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Vegetable Planting Calendar
Enter your last spring frost date and get a personal planting calendar: when to start seeds indoors, transplant and direct sow 38 vegetables and herbs.
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How to use it
- Look up your average last and first frost dates (local extension service or a frost-date lookup by ZIP).
- Enter both dates.
- Follow the table; adjust a week either way for the actual weather and soil temperature.
How it works
Planting times are counted in weeks from the average last spring frost: cool-season crops (peas, spinach, onions) go in weeks before it, warm-season crops (tomatoes, beans, squash) after it. Fall crops are counted back from the first fall frost using days to maturity.
FAQ
What is a last frost date?
The average date of the last 32 °F (0 °C) frost in spring - there is still about a 50% chance of a later frost, so many gardeners wait an extra week for tender plants.
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