Second Half of December

EVERYWHERE

Sow: Radishes (except in high desert and mountains).

Harvest: Green garlic/onions/shallots, kohlrabi, radishes, winter greens and herbs; also broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, celeriac, leafy celery, peas, turnips (except in mountains); also Brussels sprouts (except in interior climates where fuchsias won’t grow and mountains).

COASTAL CLIMATES

Sow: Broccoli, all peas, winter greens and herbs.

LOW DESERT

Sow: Beets, carrots, hardy herbs, spinach.

Harvest: Beets, cucumbers.

INTERIOR CLIMATES

(Where fuchsias won’t grow)

Sow: Hardy herbs, green onions, all peas, spinach.

Harvest: Potatoes.

INTERIOR CLIMATES

(Where fuchsias grow fairly well)

Sow: All peas, winter greens and herbs.

KEY

Winter greens and herbs: Arugula, cabbage, chard, chervil, chicories, Chinese cabbages, chives, cilantro, collards, corn salad, cress, dandelion, endive, green-in-the-snow mustard, green onions/shallots, kale, komatsuna (mustard spinach), winter lettuces, mizuna, parsley, rosette pak choi, sorrel, spinach.

When seeds can be sown, seedlings of the same crop can be planted. All crops can be grown in containers. Sow/plant/harvest in cold frame where there are freezes.