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Garden harvest calendar

 
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I found this decorative garden harvest calendar/sign on amazon and screen-shot it. How accurate is it? I’m doing my brand-new garden planning based on it. Especially the parts detailing 8 months of broccoli (October-May) and lettuce (March-October) and 3 months of cauliflower (December-February) and spinach (September-November) harvesting. Here in north Georgia can I expect fresh greens year-round as long as I cover them or build cold frames when it’s below freezing? I’m thinking of building beds for my chickens, too.
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The average speed for the springtime moving up north in Europe is 40 kilometers per day.
That means that the spring in Portugal arrives about 2 month earlier than in north Germany.

So planting calendars are as accurate as the area where they have been made.

If you are new in gardening I would recommend stealing with ears and eyes.
Visit an old local Farmer and pick his brain, they have all this so called "Farmer's wisdom" and can sniff the right planting time out of the air.
 
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To me, that sign or infographic is more for when you can buy produce in a store.

Who harvests grapefruits, lemons, oranges, papaya, and tangerines in January?

Mangoes and pineapple in March?

Maybe someone in Hawaii or South America?

Most seed packets give information about when to harvest.

Plan what you want to grow then determine when you can plant, usually after the last frost date.

I found this on Pinterest though not knowing when the last frost date is I don't know if this would work for you:


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There are lots of different infographics on Pinterest:


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As Anne says, it depends on where you are and when you sow. A websearch for "north georgia vegetable planting harvesting" came up with this from the University of Georgia.
Vegetable Garden Calendar
No pretty graphic, but a month by month plan of what to plant when and what other jobs you might need to do in Georgia. Hopefully it might give you some pointers at least.
 
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Vanessa, you might find this thread helpful:

https://permies.com/t/64000/Beginner-Basics-Seed-Soil-Sunlight
 
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