Planting Diary
Fertilisation is always in season
| Month | Sowing/planting | Fertilisation |
|---|---|---|
| February | Open land: Cauliflower, kohlrabi, peppers, radishes, lettuce | Soil preparation with Gärtner's natural lime dolomite or garden and lawn lime, Gärtner's stone meal, Gärtner's horn shavings/horn meal |
| March | Preceding crop: Cucumbers, cauliflower, kohlrabi, spinach, tomatoes, peppers, radishes, lettuce, pick-and-pluck lettuce, iceberg lettuce, leeks Open land: Onion sets, carrots, peas, garlic | For composting: Gärtner's compost accelerator for all organic waste. Fertilise rows of strawberries with Gärtner's berry fertiliser. Work the universal garden fertiliser ORMINAT in gently to prepare the beets. Help promote humus with Gärtner's bovine manure. |
| April | Preceding crop: Aubergines, spinach, peppers, leeks Open land: Cauliflower, broccoli, radishes, lettuce, pick-and-pluck lettuce, iceberg lettuce, onions, beetroot, leeks, carrots, peas, potatoes, herbs, summer flowers | Use Gärtner's pine fertiliser, Gärtner's rose fertiliser, Gärtner's rhododendron fertiliser for these special crops now. First lawn fertilisation with Gärtner's organic and mineral lawn fertiliser. For fruit and vegetable growing use the universal organic and mineral garden fertiliser ORMINAT or Gärtner's purely organic garden fertiliser, “bio classic”. |
| May | Open land: Tomatoes, cucumbers, aubergines, broccoli, kohlrabi, spinach, radishes, lettuce, pick-and-pluck lettuce, iceberg lettuce, beetroot, leeks, carrots, peas, bush and runner beans, summer flowers | High-potassium special fertiliser for tomatoes, cucumbers and aubergines: Gärtner's tomato fertiliser. Use the universal garden fertiliser ORMINAT for fruit and vegetable growing. For garden summer flowers use Gärtner's shrub fertiliser. For balcony and patio plants: use Gärtner's slow-release “Blühkraft” fertiliser and Gärtner's liquid flower fertiliser or Super, the active liquid plant fertiliser with valuable trace elements. |
| June | Open land: Bush and runner beans, cucumbers, kohlrabi, spinach, radishes, endives, lettuce, pick-and-pluck lettuce, chicory, iceberg lettuce, biennial summer flowers | Use Gärtner's organic and mineral lawn fertiliser or Gärtner's slow-release lawn fertiliser or Gärtner's immediate-effect lawn fertiliser for refertilising your lawn. If you have problems with moss and weeds, use Gärtner's lawn fertiliser with iron II sulphate or Gärtner's weed killer with lawn fertiliser. Also use Gärtner's pine fertiliser, Gärtner's rose fertiliser and Gärtner's rhododendron fertiliser for any urgent refertilisation of special crops. |
| July | Open land: Spinach, Chinese cabbage, bush beans, lettuce, chicory, sugar loaf, Florence fennel, savoy cabbage, irises and biennial summer flowers | Freshen up the soil after the strawberry harvest with Gärtner's berry fertiliser. Plants with high nutrient demands such as tomatoes, aubergines, leeks and cabbage require 1-2 doses of fertiliser in summer. Fertilise balcony and patio plants with Gärtner's Classic flower fertiliser or Gärtner's flower fertiliser with guano or Gärtner's Super active plant fertiliser. |
| August | Open land: Spinach, Chinese cabbage, lamb’s lettuce, winter radishes, endives, pick-and-pluck lettuce, lilies, irises and conifers | Refertilise pome and stone fruit now with the universal garden fertiliser ORMINAT. Use it also to fertilise the winter vegetables which should be being sown now. Add Gärtner's compost accelerator to your compost to help rot all organic waste faster. |
| September | Open land: Spinach, lamb’s lettuce, strawberries, winter salad, shrubs, bulbs, conifers | Gärtner's stone meal helps improve and revitalise soil. Always put Gärtner's compost accelerator between the lawn cuttings and the soil. |
| October | Open land: Spinach, fruit trees, berry bushes, bulbs, ornamental shrubs and roses | Use Gärtner's organic and mineral lawn fertiliser to help your lawn better overcome the winter. Mix Gärtner's rose and pine fertiliser with Gärtner's potting soil when planting roses and conifers. |
| November | Open land: Fruit trees, berry bushes, bulbs, roses and ornamental shrubs | Improve your soil now with Gärtner's natural lime dolomite or Gärtner's garden and lawn lime and Gärtner's bovine manure. Carry out one final fertilisation for conifers with Gärtner's pine fertiliser or Gärtner's Epsom salts. |
* Only fertilise orchids during the growth and flowering phase
