This page collects information on some common plants grown in the garden. Because summers in Finland vary greatly in length and warmth, the timings are only rough estimates, and you should keep an eye on weather forecasts. If you want to add information to the list, please contact the association’s board.

Planting calendar

Table legend:

• S = Start growing indoors
• P = Plant seed/seedling outdoors
• H = Harvest

Plant	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct
Artichoke	S	S	P						H
Beans				S	P		H	H
Beetroot				P	P		H	H	H
Bell pepper	S	S		P	P		H	H	H
Black salsify			P						H
Cantaloupe			S		P		H	H
Carrot				P	P	H	H	H	H
Celery	S	S					H	H	H
Chard				P	P		H
Chili	S	S					H	H	H
Corn				S			H	H
Cucumber			S				H	H
Daikon					P	P		H	H
Eggplant		S	S		P	P	H	H	H
Fennel		S		P	P			H
Gabbage			S	S/P	P		H	H	H
Garlic				P			H
Herbs		S	S	P	P	H	H	H
Horse Bean			P	P			H	H
Horseradish				P	P		H	H
Jerusalem Artichoke			P						H
Leek		S		P	P		H	H	H
Lettuce				P	P	H	H	H
Onion				P	P		H	H
Parsnip			P	P					H
Pea				P	P		H
Potato			S	P		H	H	H
Pumpkin				S	P		H	H
Radish				P	P	P/H	P/H	H
Rucola				P	P	H	H	H
Spinach				P	P	H	H	H
Tomato	S	S		P	P	H	H	H
Turnip			P	P	P		H	H
Watermelon			S		P		H	H
Zucchini				S	P		H	H
Plant	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct

Tips for specific plants

Plant	Tips
Beans	Should be picked when they’re still green, without brown spots and before turning brown.
Cantaloupe	Use gauze to keep the plant constantly above +20C temperature to get fruit. Must sometimes be pollinated by hand. Keep the fruit away from ground to prevent it from going bad.
Chili	Prone to pests.
Corn	Wrap the seeds in wet paper overnight before sowing. Pluck the corns when the tips are round.
Gabbage	Prone to pests. Can be used to keep pests away from other plants.
Horse bean	Requires well-turned ground to avoid pests. Pick while still green, same with regular beans.
Leek	If you cut them while they’re growing they grow more leek.
Onion	Can be lifted when the green parts start falling.
Pea	Wrap the seeds in wet paper overnight before sowing. Requires well-turned ground to avoid pests.
Potato	Prone to diseases, especially if grown multiple years in row in same soil. Can be eaten even if the leaves show marks of disease. Throw diseased potato parts to trash, not compost, because otherwise the disease spreads with wind and soil.
Pumpkin	Requires a lot of fertilizing. Preferably grown on top of a compost.
Radish	Should take 30-40 days from sowing to harves. If it grows only leaves, the soil may be over-fertilized.
Tomato	Can be picked even when green, but get sweeter if they get more sun. Green tomatoes can be turned green by putting them in a pot without light.
Watermelon	Use gauze to keep the plant constantly above +20C temperature to get fruit. Must sometimes be pollinated by hand. Keep the fruit away from ground to prevent it from going bad.