On average, your frost-free growing season starts Jun 23 and ends Dec 6, totalling 166 days. You will find both Spring and Fall planting guides on this page.
Plant onion starts and potatoes around April 24. Sow the seeds of peas (sugar snap and english) at the same time. If the ground is still frozen, then plant these as soon as the ground thaws.
Do you want to grow tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants? Start these indoors around April 14. Then, around June 19 you should start watching the weather forecast and, as soon as no frost is forecast, go ahead and transplant those into the ground.
Now, for all the summer vegetables like beans, cowpeas, corn, squashes, pumpkins, cucumbers, watermelons, gourds and sunflowers, you should plant those seeds directly into the ground around June 23, or if your soil is still very cold, once the soil is near 60° F in temperature. Having said that, we note that your location has a shorter than average growing season. Many summer vegetables need more days to mature than your area will provide. For that reason, we recommend you get a head-start by starting these summer vegetables indoors around June 3, and transplant those seedlings out after the danger of frost is past.
Crop | Sow seeds indoors | Transplant seedlings into the garden | Direct sow seeds |
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Asparagus | n/a | May 9 - May 24 | n/a |
Beans | n/a | n/a | Jun 23 - Jul 21 |
Beets | n/a | n/a | Apr 28 - May 12 |
Broccoli | Apr 14 - Apr 28 | May 26 - Jun 9 | n/a |
Brussel Sprouts | Apr 14 - Apr 28 | May 26 - Jun 9 | n/a |
Cabbage | Apr 14 - Apr 28 | May 26 - Jun 9 | n/a |
Cantaloupe | n/a | n/a | Jun 9 - Jun 23 |
Carrots | n/a | n/a | May 12 - Jun 9 |
Cauliflower | Apr 14 - Apr 28 | May 26 - Jun 9 | n/a |
Chard | n/a | n/a | May 12 - May 26 |
Collards | Apr 14 - Apr 28 | May 26 - Jun 9 | n/a |
Corn | n/a | n/a | Jun 23 - Jul 7 |
Cucumbers | n/a | n/a | Jun 23 - Jul 7 |
Eggplants | Apr 14 - Apr 28 | Jun 23 - Jul 7 | n/a |
Gourds, Squash and Pumpkins | n/a | n/a | Jun 23 - Jul 7 |
Kale | Apr 14 - Apr 28 | May 26 - Jun 9 | n/a |
Kohlrabi | Apr 14 - Apr 28 | May 26 - Jun 9 | n/a |
Lettuce | Apr 14 - Apr 28 | May 12 - Jun 9 | May 12 - Jun 9 |
Mustard | Apr 14 - Apr 28 | May 26 - Jun 9 | n/a |
Okra | n/a | n/a | Jun 23 - Jul 7 |
Onions | Apr 7 - Apr 14 | Apr 24 - May 24 | n/a |
Peas (English) | n/a | n/a | Apr 24 - May 24 |
Peas (Southern) | n/a | n/a | Jun 23 - Jul 21 |
Peas (Sugar Snap) | n/a | n/a | Apr 24 - May 24 |
Peppers | Apr 14 - Apr 28 | Jun 23 - Jul 7 | n/a |
Potatoes | n/a | n/a | Apr 24 - May 24 |
Radishes | n/a | n/a | May 9 - Jul 7 |
Spinach | Apr 14 - Apr 28 | May 26 - Jun 9 | May 9 - Jun 9 |
Sweet Potatoes | n/a | Jun 23 - Jul 14 | n/a |
Tomatoes | Apr 14 - Apr 28 | Jun 23 - Jul 7 | n/a |
Watermelon | n/a | n/a | Jun 23 - Jul 7 |
Most tomatoes, peppers and eggplants, for example, require around 100 days to harvest, therefore you'd want to transplant those into the ground around August 28. Anyway, it's important to remember that the numbers in this fall planting guide are only a starting point for you! Good luck and good gardening to you.
Fall is the time to plant garlic. Around October 22, take your cloves apart and plant the toes about 3 to 4 inches deep. This may not be accurate! Garlic dates vary wildly around the country. The way to be sure is to use a soil thermometer. When the soil temperature is 60° at a depth of 4 inches, then plant your garlic.
Cole crops like broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage can be direct seeded into your garden around September 27, but because of the heat during that time of year, it's better to start them indoors around August 8 and then transplant them into the garden around September 17. Do the same with lettuce and spinach.
Sow peas directly around September 22.
Now, for all the usual hot weather veggies like beans, cowpeas, corn, squashes, pumpkins, cucumbers, watermelons, gourds and sunflowers, you should plant those seeds directly into the ground around August 23.
Crop | Sow seeds indoors | Transplant seedlings into the garden | Direct sow seeds |
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Beans | n/a | n/a | Aug 23 - Sep 22 |
Beets | n/a | n/a | Sep 22 - Nov 6 |
Broccoli | Jul 12 - Aug 26 | Aug 23 - Oct 7 | n/a |
Brussel Sprouts | Jul 12 - Aug 26 | Aug 23 - Oct 7 | n/a |
Cabbage | Jul 12 - Aug 26 | Aug 23 - Oct 7 | n/a |
Cantaloupe | n/a | n/a | Aug 8 - Aug 23 |
Carrots | n/a | n/a | Sep 7 - Nov 6 |
Cauliflower | Jul 12 - Aug 26 | Aug 23 - Oct 7 | n/a |
Chard | n/a | n/a | Aug 23 - Nov 6 |
Collards | Aug 8 - Sep 22 | Sep 7 - Oct 22 | n/a |
Corn | n/a | n/a | Aug 23 - Sep 7 |
Cucumbers | n/a | n/a | Aug 23 - Sep 7 |
Eggplants | Jun 27 - Jul 12 | Aug 8 - Aug 23 | n/a |
Garlic | n/a | n/a | Sep 22 - Nov 6 |
Gourds, Squash and Pumpkins | n/a | n/a | Jul 24 - Aug 23 |
Kale | Jul 12 - Aug 26 | Aug 23 - Oct 7 | n/a |
Kohlrabi | Jul 12 - Aug 26 | Aug 23 - Oct 7 | n/a |
Lettuce | Sep 7 - Oct 7 | Oct 7 - Nov 6 | Oct 7 - Nov 6 |
Mustard | n/a | n/a | Oct 7 - Nov 6 |
Okra | n/a | n/a | Jul 24 - Aug 23 |
Onions | n/a | n/a | Nov 6 - Nov 16 |
Parsley | Jul 24 - Sep 7 | Sep 7 - Oct 22 | n/a |
Peas (English) | n/a | n/a | Sep 7 - Oct 7 |
Peas (Southern) | n/a | n/a | Jul 24 - Aug 23 |
Peas (Sugar Snap) | n/a | n/a | Sep 7 - Oct 7 |
Peppers | Jul 2 - Jul 17 | Aug 13 - Aug 28 | n/a |
Potatoes | n/a | n/a | Sep 7 - Oct 7 |
Radishes | n/a | n/a | Oct 7 - Nov 6 |
Spinach | Aug 23 - Oct 7 | Sep 22 - Nov 6 | Sep 22 - Nov 6 |
Tomatoes | Jul 2 - Jul 17 | Aug 13 - Aug 28 | n/a |
Turnips | n/a | n/a | Oct 22 - Nov 21 |
Watermelon | n/a | n/a | Jul 24 - Aug 23 |