Agricultural Calendar

January

"Under January’s moonlight, your money you should count."

Activities

- Sow romaine lettuce, cabbage, radish, carrots, green peas, tomato, beans and turnip greens.
- Collect cabbage, spinach and other seasonal vegetables.

February

"Among the months, February is the shortest and the least courteous."

Activities:

- Sow cabbage, onions, carrots, tomatoes, pumpkins, beans, cucumber, peppers, melons, watermelons and celery.
- Collect spinach, cauliflower, broccoli and other seasonal vegetables.

March

"In March, every day it rains a bit."

Activities:

- Sow leeks, onions, carrots, tomatoes, pumpkins, cabbage, peppers, beans and cucumber.
- Collect cabbage, spinach, cauliflower and broccoli.

April

"April, a thousand rains."

Activities:

- Prepare supports for the beans, greens peas, spinach, cucumber and tomatoes.
- Collect white onions, chives e radishes.
- Prepare the land for the sweet corn and potatoes.
- Collect resin from pine trees.
- Sow pumpkins, lettuces, carrots, watercress, thyme, chicory, coriander, cumin, chard and cabbage.

May

"Gray and windy may make a beautiful year."

Activities:

- Sow beans and green peas.
- Collect broad beans.
- Plantation of saffron, rice, potatoes, beetroot, kale, watermelons, peppers and tomatoes.

June

"Till the land at St. John if you want to have straw and bread."

Activities:

- Sow lettuce, chicory, beans, radishes and turnip greens.
- Collect lettuce, potatoes, chicory, cabbage, spinach, radishes and turnip greens.

Jully

"Fresh July, rainy winter."

Activities:

- Sow watercress, autumn and winter lettuce, broccoli, carrots, chicory, cabbage, green peas, beans, radishes, turnips, parsley and chards.

August

"Who doesn’t thresh in August, threshes with a bad face."

Activities:

- Prepare the land to sow in autumn.
- Clean the strawberry plants.
-Sulfating tomatoes.
- Sow chards, watercress, lettuce, purslane, onions, carrots, turnips, spinach, broad beans, beans, green peas, cabbage, parsley and stone fruits.

September

"In September, the grape is ripe."

Activities:

- Sow watercress, lettuce, purslane, onions, carrots, coriander, chicory, cabbage, cauliflower, green peas, spinach, broad beans, turnips, radishes, parsley and savory.
- Grape harvest.

October

"In October, the trees are made of gold."

Activities:

-Preparation of the land.
- Protect greens against frost.
- Sow green peas, broad beans, lentils, turnips, radishes, carrots, spinach, coriander and watercress.
- Plant cabbage, beetroot, strawberries, garlic and asparagus.
- Grape harvest continuation.

November

"By S. Martin, sow your chives."

Activities:

- Prepare the land allocated for the spring plantations.
- Sow lettuce, beetroot, onions, chicory, tomatoes, kale, turnip greens, turnips, radishes, green peas, broad beans and parsley.
- Plant cherry trees, pear trees, apple trees and potatoes. - Sow cereals (ye, barley, oat and wheat).

December

"If you want good garlic, plant it at Christmas."

Activities:

- Sow onions, cabbage, turnips, radishes, spinach, watercress, lettuce, broad beans, green peas and carrots.
- Plant chicory, various types of cabbage, strawberries, garlic and onions.