Planting calendar for Israel
What to sow and plant in Israel, month by month, for the climate around Coastal Eastern Mediterranean (around 32°N, 35°E, Israel-Jordan latitude).
Climate: Mild, wet winters with cool nights near 4-8°C from December to March and about 240 mm of rain in December alone, then long hot, almost rainless summers from May to October with nights of 20°C or more and days that can reach 38°C.
Month by month
January
8 crops
Tomato, Lettuce, Carrot, Potato, Spinach
February
14 crops
Tomato, Cucumber, Eggplant, Sweet pepper, Lettuce
March
15 crops
Tomato, Cucumber, Zucchini, Eggplant, Sweet pepper
April
10 crops
Cucumber, Zucchini, Eggplant, Sweet pepper, Green bean
May
4 crops
Zucchini, Green bean, Watermelon, Basil
June
1 crops
Basil
July
3 crops
Tomato, Cucumber, Zucchini
August
5 crops
Tomato, Cucumber, Zucchini, Potato, Green bean
September
10 crops
Lettuce, Carrot, Potato, Spinach, Radish
October
10 crops
Lettuce, Carrot, Garlic, Spinach, Radish
November
7 crops
Lettuce, Carrot, Garlic, Spinach, Radish
December
4 crops
Lettuce, Carrot, Spinach, Radish
| Sowing months | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Tomato · Vegetables | ||||||||||||
| Cucumber · Vegetables | ||||||||||||
| Zucchini · Vegetables | ||||||||||||
| Eggplant · Vegetables | ||||||||||||
| Sweet pepper · Vegetables | ||||||||||||
| Lettuce · Vegetables | ||||||||||||
| Carrot · Vegetables | ||||||||||||
| Garlic · Vegetables | ||||||||||||
| Potato · Vegetables | ||||||||||||
| Green bean · Vegetables | ||||||||||||
| Spinach · Vegetables | ||||||||||||
| Radish · Vegetables | ||||||||||||
| Fig · Fruits | ||||||||||||
| Pomegranate · Fruits | ||||||||||||
| Lemon · Fruits | ||||||||||||
| Strawberry · Fruits | ||||||||||||
| Watermelon · Fruits | ||||||||||||
| Grape · Fruits | ||||||||||||
| Loquat · Fruits | ||||||||||||
| Basil · Herbs | ||||||||||||
| Parsley · Herbs | ||||||||||||
| Mint · Herbs | ||||||||||||
| Coriander · Herbs | ||||||||||||
| Rosemary · Herbs |