Eight out of ten people were planted on “sowning time” as long as they wanted to grow open vegetables, whether in rural gardens, open areas behind their houses or on roof gardens in the city. It's either early and cold, and the seedlings are frozen; it's too late to keep up with the temperature changes; it's more common to pull up before the vegetables are ripe; and, more often, when a pick of vegetables is empty in the ground, it's empty until you think of it, and it's broken for months without eating a few meals a year。
There are a variety of menu schedules on the internet, either to speak only of the central region and to the north and south, and to speak only of the north; or to list only the names of the dishes without details, and whether the newcomers will be able to read them or not; most of them speak only of seeding, not of the crumbs, with the land being vacant and the efficiency of growing the vegetables being compromised。
This article, which collates the latest year-round guidelines for the cultivation of open vegetables in 2026, is fully compatible with this year's climate, and is marked in three regions, north-east, north-east, north-west, central, south (south, south-west) and not just precise planting periods. It is accompanied by the planting of each dish, the timing of harvests, and more exclusive pick-up techniques, so that it can be carried out over and over and over again. The whole story is full of big words, there is no professional term, and the newcomers follow the path, and zero fail to grow a vegetable garden。
We'll get to know the two cores
A lot of people grow their food in the sense that people grow what they grow, that they end up with bad harvests, that there's plenty of space, and that's 90% less to go。
1. Choosing by temperature, not against growth patterns
Open-air vegetables depend on the weather for their meal. The temperature requirements of different vegetables vary from day to day, falling into two simple categories, and they are understood at once:
- cold-resistant vegetables: suitable for planting in spring, autumn and winter, which can withstand temperatures around 5°c, and which are not afraid of even mild frosts, such as spinach, lettuce, fragrance, radish, garlic, herring and onions, which are growing fast and can be collected for most of the 20 to 40 days。
- heated vegetables: they must be replanted until the temperature has stabilized at more than 15°c. The temperature is low and they are not gerbiled, such as cucumbers, bean horns, tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, silk melons, pumpkins, empty cabbage, which are long-lasting and yielding, and which is the main course of spring and autumn。
Two, north and south. Remember
The country's long span and temperature varies by more than a dozen degrees, and the same timetable cannot be used. At all times, this document is based on china's region (henan, shandong, hebei, jiangsu, anhui) and adjusted for itself:
- northern region: low temperature, slow warming, 10-20 days longer than china, early cooling in the autumn and proper early delivery of autumn food
- southern region: high temperatures, warm winters, 7-15 days before medium-level planting, and more can be grown in winter without a fallow。
Full plan for open vegetable cultivation for 12 months of the year 2026
January: winter food piper + tillage without waste of winter land
In january, when it was coldest throughout the year, the land in the north was frozen and could not be soaked in the open; the south was slightly hot and could grow cold-resistant vegetables。
- the north: the focus is on winter cuisine, spinach, garlic seedlings that were planted last year, with a layer of straw or weed to prevent freezing, without planting. In the absence of farmers, the garden lands are turned over, tanned, fertilized and organicly fertilized, seeds are prepared in advance and springs are avoided。
- nakahara: no seed can be planted in the open air, with small onions, cedar seedlings in the interior, and a return to temperature in february。
- the south: direct open-air planting of spinach, fragrance, ointment, onions, which are slowly growing in winter and can be eaten early in february-march and tasted sweeter than spring。
The planting of small stickers in january is more important than anything, rather than forced open planting, especially in the north。
February: early spring and cold food are on the air and the first dish is collected
After spring in february, the temperature slowly recovered and the soil began to thaw. It was a golden period during which early spring vegetables were grown, and the main plant was fast-growing and cold-resistant, and could be grown quickly。
- nakahara (second half of february): live spinach, oily, lettuce, cabbage, cherry carrots, onions. The land is sorely leveled, seeds are scattered, a centimetre of thick soil is covered, water is poured and seeded around a week. Cherry carrots grow as fast as they can in more than 20 days and depend on them for the first course of spring。
- north (end of february-early march): replant the land after freezing, cover the membrane after planting, keep the temperature warm and humid, accelerate the seedlings and prevent the cold from falling into the spring。
- south (first half of february): direct open-air planting, without coverings, with peas and mussels growing faster。
Point points for pit avoidance: in february, when temperatures are high, the film is covered by cooling; before the fragrance is planted, the seeds are cut open in half and the germinates grow faster and better。
March: cultivated bean gold period, with all spring and summer vegetables covered
In march 2026, the temperature rose steadily and was the busiest growing month of the year, with cold and hot food available. This month, the spring and summer food could not be finished。
- nakahara (early march - later)
Cyclops, celery, pickles, carrots, carrots, garlic, onions
Heated food arrangements: cucumbers, bean bean bean, bean bean, pumpkin, live and open; tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, indoor seedlings, planted in the open at the end of the month。
- the north (late march): first plant cold-resistant vegetables, and later in march wait until the end of april, when the temperature is completely stabilized and the seed is prevented。
- the south (early march): all warm vegetables are live or grown, and can grow bitter, silky, wintery, much larger than in other regions。
Key techniques: tomato, chili, shifting of earthy seedlings, slowing of seedlings; no water before sowing bean bean bean bean horns, sowing directly and avoiding rotten seed。
April: leakage fill + seedlings, vegetable boom
In april, the temperature was completely stable and there was no frost-freeze, and all the previous vegetables had been grown for a long time without fear of cooling, with emphasis on care and rebroadcasting。
- nakahara/north: the uncultivated beans were sowed early in april without delay; the raw and spinach seeds were so dense that they were pulled out of weakness that they left them strong that they were radiant; cucumbers and bean bean horns were set up and the vines climbed up。
- the south: the planting of heat-resistant vegetables, emptied cabbage and wooden eardrums is being broadcast live, while fertilizing fruit-bearing vegetables to promote flowering results。
(b) care points: small-scale watering of vegetable seedlings, with no heavy water pouring, to prevent decaying roots; field weeds to be uprooted in time to avoid competition for nutrients。
May: the summer season is long and sown in lots trail
Higher temperatures in may, abundant sunlight and the crazy growth of hot vegetables are parallel months of harvest + seeding, learning to grow in batches and have food all year round。
- harvesting: spinach, lettuce and radish from the early springs are being collected, and food is being collected, and in time they are being eaten, and they are being planted
- seeding: china and the north continue to grow beans, cucumbers in batches and small pieces every 10 days. Then it was long; the south grew the summer cabbage and the carrots, choosing heat-resistant varieties。
- care: tomatoes, peppers, eggplants are starting to bloom, with more phosphate and less nitrogen fertilizers to prevent long leaves from not yielding; rain is abundant in the summer, and drains are dug in the fields to avoid stale roots。
June: hot-cooked dish owners play, autumn food ready
In june, it entered the summer season, with high temperatures and heavy rains, with the main heat-resistant vegetables, while the preparation of autumn vegetables began, with no pre-emptive planning。
- china/north: empty cabbage, pickles are hot and live live live, and the fruit of the bean and eggplant vegetables are watered in an ad hoc manner and not at noon
- the south: the growing of heat-resistant vegetables can be accompanied by early breeding of cucumbers, acupuncture seedlings and cooling and shifting crops in july。
- care: timely removal of vegetable leaves and sick leaves, ventilation and cooling; prevention of pests and pests, as far as possible by manual capture and use of pesticides。
July: summer care + autumn vegetables, to be joined
In july, when it was the hottest year, most vegetables were at an advanced stage of growth, with a focus on babysitting + autumn, linking them to the autumn winter and avoiding disruptions。
- pillage: the timely harvest of guacamole and eggplant vegetables during the summer season increases the production rate; the timely watering and soil humidity during drought
- autumn seedlings: in mid-to-north, in late july, acupuncture cabbage, cabbage and vegetable seedlings were grown directly in the south, with no seedlings。
- note: the use of sunnets to prevent high-temperature tan and to influence seed production。
August: autumn food is widely planted and winter food is available
After the autumn of august, the temperature slowly declined and was the best time to plant the autumn, so that it was well grown, so that it could be eaten in autumn and winter and early spring, without having to buy any more。
- nakahara (early august-mid-august): autumn cabbage, autumn carrots, carrots, cuisine, spinach, lettuce, garlic, all live open air
- north (first half of august): autumn foods must be shown early because of the rapid cooling of the autumn to avoid chronic insufficiency
- the south (mid-august): planting the autumn with a pickle of cucumbers and bean horns until the end of october。
Key warning: keep the soil wet, seeded, and timed to keep the seedlings too dense after the planting of the cabbage and radish。
September: autumn and winter dishes arranged
In september, the temperature was cool and suitable for vegetable growth, and the autumn vegetables were growing rapidly, while winter and winter vegetables were planted in preparation for winter and early spring。
- china/north: established vegetables and kale; live winter spinach, onions and cuisine, which are harvested early in the spring after winter
- the south: the planting of cold-resistant vegetables, such as lettuce, oatmeal and artemisinin, continues and the winter open air is normal。
- care: after the summer graze of vegetables, the leaves of the fields are cleaned up in time, the floor is fertilized and the next pickles are prepared。
October: autumn pick-up + winter line protect
In october, the autumn was high and the harvest was at its peak, while the winter vegetables were kept safe and safe。
- harvesting: autumn cabbage, carrots and carrots have matured. They have grown rapidly, temperatures have declined rapidly in the north, frosts have been collected before they have fallen, and freezing has been prevented
- care: winter spinach, onions, watering the northern region over winter, covering a layer of straw for the safe passage of the winter; the central region is not covered and growing normally
- the south: continued planting of cold-suffering vegetables and uninterrupted harvest during the winter。
November: restowing in the north and growing in the south
Temperatures fell sharply in november, with north-south disparities being most pronounced, with completely different management of vegetables。
- the north: the open land is frozen, all vegetables are harvested, the land is completely cut down, the land is turned down and the land is tanned
- nakahara: the winter food is growing slowly, without frequent watering and waiting for spring to bloom
- south: regular open-air cultivation of spices, spinach, lettuce, garlic, fresh vegetables in winter。
December: end of year, planning for the coming year
In december, cold temperatures prevented the north and the middle plain from growing vegetables, and a small amount of cold-resistant vegetables continued to grow in the south。
- north, china: prepare gardens, gather tools and seeds, take stock of the current year's cropping experience and plan the next year's cropping
- the south: tends the vegetables in the fields, collects them in a timely manner, sows them as needed and keeps the gardens open。
All year long, we've got a secret list of vegetables
A lot of people grow food, and after a few months of collecting open land, the core doesn't pick up
1. Quick starters + long starters: a piece of land where cucumbers and tomatoes, such as long-lived vegetables, spinachs, lettuces, cherry carrots, quick starters for more than 20 days, are grown on the same side as long starters, without wasting land
2. Seasonal rotations without duplication: (b) the planting of leaves in the spring, the planting of melon beans in the summer, the planting of root vegetables in the autumn, the planting of winter foods in winter, the planting of no same type of food on the same land, the avoidance of soil slabs, the increase in pests and diseases and the growth of vegetables
3. Scrolling of the wrong harvest: let's not plant all the vegetables like lettuce, spinach and bean bean bean bean, with a small batch every 10 to 15 days, ensuring that every one of them matures, with fresh picks every day, and that there will be no one-time eating and subsequent cut-off。
New hands grow food to avoid pits at 5:00
To sow not too deep: most vegetable seeds, with a thickness of less than 1 cm and too thick to germinate
2. Timing: less water for the seed season, more water for the long term, both early and late in the summer and midday in the winter
3. Use of fertilizers: more nitrogen-based fertilizers for leaves, more potassium phosphorus-based fertilizers for guacamole, and priority use of fertilized farm fertilizers, without root burning
4. Do not be blindly planted: the seedlings are too dense, with poor ventilation, insufficient light and small and vulnerable to disease
5. Early prevention of cold spring: early spring planting of vegetables, preparation of thin film, timely coverage with cooling and avoidance of freezing of seedlings。
In fact, it's not difficult to grow open vegetables without complicated technology, without too much expertise, but with the time of planting, with the arrangement, both in the north and in the south, the four seasons of food. Home-grown foods, no pesticides, no fertilizer, food and fresh and healthy food can save a lot of money and enjoy the pleasure of growing food。
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