Month-by-month work calendar
Garden work through the year in Gregorian and Bengali months. The current month is highlighted.
January
Winter harvests continue. Stake tomatoes and prune suckers. Cover seedlings on foggy nights; water in the morning.
February
Build trellises for summer crops. Prepare to sow bottle and bitter gourd. Turn compost; finish winter harvests.
March
Sow okra, ridge gourd, bitter gourd, Malabar spinach, amaranth and water spinach. Mulch the soil; irrigate more.
April
Water early and late in the heat. Shade young seedlings with netting or old cloth. Dry and store seed from winter crops.
May
Strengthen stakes and trellises before nor’westers. Prepare raised beds and drains for the monsoon.
June
Monsoon begins: plant fruit saplings. Clean rain barrels and roof gutters.
July
Watch for waterlogging and fungal disease. Amaranth and Malabar spinach continue; start brinjal seedbeds under cover.
August
Sow hyacinth bean. Raise brinjal and chili seedlings. Plan winter beds.
September
Sow early radish. Start tomato and cabbage seedbeds under cover. Mix compost into beds.
October
Winter season starts: sow spinach, radish, carrot, lettuce, coriander. Transplant tomato and cabbage seedlings.
November
Sow peas and onions. Mulch beds. Scout daily for pests.
December
First winter harvests begin. Sow bottle gourd. Protect seedlings from fog; turn compost.