This garden calendar is for our community garden plot in San Jose, CA. The garden calendar will vary for other states & city, as it depends on the local weather and season. You can use this garden calendar with San Jose weather & season in mind.
This year spring will start by 20th Mar 2019- so we need to prepare so that all plants are ready to plan outdoor.
I have started the plan and will keep this blog updated, every month as possible. If you have any questions, feel free to post it in comments.
For beginners (like me), gardening is trial and error – especially when you are trying to plan Indian and non-local veggies. We need to understand local season, weather and ensure its right time. I have added 2018 Garden calendar and its success rate for reference.
Hope this garden calendar helps! Happy Gardening!
Vegetables
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Plant
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Sow Indoor
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Transplant / Direct Seed Outdoor
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Reference
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My Garden Dates
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Reference
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My Garden Dates
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Tomato
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Jan 5-18
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Jan 21
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Mar 8-20
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Onion
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Feb 1- 3, Feb 20-22
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Kohl Rabi
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Feb 4-19
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Egg Plant
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Dec 21-22
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Jan 21
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Mar 15-20, Apr 5
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Beans
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Jan 21
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Mar 8- Mar 20
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Cabbage
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Jan 5-18
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Feb 4-15
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Pepper
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Dec 21-22
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Jan 21
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Mar 15-20, Apr 5
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Bok choy
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Feb 1– Mar 31
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Okra
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Jan 21
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Mar 15-20
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Radishes
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Feb 1- 3, Feb 20-22
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Carrots
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Jan 25-Feb 3
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Tomatillo
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Beet Root
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Feb 20-Mar 5
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Chow Chow / Chayote
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Avarai / Flat Beans
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Jan 21
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Greens
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Plant
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Sow Indoor
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Transplant / Direct Seed Outdoor
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Reference
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My Garden Dates
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Reference
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My Garden Dates
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Arai Keerai
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NA
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Red Thandu Keerai
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NA
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Mustard greens
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NA
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Swiss Chard
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Jan 18-21
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Feb 8-15
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Cilantro
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NA
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Kale
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NA
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Meethi Greens
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NA
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Pulicha Keerai
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TBD
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Jan 21
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Collard
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NA
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Feb 4-19
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Lettuce
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Jan 21
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Spinach
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Jan 18-21, Feb 4- 8
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San Jose Yearly Weather
Courtesy:
https://weather.com/weather/monthly/l/USCA0993:1:US
https://www.almanac.com/gardening/planting-calendar/CA/San%20Jose
2018 Spring & Fall – Garden Plan (Yield & Success Rate)
Here am adding details of the success rate of last year (2018) garden plan, so that it can be used as reference. Some of the vegetables are started late, but still gave good yield. Few of them wasn’t successful for some reason, still trying to understand with trial and error method. There could be various reasons why the yield wasn’t good, whether it’s time or soil or watering or plant shock during transplant. I will try to add my observations as possible.
Vegetables – Our Garden Dates
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Sow Indoor
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Transplant or Sow Outdoor
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Harvest Dates
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Yield/ Success Rate
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Tomato
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26/Mar/18
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14/Jul/18 to Nov
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Excellent
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Onion
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NA
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Broccoli
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11/Jun/18
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Okay
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Kohl Rabi / Nookal
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10/Jun/18
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Excellent
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Egg Plant
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Bad
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Beans
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Cabbage
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Pepper
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Bok choy
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Okra
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26/Mar/18
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Bad
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Radishes
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17/Jun/18
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Good
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Carrots
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Tomatillo
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Good
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Beet Root
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Chow Chow / Chayote
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Avarai / Flat Beans
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Potatoe
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1- Mar
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26-May-18
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Good
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Greens – Our Garden Dates
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Sow Indoor
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Transplant or Sow Outdoor
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Harvest Dates
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Yield/ Success Rate
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Arai Keerai
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Red Thandu Keerai
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27/May/18
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Excellent
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Mustard greens
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Swiss Chard
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Cilantro
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27/May/18
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Excellent
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Kale
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Meethi Greens
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5/Mar
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9/Apr
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Excellent
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Pulicha Keerai
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Collard
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Lettuce
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Spinach
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Photos from 2018 Gardening
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