Year-Round Planting and Maintenance Guide for Sonoma County

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Month	Sow Directly	Start Inside	Transplant	Maintenance
December & January				Organic mulch on any bare soil. Prune deciduous trees, cane berries, grapes
February	Spinach, radishes, turnips, peas, beets, Asian greens (bok choys; mustards)	Onions, lettuce, brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale, cauliflower, kohlrabi), peas, leeks, Asian greens		Plant bare root fruit; asparagus. Continue pruning; spray for peach leaf curl; compost on strawberries and other perennials
March	Spinach, radishes, turnips, beets, peas, carrots, cilantro, Asian greens, potatoes	Onions, lettuce, brassicas, chard, leeks, parsley, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant	Lettuce, leeks, onions, brassicas, peas, Asian greens	Complete pruning.
April	Beets, carrots, chard, lettuce, cilantro, dill, potatoes, leeks, onions	Lettuce, chard, parsley, tomatoes, cucumbers, melons, onions, basil, leeks	Lettuce, leeks, onions, brassicas, chard	Fertilize citrus; select new growth on fruit trees, thin raspberry canes; thin fruit
May	Beans, beets, carrots, chard, corn, lettuce, cucumbers, squash, melons, pumpkins, potatoes, leeks, onions, dill, cilantro	Basil, lettuce (heat- tolerant varieties), chard, parsley	Lettuce, chard, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, parsley, cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions	Thin fruit; select new growth. Keep weeds under control.
June	Beans, beets, chard, corn, cucumbers, squash, melons, pumpkins, cilantro, dill, leeks	Basil, chard, lettuce (heat-tolerant varieties)	Basil, lettuce, chard, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, parsley, cucumbers, melons	Thin fruit; select new growth; spray grapes for mildew. Keep weeds under control.
July	Beans, beets, chard, corn, cucumbers, squash, cilantro, dill, leeks	Lettuce, chard, leeks, late in mo. – brassicas including Brussels Sprouts	Basil, lettuce, chard	Summer pruning; spray grapes for mildew; fertilize strawberries & other fruit as needed. Mulch vegetables.
August	Beets, carrots, peas, cilantro, spinach	Lettuce, brassicas, kale, fennel, radicchio	Lettuce, chard, leeks, brassicas	Harvest! Deep watering. Clean up fallen fruit.
September	Beets, carrots, peas, cilantro, spinach, radishes, turnips, Asian greens, dill	Lettuce, brassicas, endive, escarole, bok choy, onions	Lettuce, brassicas, fennel, radicchio, leeks	Clean up fallen fruit
October	Radishes, spinach, Asian greens, mache, fava beans, cover crops		Lettuce, endive, escarole, brassicas, onions	Clean up fallen fruit; mulch perennials; make compost
November	Cover crops, fava beans, garlic, shallots			Mulch perennials; make compost