RBG Vegetable Calendar Raised Beds

This vegetable calendar has been specially developed for growing vegetables in enclosed raised beds, open raised beds, grow bags, containers and pots. It is displayed as single page for the entire growing year.

If you want a more detailed week by week diary of growing vegetables in raised beds and containers then click here.

If you are new to raised bed gardening then read this introduction to understand how we have calculated the row lengths. We have assumed you will be using two 1m / 3ft square raised beds.If your raised bed(s) is larger, simply increase the row lengths to suit your particular circumstances.

Be assured, we have grown all the vegetables mentioned below in our own raised beds in Warwickshire. The calendar is a result of years of gardening experience and it will guide you through the raised bed gardening year with lots of pictures and helpful advice.

To view the full article for a chosen vegetable simply click on one of the vegetables at the top of the calendar. To see more details about an individual task just click it to be taken to the appropriate page.

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GENERAL
MANAGEMENT
BEETROOT CARROT FRENCH
BEANS
GARLIC LETTUCE ONIONS AUTUMN ONION
(JAPANESE)
PARSNIP RADISH SPRING
ONIONS
SWEDE
POTATO

TOMATO
J
A
N
1st
half
               Harvest 4    

Store maincrop
J
A
N
2nd
half
Plan crops                   
 
F
E
B
1st
half
Cover raised bed                  
Order seed potatoes

F
E
B
2nd
half
Long lasting fertiliser               Sow 1    
 
M
A
R
1st
half
    Sow seed 1  Last
chance to plant garlic
      Sow 2 
Sow summer
type
 
Chit new potatoes
M
A
R
2nd
half
 Fertiliser weekly    Sow seed 2
Thin seedlings
   Sow seed 1  Plant sets
Sow seed
  Sow 3
Sow summer
type
 
Plant out potatoes in containers
Sow seed indoors
 
A
P
R
1st
half

Fertiliser weekly
Weed
 Sow seed 1  Sow seed 3
Thin seedlings
   Sow seed 2
Thin
seedlings
 Thin onion seedlings    Sow 4
Sow summer
type
 Sow 1
Earth up new growth
A
P
R
2nd
half
Fertiliser weekly
Weed
 Sow seed 2.
Thin seedlings

Sow seed 4
Thin seedlings

Sow seeds in pots 1
   Thin
seedlings
     
Sow summer
type

Harvest
summer type
 Sow 2
 
M
A
Y
1st
half
Fertiliser weekly
Water if needed
Weed

Thin seedlings

Thin seedlings
   Sow seed 3
Thin
seedlings
     
Sow summer
type

Harvest
summer type
 Sow 3
Harvest

Earth up new growth
Tomato feed

Harden off
M
A
Y
2nd
half
 Fertiliser weekly
Water if needed
Weed
 Sow seed 3
Thin seedlings
 
Sow seeds in pots 2.
Plant out 1
 
Thin
seedlings
 
     
Sow summer
type

Harvest
summer type
 Sow 4
Harvest

Tomato feed

Plant out
 
J
U
N
1st
half
 Fertiliser weekly
Water if needed
Weed

Thin seedlings
 Harvest
Plant out 2.
Supports for French Beans
 
Sow seed 3

Harvest
     
Harvest
summer type
 Harvest
Tomato feed

Harvest earlies
J
U
N
2nd
half
 Fertiliser weekly
Water if needed
Weed

Thin seedlings
 Harvest
Harvest
 
Harvest
Keep well watered
   Harvest  
Harvest
summer type
 Harvest
Tomato feed

Harvest earlies
Keep well watered
 

GENERAL
MANAGEMENT

BEETROOT

CARROT

FRENCH
BEANS

GARLIC

LETTUCE

ONIONS

AUTUMN ONION
(JAPANESE)
PARSNIP
RADISH
SPRING
ONIONS
SWEDE

POTATO

TOMATO
 
J
U
L
1st
half
 Fertiliser weekly
Water if needed
Weed
   Harvest
Harvest
 Harvest
Harvest
Keep well watered
   Harvest    Harvest
summer type
 Harvest
Tomato feed


Harvest earlies
Keep well watered J
U
L
2nd
half
 Long lasting fertiliser
Water if needed
 Harvest  Harvest
Harvest
Harvest
Harvest
Keep well watered
   Harvest    Sow
winter radish
 Harvest
Add blood, fish & bone.
Tomato feed
Keep well watered
 
A
U
G
1st
half
 Fertiliser weekly
Water if needed
Weed

Harvest
 Harvest
Harvest
Harvest
Harvest
Keep well
watered
  Harvest        
Tomato feed
Harvest

Keep well watered

A
U
G
2nd
half
 Fertiliser weekly
Water if needed
Weed

Harvest
 
Harvest
Harvest     Harvest        
Tomato feed


Plant XMAS potatoes
Harvest

Keep well watered

 
S
E
P
1st
half
 Fertiliser weekly
Water if needed
Weed

Harvest
        Harvest  Plant in
second week
   Sow
Chinese radish
 
Tomato feed



Harvest maincrop
Harvest

Keep well watered

S
E
P
2nd
half
 Water if needed
Weed

Harvest
           
Harvest
winter radish
 
 

Harvest maincrop potatoes
Harvest
 
O
C
T
1st
half
 Water if needed
Weed
           
Harvest
winter radish
 

Harvest maincrop



Store maincrop
Harvest O
C
T
2nd
half
 Water if needed            Harvest 1
Harvest
winter radish
 

Store maincrop
 
N
O
V
1st
half
       Plant
cloves
       Harvest 1
Harvest
winter & Chinese radish
 

Store maincrop
N
O
V
2nd
half
       Plant
cloves
       Harvest 2
Harvest
winter & Chinese radish
 

Store maincrop
 
D
E
C
1st
half
              Harvest 3 
Harvest
winter & Chinese radish
 

Store maincrop
D
E
C
2nd
half
             Harvest 4
Harvest
winter & Chinese radish
 

Store maincrop

GENERAL
MANAGEMENT

BEETROOT

CARROT

FRENCH
BEANS

GARLIC

LETTUCE

ONIONS

AUTUMN ONION
(JAPANESE)
PARSNIP
RADISH
SPRING
ONIONS
SWEDE

POTATO

TOMATO

READER COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS PAGE

five star rating
25 March 2014
From: Michael Kennedy
Very good will save.
five star rating
18 August 2013
From: Brian Ash
Beds and containers exactly matches my veg growing, will mark the site and use it regular.
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13 February 2013
From: Maureen Wycherley
To someone new to veg gardening this calendar would be really useful as a download.
Hi Maureen, how do you mean “a download”? Something which can be printed?

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