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For now, please refer to my personal planting calendar, below. During the summer, anything listed can be sown outdoors, directly in the soil.

PLANTING CALENDAR for Seattle, WA

December -
sow seed indoors:
alliums - leeks and onions
artichoke
cardoon
flowers - bee balm, dianthus, geraniums, malva, thistle, eustoma, chamomile, snapdragon, viola, wallflower, wax begonia, yarrow

January -
sow seed indoors:
solanaceae - peppers, eggplant
alliums - leeks, onions, green onions, chives
greens - winter lettuce, spinach, endive
herbs - celery, sorrel, parsley, finnocchio fennel
flowers - alyssum, gypsophila, centaurea, poppies, nemophila, clarkia, forget me nots, viola, delphinium, nigella, lupine, linanthus, silene, sweet peas, linaria, monarda, rudbeckia, asters, coreopsis, malva, nicotiana, chrysathemum, gaillardia, erigeron, phlox, chamomile, campion, snapdragon, salvia, verbena, cerinthe, yarrow, zulu daisy

February -
sow seed indoors:
solanaceae - tomatoes, peppers, eggplant
brassica - broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, asian greens
legumes -peas
greens - salad greens, winter lettuce, spinach, endive
herbs - agastache, origanum, summer savory, perilla, lemon balm, basil, parsley, fennel, celery, sorrel
alliums - leeks, green onions, chives
flowers - african daisy, bolero flower, schizanthus, aster, forget me not, leonotis, lobelia, malva, marigolds, cosmos, phlox, scabiosa, statice, strawflower, stock, zinnia, alyssum, gypsophila, centaurea, poppies, nemophila, clarkia, forget me nots, viola, delphinium, nigella, lupine, linanthus, silene, sweet peas, linaria, monarda, rudbeckia, asters, coreopsis, malva, nicotiana, chrysathemum, gaillardia, erigeron, phlox, chamomile, campion, snapdragon, salvia, verbena, cerinthe, yarrow, zulu daisy
sow outdoors (late feb):
herbs - sweet cicely, fennel, chervil, arugula
radishes
alliums - garlic, shallots, globe onions
legumes - fava beans, peas

March -
sow seed indoors:
solanaceae - tomatoes, peppers, tomatillo
legumes - peas
greens - salad greens, hardy lettuce, spinach, endive
herbs - agastache, originum, summer savory, perilla, lemon balm, basil, cilantro, dill, fennel, lovage, chervil, parsley, caraway, stachys
alliums - chives, green onions
brassicas - broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, califlower, arugula, kohlrabi, asian greens, raab
greens - spinach, swiss chard, salad greens, orach, corn salad, shungiku, sorrel, lettuces
flowers - african daisy, bolero flower, schizanthus, aster, forget me not, leonotis, lobelia, malva, marigolds, cosmos, phlox, scabiosa, statice, strawflower, stock, zinnia, alyssum, gypsophila, centaurea, poppies, nemophila, clarkia, forget me nots, viola, delphinium, nigella, lupine, linanthus, silene, sweet peas, linaria, monarda, rudbeckia, asters, coreopsis, malva, nicotiana, chrysathemum, gaillardia, erigeron, phlox, chamomile, campion, snapdragon, salvia, verbena, cerinthe, yarrow, zulu daisy, borage, calendula, nigella, feverfew, nasturtium, quaking grass, linum
sow outdoors:
herbs - sweet cicely, fennel, chervil, arugula
radishes,carrots
alliums - garlic, shallots, globe onions
legumes - fava beans, peas

April -
sow seed indoors:
solanaceae - tomato, tomatillo
brassica - broccoli, cabbage, brussels sprouts, asian greens, arugula, kohlrabi, raab
legumes - peas
herbs - agastache, originum, summer savory, perilla, lemon balm,basil, cilantro, dill, fennel, lovage, chervil, parsley, caraway, stachys
alliums - chives, green onions, overwintering leeks
greens - spinach, swiss chard, salad greens, orach, corn salad, shungiku, sorrel, lettuces, endive
flowers - alyssum, gypsophila, centaurea, poppies, nemophila, clarkia, forget me nots, viola, delphinium, nigella, lupine, linanthus, silene, sweet peas, linaria, monarda, rudbeckia, asters, coreopsis, malva, nicotiana, chrysathemum, gaillardia, erigeron, phlox, chamomile, campion, snapdragon, salvia, verbena, cerinthe, yarrow, zulu daisy, borage, calendula, nigella, feverfew, nasturtium, quaking grass, linum, zinnia, cosmos, malva, schizanthus, amaranth, lavatera, marigold, oenethera, morning glory, cleome

May - early June
sow or transplant outdoors:
brassica - brussels sprouts, cabbage, broccoli, asian greens
legumes - beans
herbs - cilantro, dill, caraway, anise hyssop, originum, summer savory, perilla, agastache
alliums - chives, green onions, overwintering leeks
greens - lettuces, swiss chard, corn salad, kale, purslane, shungiku, amaranth greens
grasses - corn, teff
cucubits - squash, cucumbers, melons, pumpkin
flowers - asters, coreopsis, malva, nicotiana, chrysathemum, gaillardia, erigeron, phlox, chamomile, campion, snapdragon, salvia, verbena, cerinthe, yarrow, zulu daisy, borage, calendula, nigella, feverfew, nasturtium, quaking grass, linum, zinnia, cosmos, malva, schizanthus, amaranth, lavatera, marigold, primrose, morning glory, cleome, sunflowers, tithonia, marigold
transplant outdoors:
solanaceae - tomatoes, peppers, tomatillos
herbs - basil

late June - early July
sow indoors (fall/winter crops)
bulb fennel
alliums - green onions, walking onions, pearl onions
brassicas - broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage, rutabaga, kale, asian greens, daikon
greens - endive, radicchio, swiss chard, escarole, salad greens
herbs - parsley
flowers - borage, shizanthus, calendula, zinnia, lace flower, nasturtium, slipper flower, cleome
sow & transplant outdoors:
Same at May-June

late July
sow or transplant outdoors:
brassicas - chinese cabbage, collards, kohlrabi, daikon radish, asian greens
greens - escarole, endive, lettuce, chicory, spinach, swiss chard
legumes - peas
fall/winter crops from above

August
sow or transplant outdoors:
alliums - green onions, overwintering onions
brassicas - broccoli raab, chinese cabbage, spring cabbage, asian greens
greens - garden cress, spinach, swiss chard, endive, escarole, winter lettuce, arugula, corn salad, purslane, mustard greens, turnip greens
fall/winter crops from above

September
transplant outdoors:
alliums - garlic, shallots, overwintering onions, leeks, chives
fall/winter crops from above