Veggie Planting Calendar
Welcome to our new Veggie Planting Calendar! Here are some tips on usage:
- Display at-a-glance charts by
- This is a reference guide. Appearance in this calendar does NOT guarantee availability during those months.
- Veggies are grouped into the following categories Warm Season, Cool Season, and Perennials/Oddities.
- There are tabs by month across the top of each grouping. To view the veggies suitable for growing in a specific month, click on the appropriate tab. Also see our Monthly Garden pages.
- Temperature ranges are for soil, not air temperature.
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- June
- July
- Aug
- Sept
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
- Jan
- Feb
- March
- April
- May
(Bush) Beans
Seed Directly
60-85°F
(Pole) Beans
Seed Directly
60-85°F
(Lima) Beans
Seed Directly
65-85°F
Cantaloupe
Start Seeds Indoors
February - March
Seed Directly or Transplant
April - July
75-90°F
Corn
Seed Directly
60-95°F
Cucumber
Start Seeds Indoors
February
Seed Directly or Transplant
March - Sept
60-95°F
Edamame
Seed Directly or Transplant
60-75°F
Eggplant
Start Seeds Indoors
February
Seed Directly or Transplant
March - August
75-90°F
Greens (Warm Season)
Seed Directly or Transplant
60-85°F
Okra
Seed Directly or Transplant
70-95°F
(Southern) Peas
Seed Directly
65-95°F
Peppers
Start Seeds Indoors
Jan - March
Seed Directly or Transplant
March - August
65-95°F
Sweet Potatoes
Plant Slips
60-95°F
Pumpkins
Seed Directly or Transplant
70-90°F
Squash (Summer)
Seed Directly or Transplant
70-95°F
Squash (Winter)
Seed Directly or Transplant
70-85°F
Tomatoes
Start Seeds Indoors
December - February
Seed Directly or Transplant
March - August
Plant only determinate types in May; Plant only cherry types in June. Protect from cold.
70-95°F
Watermelon
Seed Directly or Transplant
70-95°F
- June
- July
- Aug
- Sept
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
- Jan
- Feb
- March
- April
- May
Artichoke
Transplant
60-80°F
Asparagus
Transplant
60-85°F
Cardoons
Transplant
55-80°F
Fennel
Start Seeds Indoors
August, September
Seed Directly or Transplant
January - April or October - December
60-90°F
- June
- July
- Aug
- Sept
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
- Jan
- Feb
- March
- April
- May
Arugula
Seed Directly or Transplant
45-65°F
Asian Greens
Seed Directly or Transplant
45-85°F
Beets
Seed Directly or Transplant
50-85°F
Broccoli
Seed Directly or Transplant
45-85°F
Brussels Sprouts
Seed Directly or Transplant
45-80°F
Cabbage
Seed Directly or Transplant
45-95°F
Carrots
Seed Directly
45-85°F
Cauliflower
Seed Directly or Transplant
45-85°F
(Swiss) Chard
Seed Directly or Transplant
50-85°F
Fava Beans
Seed Directly or Transplant
45-85°F
Collards
Seed Directly or Transplant
45-85°F
Garlic
Break apart cloves just before planting.
Greens (Cool Season)
Seed Directly or Transplant
45-85°F
Kale
Seed Directly or Transplant
45-75°F
Kohlrabi
Seed Directly or Transplant
65-75°F
Leeks
Seed Directly or Transplant
55-75°F
(Head) Lettuce
Seed Directly or Transplant
40-80°F
(Leaf) Lettuce
Seed Directly or Transplant
40-80°F
Mustard
Seed Directly or Transplant
50-80°F
(Bulbing) Onion
Seed Directly
October - December
Transplant Sets
January - March
40-75°F
(Multiplying) Onion
Seed Directly or Transplant
40-75°F
(English, Snap, and Snow) Peas
Seed Directly
40-75°F
Irish Potatoes
Plant Seed Potatoes
45-80°F
Radishes
Seed Directly
45-90°F
Shallots
Plant Bulbs
35-90°F
Spinach
Seed Directly or Transplant
45-75°F
Strawberries
Transplant
60-80°F
Turnips
Seed Directly
60-100°F
Warm Season
See Warm Season Veggie Calendar