‘Experienced’ vegetable gardeners have some interesting benchmarks as far as dates are concerned.
- the traditional day for planting shallots is Boxing Day
- bulbs, eg shallots, should be planted on the shortest day and lifted on the longest day
- in Northern Ireland you plant potatoes on St Patrick’s day and dig them up on the 12th July.
- or.. the nearest full moon (21 March)to St.Patrick’s Day to plant the first earlies
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- potatoes are supposed to go in on Good Friday (since that was the first day the working poor would get off between Christmas and Easter)
- nettles sting when there is an r in the month
- don’t put out your bedding plants until after the first full moon in May”. First and last frosts almost always happen 3 days either side of full moon when you have a clear sky, you can get a radiation frost.
- do not sow carrots when cow parsley is in flower – that is when carrot fly is about
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- ”Plant all things that yield above ground while the moon is increasing in size, and plant all things that yield below ground while the moon is decreasing.” — Grier’s Almanac
- sow grass on August 1st as there is always a thunderstorm on the old Aug bank holiday to give the seed a good soak & the grass will be well established for winter
- the asparagus season is between Shakespeare’s birthday to Midsummer’s Day, April 23 to June 21.
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- Onions generally make top growth until the longest day (June 21st) and then concentrate on storing food in the bulb for flowering next year.
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This list is just a start. Please let us know if you have any special gardening dates which we can include in this list.
