow modestly: one trough of lettuce now is more useful than ten that all outgrow their pots in March.
Start indoors
- Sowing and growing radishes in a potMarch to September, resow every two weeks
- Growing loose-leaf lettuce in a pot or troughMarch to September, every three weeks
- Growing spinach in a troughMarch to May and August to September
- Growing parsley in a potFebruary to April indoors, April to July outdoors
- Growing rocket in a troughMarch to May and August to September
- Growing microgreens: harvest in ten daysAll year round, a new tray weekly
Sow outdoors
Too cold or too dark to sow outdoors — wait for spring.
Harvest now
Jobs this month
- Give seedlings the brightest spot you have and turn the pots every other day.
- Keep the windowsill clear of curtains at night — behind them it is nearly outdoor temperature.
- Refresh the top layer of compost on overwintering herbs.
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