2. TYPE 1 CLIMATE
Has two pronounced seasons –
dry from November to April
and wet during the rest of
the year. This planting
calendar is good for Western
parts of Luzon, Negros,
Palawan, and for indoor
plants.
3. CROP TYPE OF SOIL PLANTING
DATE
DEPTH OF
SOWING
DAYS OF
HARVEST
AMPALAYA Sandy to clay loam Sept-Jan 3 – 5 cm 90 - 120
EGGPLANT Sandy loam Sept-Feb 1 cm 120 - 140
GARLIC Sandy to Silty May-June Until covered 90 -120
CARROT Silty loam May-June; Nov-Jan ½ cm 75 – 85
MUNGGO Loam June-July; Sept-Oct 1 ½ cm 50 – 60
OKRA Silty to loam Jan-Feb 2.5 cm 45 – 70
PECHAY Clay loam May-June; Sept-Jan ¼ cm 30 – 40
LETTUCE Silty loam June-July; Jan-Feb ¼ cm 80 – 90
MUSTARD Clay to silty loam May-July; Nov-Jan ¼ cm 90 – 100
SITAO Sandy to clay loam May-June; Jan-Feb 2.5 to 3 cm 30 – 75
SQUASH Sandy to clay loam May-June; Jan-Feb 2.5 TO 3 cm 30 – 75
TOMATO Sandy to clay loam May-June 23 to 30 cm 90 - 120
4. TYPE II CLIMATE
In dry season, w/ a very
pronounced maximum
rainfall from November
to January.
7. CROP TYPE OF SOIL PLANTING
DATE
DEPTH OF
SOWING
DAYS OF
HARVEST
Bulb Onion Sandy to clay loam Dec. - March ½ cm 90 - 120
Cabbage Clay loam Jan. March ½ cm 60 - 90
Cauliflower Silty loam Jan. - March ½ cm 90 -120
Cucumber Sandy to clay loam March - April ½ - 1 cm 75 – 100
Green Onion Sandy loam Jan. - March ½ cm 80 – 90
Lettuce Silty loam March - June 1/4 cm 30 – 75
Munggo Loam Feb. - June 1 ½ cm 90 120
Mustard Clay to silty loam Jan. - March ¼ cm 25 - 30
Pechay Clay loam Jan. - March ¼ cm 30 - 40
TYPE II CLIMATE
8. TYPE III CLIMATE
Seasons are not pronounced.
It is relatively dry from
November to April and wet
during the rest of the year.
9. TYPE III CLIMATE
Western part of Cagayan
Isabela,
Nueva Vizcaya
Eastern part of Mountain
Province
Southern Quezon
12. CROP TYPE OF SOIL PLANTING
DATE
DEPTH OF
SOWING
DAYS OF
HARVEST
AMPALAYA Sandy to clay loam May - June 3 – 5 cm 90 – 120
BULB ONION Sandy to clay loam Nov-Jan; April –
June
Oct – Dec
½ cm 90 - 120
CABBAGE CLAY LOAM April – June ½ cm 60 – 90
CARROT Silty loam Oct – Dec ½ cm 120 – 180
EGGPLANT Sandy loam May – June; Nov –
Jan
1 cm 95 – 105
GARLIC Sandy to Silty loam Oct – Dec Until 120 - 140
LETTUCE Covered
TYPE III CLIMATE
13. CROP TYPE OF SOIL PLANTING
DATE
DEPTH OF
SOWING
DAYS OF
HARVEST
MUNGGO Silty loam April – May; Oct - Dec ¼ cm 30 – 75
MUSTARD Loam Dec – Jan; Sept – Oct 1 ½ cm 90 - 100
OKRA Clay loam to Silty May – July; Oct - Dec ¼ cm 25 - 30
SITAO Loam
SQUASH Silty to loam May – July; Oct - Dec 2.5 cm 45 – 70
TOMATO Sandy to clay loam
Sandy to clay loam
Sandy to clay loam
May – June
May -June; Oct-Dec
Oct - Jan
2.5 -3 cm
2.5 – 3 cm
23 – 30 cm
75 – 85
80 – 90
80 - 100
TYPE III CLIMATE
14. TYPE IV CLIMATE
Rainfall is more or less evenly
distributed throughout the
year.
Batanes
Northern Luzon
Western Camarines Norte
Camarines Sur
16. CROP TYPE OF SOIL PLANTING
DATE
DEPTH OF
SOWING
DAYS OF
HARVEST
AMPALAYA Sandy to clay loam Sept - Jan 3 -5 cm 90 – 120
BULB ONION Sandy to silty loam June – July; Sept -
Jan
½ cm 25 - 30
CABBAGE Clay Loam June – July; Nov -
Jan
½ cm 95 - 105
CARROT Silty loam May – June; Oct – Jan ½ cm 75 - 85
EGGPLANT Sandy loam Sept - Feb 1 cm 120 – 140
GARLIC Sandy to Silty loam May – June; Sept – Jan Until
covered
90 - 120
LETTUCE Silty loam June – July; Jan - Feb ¼ cm 80 - 90
TYPE IV CLIMATE
17. CROP TYPE OF SOIL PLANTING
DATE
DEPTH OF
SOWING
DAYS OF
HARVEST
MUNGGO Loam June – July; Sept - Oct 1 ½ cm 90 – 120
MUSTARD Clay to silty loam May – July; Nov – Jan ¼ cm 30 - 40
OKRA Silty to loam Jan - Feb 2.5 cm 45 - 70
SITAO Sandy to clay loam May – June; Nov – Jan 2.5 – 3 cm 80 - 90
SQUASH Sandy to clay loam May – June; Jan - Feb 2.5 – 3 cm 30 – 75
TOMATO Sandy to clay loam May – June; Nov -
Jan
23 – 30 cm 90 - 120
TYPE IV CLIMATE
18. CULTURAL PRACTICE FOR GROWING
VEGETABLES
1. Treat the soil for raising seedlings and
the soil where the plants are to be
grown.
This is to destroy the disease-causing
organisms and insects found in the
soil.
19. CULTURAL PRACTICE FOR GROWING
VEGETABLES
2. Weeds should be destroyed because
they affect the growth of the plants as
they compete with the weeds for light,
water, soil nutrients, and carbon dioxide.
20. CULTURAL PRACTICE FOR GROWING
VEGETABLES
3. Transplant seedlings late in the
afternoon or when the weather is cool.
4. Spray insecticides and fungicides to
control plant diseases and insect pests.
21. CULTURAL PRACTICE FOR GROWING
VEGETABLES
5. To control the growth of weeds around
the plant, spread two inches of mulch
(made out of cut grass, sawdust, rice
straw, or hulls) on the ground surface
around the plants.
22. CULTURAL PRACTICE FOR GROWING
VEGETABLES
6. Elevated beds or plot to make
drainage easy.
7. The plant should have continuous water
supply throughout the growing process.
8. Build stakes to keep the fruits above the
ground and to protect the plants from
strong winds.