January Guide to Vegetable Gardening in Spain
Planting, Sowing, Harvesting & Other Things To Do in the Vegetable Patch.
Sowing in January
- Beans (broad / climbing / french)
- Beetroot
- Carrots (under plastic)
- Cucumber (in cold frame)
- Peas & Mangetout
- Radish
Planting in January
- Lettuce
- Onions
- Spinach
Harvesting in January
- Broccoli
- Brussels Sprouts
- Cabbage
- Cauliflower
- Celery (individual stalks)
- Chilli’s
- Jerusalem Artichoke
- Leeks
- Lettuce
- Parsley
- Peppers
Things to do in January
- Check carrots, onions, garlic and tomatoes in store
- Chit potatoes
- Save water – check water butts are filling – you’ll want all the water you can get come the summer
- Spread compost on empty beds as produce is pulled
Every year varies according to the weather and what we feel like trying / repeating. and so I will keep updating the list if things change. However the above is the general outline of what will be happening on the veg plot in Catalaunya for January. Please let me know if there are other things which vegetable growers in Spain could be doing – Thanks.
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Just stumbled on your blog and am currently having a good read. I’m doing something very similar to you in southern Italy and am staggered by the difference in gardening calender. Too cold for chillies and peppers by October down here!
Keep up the good work.
I’m just going to LOVE your blog – so glad I found it (Saw your intro on ish – I’m hedge).
Not that I have much space (all my growing is done in pots) trying to adjust to the best times to plant things here in Spain has been a bit of hit and miss for me so hopefully with your help and knowledge I’ll be a better veg grower this year. For instance I would never have thought of sowing Beans now – and that probably explains why my crops have always been fruitless!
Glad you like the blog – I’m a sucker for positive messages! The best way of working out when to do what is to find a huerto/allotment and monitor it weekly to see what’s occuring and what you can copy! Kind of cheating but it works!
I live in snow country — loved reading about what I can do now to prepare for spring planting and earlier. Can’t wait for 8 more weeks. Keep up the good work on this site.
I lovegniyrt new things when it comes to my garden, thanks for the tips.
my wife will be very pleased with this info, plus the extra links that others leave, excellent site and resource for all ex pats