Planting Guide

CROP PLANTING CALENDAR
Vegetable	Seeds (S)/ Seedlings (SL)	Early Planting Dates		Late Planting Dates
		First Planting Date	Last Planting Date	First Planting Date	Last Planting Date
Frost Tolerant Crops (not injured by light frost)
Broccoli	SL	Late March	Late April	Early July	Mid August
Brussels sprouts	SL	Late March	Late April	Early July	Mid August
Cabbage	S	Mid March	Mid April	Mid June	Early July
	SL	Late March	Late April	Early July	Mid August
Collards	S	Mid March	Mid April	Early August	Early Sept
	SL	Late March	Late April	Early July	Mid August
Horse-radish	Root cutting	Late March	Late April
Kale	S	Mid March	Mid April	Early August	Early Sept
	SL	Late March	Late April	Early July	Mid August
Radish	S*	Late March	Mid May	Mid July	September
Turnip	S	Mid March	Mid April	Mid June	Early July
	SL	Late March	Late April	Early July	Mid August
Garlic	S	Mid March	Mid April	Early Sept	Early Oct
Leek	S	Mid March	Mid April
	SL	Late March	Late April
Onion	S	Mid March	Mid April
	SL	Late March	Late April
Pea	S	Mid March	Mid April	Early Aug	Early Sept
Spinach	S*	Late March	Late April	Mid July	September
Cool Temperature Tolerant Crops (injured by frost but intolerant of temperatures above 70 degrees F)
Carrot	S*	Late March	Mid May	Early July	Mid August
Celery	S	Mid April	Mid May	Mid June	Early July
Beet	S*	Late March	Mid June	Early July	Mid August
Swiss chard	S	Early April	Mid June	Early July	Mid August
Cauliflower	SL	Late March	Late April
Lettuce	S*	Late March	Mid May
Potato	S	Mid March	Mid April
Warm-season Crops (plant seedlings after danger of frost has passed)
Cantaloupe	S	Early May	Mid June
Cucumber	S	Early May	Mid June
Pumpkin	S	Early May	Mid June
Squash	S	Early May	Mid June
Watermelon	S	Early May	Mid June
Eggplant	SL	Mid May	Late June
Pepper	SL	Mid May	Late June
Tomato	SL	Mid May	Late June
Snap bean	S*	Mid May	Mid July
Sweet potato	SL	Early May	Mid June

* Plant every two weeks for a succession planting