Garden calender

In addition to the calendar published by the Extension office for my county, I found the following resource while searching for hardiness zone information.

Generated by the National Gardening Association online tool

On average, your frost-free growing season starts May 6 and ends Oct 9, totaling 156 days.

Your planting strategy:

Spring:

Cole crops like broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage can be direct seeded into your garden around March 25, assuming the ground can be worked, but it’s better to start them indoors around February 26 and then transplant them into the garden around April 16. Do the same with lettuce and spinach.
Plant onion starts and potatoes around March 7. 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 February 26. Then, around May 2 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 May 6, 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 April 16, and transplant those seedlings out after the danger of frost is past.

CropSow
indoors
Transplant seedlings to the gardenDirect
sow
Asparagusn/aMar 22 – Apr 6n/a
Beansn/an/aMay 6 –
Jun 3
Beetsn/an/aMar 11 –
Mar 25
BroccoliFeb 26 –
Mar 11
Apr 8 – Apr 22n/a
Brussel SproutsFeb 26 –
Mar 11
Apr 8 – Apr 22n/a
CabbageFeb 26 –
Mar 11
Apr 8 – Apr 22n/a
Cantaloupen/an/aApr 22 –
May 6
Carrotsn/an/aMar 25 –
Apr 22
CauliflowerFeb 26 –
Mar 11
Apr 8 – Apr 22n/a
Chardn/an/aMar 25 –
Apr 8
CollardsFeb 26 –
Mar 11
Apr 8 – Apr 22n/a
Cornn/an/aMay 6 –
May 20
Cucumbersn/an/aMay 6 –
May 20
EggplantsFeb 26 –
Mar 11
May 6 – May 20n/a
Gourds, Squash and Pumpkinsn/an/aMay 6 –
May 20
KaleFeb 26 –
Mar 11
Apr 8 – Apr 22n/a
KohlrabiFeb 26 –
Mar 11
Apr 8 – Apr 22n/a
LettuceFeb 26 –
Mar 11
Mar 25 – Apr 22Mar 25 –
Apr 22
MustardFeb 26 –
Mar 11
Apr 8 – Apr 22n/a
Okran/an/aMay 6 –
May 20
OnionsFeb 19 –
Feb 26
Mar 7 – Apr 6n/a
Peas (English)n/an/aMar 7 –
Apr 6
Peas (Southern)n/an/aMay 6 –
Jun 3
Peas (Sugar Snap)n/an/aMar 7 –
Apr 6
PeppersFeb 26 –
Mar 11
May 6 – May 20n/a
Potatoesn/an/aMar 7 –
Apr 6
Radishesn/an/aMar 22 –
May 20
SpinachFeb 26 –
Mar 11
Apr 8 – Apr 22Mar 22 –
Apr 22
Sweet Potatoesn/aMay 6 – May 27n/a
TomatoesFeb 26 – Mar 11May 6 – May 20n/a
Watermelonn/an/aMay 6 – May 20

Autumn:

Gardening in the fall can be much more challenging than spring planting, because you are in a race to get your crops mature and harvested before the winter frosts begin, around October 9. This means you need to consider how much time each variety needs between planting and picking. Those numbers vary widely between different varieties of the same kinds of plants! Usually the “Days to Harvest” are present on the seed packet.
Most tomatoes, peppers and eggplants, for example, require around 100 days to harvest, therefore you’d want to transplant those into the ground around July 1. 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 August 25, 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 July 31, but because of the heat during that time of year, it’s better to start them indoors around June 11 and then transplant them into the garden around July 21. Do the same with lettuce and spinach.

Sow peas directly around July 26.

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 June 26.

CropSow
indoors
Transplant seedlings to the gardenDirect
sow
Beansn/an/aJun 26 – Jul 26
Beetsn/an/aJul 26 – Sep 9
BroccoliMay 15 – Jun 29Jun 26 – Aug 10n/a
Brussel SproutsMay 15 – Jun 29Jun 26 – Aug 10n/a
CabbageMay 15 – Jun 29Jun 26 – Aug 10n/a
Cantaloupen/an/aJun 11 – Jun 26
Carrotsn/an/aJul 11 – Sep 9
CauliflowerMay 15 – Jun 29Jun 26 – Aug 10n/a
Chardn/an/aJun 26 – Sep 9
CollardsJun 11 – Jul 26Jul 11 – Aug 25n/a
Cornn/an/aJun 26 – Jul 11
Cucumbersn/an/aJun 26 – Jul 11
EggplantsApr 30 – May 15Jun 11 – Jun 26n/a
Garlicn/an/aJul 26 – Sep 9
Gourds, Squash and Pumpkinsn/an/aMay 27 – Jun 26
KaleMay 15 – Jun 29Jun 26 – Aug 10n/a
KohlrabiMay 15 – Jun 29Jun 26 – Aug 10n/a
LettuceJul 11 – Aug 10Aug 10 – Sep 9Aug 10 – Sep 9
Mustardn/an/aAug 10 – Sep 9
Okran/an/aMay 27 – Jun 26
Onionsn/an/aSep 9 – Sep 19
ParsleyMay 27 – Jul 11Jul 11 – Aug 25n/a
Peas (English)n/an/aJul 11 – Aug 10
Peas (Southern)n/an/aMay 27 – Jun 26
Peas (Sugar Snap)n/an/aJul 11 – Aug 10
PeppersMay 5 – May 20Jun 16 – Jul 1n/a
Potatoesn/an/aJul 11 – Aug 10
Radishesn/an/aAug 10 – Sep 9
SpinachJun 26 – Aug 10Jul 26 – Sep 9Jul 26 – Sep 9
TomatoesMay 5 – May 20Jun 16 – Jul 1n/a
Turnipsn/an/aAug 25 – Sep 24
Watermelonn/an/aMay 27 – Jun 26

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