Planting calendar for China

What to sow and plant in China, month by month, for the climate around Shanghai, China.

Climate: Humid subtropical: winter nights fall below freezing from December to February, summers are hot and humid, June to August brings plum-rain and typhoon rains (Aug about 450 mm), and the growing season runs roughly from late March to late November.

Month by month

• January

  1 crops

  Peach

• February

  5 crops

  Garden pea, Peach, Asian pear, Persimmon, Blueberry

• March

  14 crops

  Pak choi, Spinach, Lettuce, Radish, Carrot

• April

  16 crops

  Tomato, Sweet pepper, Eggplant, Zucchini, Pak choi

• May

  8 crops

  Tomato, Sweet pepper, Eggplant, Cucumber, Zucchini

• June

  3 crops

  Cucumber, Zucchini, Basil

• July

  2 crops

  Cucumber, Zucchini

• August

  2 crops

  Pak choi, Carrot

• September

  10 crops

  Pak choi, Spinach, Lettuce, Radish, Carrot

• October

  9 crops

  Pak choi, Spinach, Lettuce, Radish, Garlic

• November

  3 crops

  Radish, Garlic, Garden pea

• December

  1 crops

  Peach