Real gardening · Post 064
What to plant each month: a vegetable calendar for Brazil
The best month to plant depends on the region, the variety and the conditions in your yard. Build your calendar from a regional table and use the dates as windows to check against local conditions.
An example with radish
In the table from Embrapa (Brazil's agricultural research agency), radish windows run from March to August in the South, Southeast and North, March to July in the Northeast and April to September in the Central-West. Match that range with the variety's packet and local advice. Outside Brazil, use your local extension service's calendar.
Build your calendar
Write one line per crop and record the sowing month, transplanting when needed and the first harvest. Reuse the record next season to adjust what worked where you live.
Planting windows by region
| Crop | South | Southeast | Northeast | Central-West | North |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer lettuce | Year-round | Year-round | Year-round | Year-round | Year-round |
| Radish | Mar–Aug | Mar–Aug | Mar–Jul | Apr–Sep | Mar–Aug |
| Summer carrot | Nov–Jan | Oct–Mar | Oct–Mar | Oct–Mar | Oct–Mar |
| Chives | Year-round | Year-round | Mar–Jul | Apr–Aug | Apr–Oct |
| Pumpkin | Oct–Feb | Sep–Mar | Mar–Oct | Year-round | Apr–Aug |
| Watermelon | Sep–Jan | Aug–Mar | Mar–Sep | Sep–Dec | Apr–Aug |