"I'm an Asparagus!" - making a vegetable zodiac

[Sefiru]

I recently saw the above line, (in a post making fun of people who blame their bad habits on their astrological sign) and it got me thinking: what would a vegetable zodiac look like? There already is an animal version - the Chinese zodiac - and the "Celtic tree calendar."

Asparagus would be May, I think. And pumpkins for October, maybe? What would you put in the other spots?

[PerditaPickle]

What would you put in the other spots?

I like zucchini for August, but for no other reason except I like the word!   

[Allaya]

I recently saw the above line, (in a post making fun of people who blame their bad habits on their astrological sign) and it got me thinking: what would a vegetable zodiac look like? There already is an animal version - the Chinese zodiac - and the "Celtic tree calendar."

Asparagus would be May, I think. And pumpkins for October, maybe? What would you put in the other spots?

The Norwegian version would comprise entirely of different varieties of potatoes.

[Sefiru]

The Norwegian version would comprise entirely of different varieties of potatoes.

That could actually be cool - there are some nifty potato breeds lurking around

[Sefiru]

I like zucchini for August, but for no other reason except I like the word!   

It does have an exotic flair, doesn't it?

The winter months would have to be root vegetables, I suppose. Parsnips in January?

[Altair]

What would you put in the other spots?

Maybe tomato for July? Though technically, that's a fruit.

Also: Are we distinguishing zodiac from monthly calendar? Is there some difference we're observing? Will we be spelling out personal attributes for each vegetable? ("Those born under the sign of Asparagus stink at getting pissed off.")

And of course, there'd have to be a separate one for fruits.

[PerditaPickle]

Maybe tomato for July? Though technically, that's a fruit.

Personally, I think tomato is thought of under the vegetable umbrella often enough that it could be considered for the vegetable zodiac.

Also: Are we distinguishing zodiac from monthly calendar? Is there some difference we're observing? Will we be spelling out personal attributes for each vegetable? ("Those born under the sign of Asparagus stink at getting pissed off.")

I'd love to see this, though I'm not sure my imagination is, well, imaginative enough so I'll have to be a spectator!

And of course, there'd have to be a separate one for fruits.

Ah, so then can the tomato feature more than once...?!

[Sefiru]

Maybe tomato for July? Though technically, that's a fruit.

I was thinking of 'vegetable' in the culinary sense more than the botanical sense (And it's not like those two categories have to be mutually exclusive ...)

Speaking of, what are your opinions on rhubarb?

Also: Are we distinguishing zodiac from monthly calendar? Is there some difference we're observing? Will we be spelling out personal attributes for each vegetable? ("Those born under the sign of Asparagus stink at getting pissed off.")

I started with a plain month-association because it seemed easier to keep track of, to start with. If we can get together a full dozen, I'll start thinking about all the rest of it!

[anubisa]

I recently saw the above line, (in a post making fun of people who blame their bad habits on their astrological sign) and it got me thinking: what would a vegetable zodiac look like? There already is an animal version - the Chinese zodiac - and the "Celtic tree calendar."

Asparagus would be May, I think. And pumpkins for October, maybe? What would you put in the other spots?

I think I would be a green bean. Lol! I was born in June.

[Sefiru]

I think I would be a green bean. Lol! I was born in June.

So far:

January: parsnip
February: ?
March: ?
April: ?
May: asparagus
June: green bean
July: tomato
August: zucchini
September: ?
October: pumpkin
November: ?
December: ?

I think cabbage deserves a spot somewhere - maybe one of the winter months? *starts leafing through seed catalogue for ideas*

[SunflowerP]

I think cabbage deserves a spot somewhere - maybe one of the winter months?

Much the same can be said of turnips (I'm thinking of yellow ones, rutabagas, but the purple-topped white ones could also be a thing), and of potatoes. Potatoes especially seem like something not to omit here.

Carrots don't store quite as well as potatoes or turnips, but they do store well; perhaps a slot early in the winter months?

Sunflower

[Sefiru]

Much the same can be said of turnips (I'm thinking of yellow ones, rutabagas, but the purple-topped white ones could also be a thing), and of potatoes. Potatoes especially seem like something not to omit here.

Carrots don't store quite as well as potatoes or turnips, but they do store well; perhaps a slot early in the winter months?

Sunflower

How about this:

January: parsnip
February: turnip
March: potato
April: ?
May: asparagus
June: green bean
July: tomato
August: zucchini
September: cabbage
October: pumpkin
November: carrot
December: ?

I put the potato in March because of St Patrick's day. Two more ...

[SunflowerP]

How about this:

January: parsnip
February: turnip
March: potato
April: ?
May: asparagus
June: green bean
July: tomato
August: zucchini
September: cabbage
October: pumpkin
November: carrot
December: ?

I put the potato in March because of St Patrick's day. Two more ...

I look at this and think, what veggies are conspicuously absent? The first two to come to mind are broccoli and green peas. And they slot pretty well into the unassigned months, too!

Broccoli fits well (for me) with December, since it's a Christmas-dinner standard in my family. Peas work for April, since their floral cousin the sweet pea is (one of) the birth-flower(s) for April, and green peas are among the early spring vegetables.

Sunflower