Gardeners Calender

[Muhammad Arif Khan]

It is a wish full thinking that if an energetic young man would take up the task of preparing a Gardeners calender, giving moth wise the tasks to be carried out like ground preparation, sowing, planting, pruning, taking cuttings, layering and so on. I am sure it would be of great help to every one.
Let us see who bells the cat.
Arif

[farah fayyaz]

Great idea Siir Arif.

[suffi]

very good sir

[Usman Mirza]

Excellent sir

[newton]

We have a thread that has been started and a few months have been added to it

http://www.gardeningpakistan.com/viewforum.php?f=64

[Muhammad Arif Khan]

That thread is excellent, what I had in mind was some thing precise like pointers, for example;
September
Time to prepare your beds and potting soil.
Time to remove shade nets.
Collect all seeds you plan to sow for winter and sow them as weather improves
etc.etc.
Arif

[Usama]

Surely such a task if carried out will be a blessing for us all.

[Muhammad Arif Khan]

Surely such a task if carried out will be a blessing for us all.

And who will bell the cat?

[Muhammad Arif Khan]

Here is a skeleton, please help me develop it.

Gardeners Calendar (Lahore)
January
Cold protection of tender plants
General cleaning and weeding
Apply monthly dose of Grow fertilizer to all plants
February
Apply finishing fertilizer to all plants

March
First week, Apply Finishing fertilizer
Plant Football lilies and Gloriosa lilies
Sow seeds of Summer flowers
Harvest matured bulbs/corms

April
Apply monthly dose of finishing fertiliser
Transfer seedlings to pots/beds
Harvest bulbs/ corms
2nd week put up green screens
Sow seeds of Amaryllis as harvested
Plant Football lily
May
Sow seeds of Amaryllis
Sit back and curse the heat
June
Just curse the heat and do not let the plants dry out
July
Get ready for the rains, clear the drains
Vegetative propagation of plants as the rains get going
Clean daylily beds
Apply monthly fertiliser

August
Sow seeds of Dhalia
Tip cuttings
September
Tip cuttings
Sow seeds of spring flowers
Plant Lilium & other corms/bulbs

October
Clear the beds & prepare them for planting
Pre planting fertilization
Planting of seedlings
Plant Glads
Re-plant / Separate Daylilies & Irises
November
Monthly fertilization
Hard wood cuttings
December
Cold protection
Monthly fertilization
Hard wood cuttings
The skeleton will start taking shape on your participation.
As it takes some shape members can audit it according to their requirement and conditions.
Help
Arif

[I Khan]

Great Calender Arif Sb, thanks. I'm sure all the Lahore gardeners will appreciate it. Who is doing the Karachi one? Please do a Karachi Calendar too 'calling all Karachi gardening experts'

Ismaa