Calendar · Belgian climate
The vegetable garden, month by month
Every month has its own tasks, sowings and harvests. Here is the year in the vegetable garden and orchard, as experienced in Belgium, from the Ice Saints to the first frosts.
Winter
January
Le potager dort, le jardinier dessine
- 1 sowing
- 11 plantations
- 9 harvests
February
Les premiers semis, au chaud
- 16 sowing
- 13 plantations
- 9 harvests
March
Le sol se réveille, on sème les rustiques
- 28 sowing
- 23 plantations
- 9 harvests
April
Le grand mois des semis
- 32 sowing
- 20 plantations
- 6 harvests
May
Après les Saints de glace, tout sort
- 29 sowing
- 26 plantations
- 11 harvests
June
Les premières récoltes, et l’arrosoir
- 18 sowing
- 19 plantations
- 29 harvests
July
L’abondance commence, l’hiver se sème
- 13 sowing
- 9 plantations
- 33 harvests
August
Le pic des récoltes, et les bocaux
- 11 sowing
- 4 plantations
- 36 harvests
September
L’été s’attarde, l’automne s’installe
- 7 sowing
- 7 plantations
- 40 harvests
October
Courges, pommes et feuilles mortes
- 3 sowing
- 12 plantations
- 40 harvests
November
Couvrir, planter, ranger
- 1 sowing
- 17 plantations
- 22 harvests
December
Les récoltes d’hiver et la table des fêtes
- 0 sowing
- 12 plantations
- 11 harvests