January
22: Start indoors, under lights: 10 kohlrabi (Early White Vienna), 10 broccoli (Eastern Magic), 4 red cabbage (Ruby Perfection) and 6 green cabbage (Ferry’s Round Dutch).
February
1: Start indoors, under lights: flat of onions (200 seeds of Patterson), at least 15 leeks (American Flag), 2 chard (Bright Lights), 1 kale (Red Russian) and 9 lettuce (Winter Density).
9: Move three 25 gallon containers into sunny area in garden, add compost and cover with plastic.
15: Start indoors, under lights: 2 early tomatoes (1 Stupice, 1 Early Doll) and 8 lettuce (Winter Density). Soak broad bean seeds in water overnight.
16: Plant broad beans (Broad Windsor) in prepared containers, set up supports and cover with plastic.
March
1: Direct sow snap peas (Sugar Sprint), carrots (Nutri-Red) and beets (Detroit Dark Red) in garden. Cover with a row cover. Start potato seeds (whole packet of Clancy) indoors, under lights. Start 8 lettuce (Winter Density) indoors, under lights. Transplant lettuce from 2/1. Direct sow 2 square feet of radishes. Begin hardening off cabbage, kohlrabi, broccoli, kale and chard.
7: Start 3 bell (California Wonder 300 TMR) and 2 poblano (Baron F1) peppers indoors, under lights. **Note – I might not need all of these. I saved 3 pepper plants from last year (2 poblano and 1 bell). I dug them up last fall, stuffed them into 5 gallon containers and stuck them in the basement. They look dead, but if, perchance, they are still alive, I’ll move them outside around mid-April.**
15: Transplant cabbage, kohlrabi, broccoli, kale and chard. Start 8 lettuce (Winter Density) indoors, under lights. Transplant lettuce from 2/15.
20: Begin hardening off onions, leeks and early tomatoes. Direct sow 2 square feet of radishes (Easter Basket Mix).
