What To Plant When

January:

Beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, Chinese cabbage, collards, garden peas, kale, kohlrabi, leeks, lettuce, mustard, onions, potatoes, radishes, rutabagas, shallots, spinach, Swiss chard, turnips

Start Indoors: eggplants, peppers, tomatoes

February:

Arugula, beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, collards, kohlrabi, leeks, lettuce, mustard, potatoes, radishes, shallots, spinach, snow peas, Swiss chard, turnips

Start Indoors: eggplants, peppers, tomatoes

Mid-to-late month: Asian greens (bok choy, etc.), corn, snap beans

Herbs: basil (start indoors late month), chamomile (start indoors), cilantro, dill (start indoors & transplant when weather warms up), sage (start indoors), summer savory (start indoors), thyme (start indoors)

March:

Cantaloupes, collards, corn, cucumbers, cucuzzi, leeks, lima beans, mirliton, mustard, pumpkin, radish, snap beans, squash, summer squash, swiss chard, watermelons, winter squash

Transplant eggplant, pepper, tomato starts outdoors. Protect tender vegetables in the event of a late freeze.

Late month: ginger, turmeric

Herbs: chamomile (start indoors), cilantro, dill, sage (start indoors), summer savory (start indoors), thyme (start indoors)

April:

Cantaloupes, collards, corn, cucumber, cucuzzi, cushaw, eggplants, honeydew, hot peppers, lima beans, luffa gourds, mirliton (sprouted fruit), okra, peanuts, pumpkins, Southern peas, spinach, sweet potatoes, Swiss chard, watermelon, yard-long beans

Continue planting transplants of peppers, tomatoes; seeds of cucumbers, snap beans, squash outdoors.

Herbs: basil, ginger, turmeric

May:

Amaranth, cantaloupe, collards, cucuzzi, cushaw, edible soybeans, eggplant, hot peppers, lima beans, luffa gourd, Malabar spinach, mirliton, okra, peanuts, pumpkin, Southern peas, squash, sweet potatoes, watermelon, yard-long beans

Herbs: basil, ginger, turmeric

June:

Cantaloupe, collards, cucuzzi, edible soybeans, eggplant, hot pepper, luffa, Malabar spinach, mirliton, New Zealand spinach, okra, peanut, pumpkin, Southern peas, squash, sweet potatoes (slips, rooted cuttings), watermelon

Herbs: basil, bergamot, burnet, garlic chives, hyssop, lemon balm, lemon verbena, mints, Mexican oregano, Mexican tarragon, mountain mint, oregano, perilla, rosemary, rue, sesame, yarrow

July:

Cantaloupes, collards, cucumbers, luffa, okra, pumpkins, shallots, Southern peas, squashes, watermelon

Indoor Starts: broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, Chinese cabbage, peppers, tomatoes

August:

Broccoli, brussels sprouts, bunching onions, cabbage, cauliflower, Chinese cabbage, collards, cucumbers, lima beans, mustard, shallots, snap beans, Southern peas, squash, Swiss chard, turnips

Plant transplants of bell peppers, eggplants, tomatoes by mid-August.

Late month: Beets, broccoli, swiss chard

September:

Arugula, Asian greens (bok choy, tat soi, etc.), beets, broccoli, brussels sprouts, bunching onions, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, Chinese cabbage, collards, kale, kohlrabi, leeks, lettuce, mustard, radish, rutabaga, snow peas, Swiss chard, sets (small bulbs) of shallots, turnips, small whole Irish potatoes can be planted 4 inches deep 12 inches apart in well-prepared beds.

Plant transplants of peppers, tomatoes; seeds of bush lima beans, bush snap peas, cucumber, squash early in month.

Herbs: chamomile (start indoors), dill (start indoors & transplant when weather cools down), sage (start indoors), summer savory (start indoors), thyme (start indoors)

October:

Arugula, Asian greens (bok choy, tat soi, etc.), beets, broccoli (transplants), Brussels sprouts (transplants), cabbage, carrots, cauliflower (transplants), celery, Chinese cabbage, collards, edible podded peas, endive, green peas, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, mustard, onions (seed or sets), radish, rutabaga, shallots (sets), spinach, snow peas, Swiss chard, turnips

Herbs: borage, dill, chamomile, chervil, chives, fennel, feverfew, French tarragon, garlic chives, lavender, lemon balm, marjoram, Mexican tarragon, parsley, mints, oregano, rosemary, sage, sorrel, summer savory, thyme

November:

Beets, cabbage, carrot, celery, collard, kale, kohlrabi, leek, lettuce, mustard, onion, rutabaga, shallot, spinach, Swiss chard, turnips

Herbs: borage, celery, chamomile, cilantro, chervil, chives, dill, fennel, feverfew, French tarragon, garlic chives, lavender, lemon balm, marjoram, Mexican tarragon, mints, oregano, parsley, rosemary, sage, sorrel, thyme

December:

Beets, cabbage, carrots, celery, Chinese cabbage, collards, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, mustard, onions, radish, rutabaga, shallots, spinach, Swiss chard, turnips