
Vegetable planting calendar
Cool-season crops go in before the last frost and again for fall; warm-season crops go in after it, once soil warms. Every ZIP page turns these rules into dates from its own frost odds.
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Cool-season crops
ArugulaHardy to frost
Asparagus (crowns)Hardy to frost
BeetSemi to frost
Bok choy / Asian greensSemi to frost
BroccoliHardy to frost
Brussels sproutsHardy to frost
CabbageHardy to frost
CarrotSemi to frost
CauliflowerSemi to frost
CelerySemi to frost
CilantroSemi to frost
CollardsHardy to frost
DillSemi to frost
GarlicHardy to frost
Green onion / scallionHardy to frost
KaleHardy to frost
KohlrabiHardy to frost
LeekHardy to frost
LettuceSemi to frost
Mustard greensHardy to frost
Onion (bulbing)Hardy to frost
ParsleyHardy to frost
ParsnipHardy to frost
Pea (garden, snap, snow)Hardy to frost
PotatoSemi to frost
RadishHardy to frost
Rhubarb (crowns)Hardy to frost
ShallotHardy to frost
SpinachHardy to frost
Strawberry (plants)Hardy to frost
Swiss chardSemi to frost
TurnipHardy to frost
Warm-season crops
BasilTender to frost- Bean, bush (snap)Tender to frost
- Bean, poleTender to frost
Cantaloupe / muskmelonTender to frost
CucumberTender to frost
EggplantTender to frost
Lima beanTender to frost
OkraTender to frost
Pepper (sweet and hot)Tender to frost
PumpkinTender to frost
Southern pea (cowpea, black-eyed pea)Tender to frost
Summer squash / zucchiniTender to frost
SunflowerTender to frost
Sweet cornTender to frost
Sweet potatoTender to frost
TomatilloTender to frost
TomatoTender to frost
WatermelonTender to frost
Winter squashTender to frost
Find your ZIP for dates computed from your own frost odds.
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