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Planting calendar

Sowing and planting times depend on your frost dates. Pick your zone (or enter your own last and first frost dates) and the plants you want to grow, and see the whole year on one chart.

1. Your frost dates

Last frost around Apr 10, first frost around Oct 25: about 198 frost-free days.

2. Your plants

  • Tomato
  • Basil
  • Carrot
  • Lettuce
  • Garlic
  • Sunflower
Plant
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Tomato
Start indoors: Feb 13 – Mar 5Plant out: Apr 17 – May 7Harvest: Jun 16 – Sep 5
Basil
Start indoors: Feb 27 – Mar 19Sow outdoors: Apr 17 – May 7Plant out: Apr 17 – May 7Harvest: May 17 – Jul 27
Carrot
Sow outdoors: Mar 13 – Apr 2Autumn planting: Aug 2 – Aug 22Harvest: May 12 – Jul 12
Lettuce
Start indoors: Feb 27 – Mar 19Sow outdoors: Mar 13 – Apr 2Plant out: Mar 27 – Apr 16Autumn planting: Aug 16 – Sep 19Harvest: Apr 26 – Jul 26
Garlic
Autumn planting: Sep 13 – Oct 3
Sunflower
Start indoors: Mar 13 – Apr 2Sow outdoors: Apr 17 – May 7Plant out: Apr 17 – Apr 30Bloom: Jun 16 – Aug 29
Start indoors Plant out Harvest Sow outdoors Autumn planting BloomLast frost around Apr 10, first frost around Oct 25.
Dates as a list
  • Tomato: Start indoors Feb 13 – Mar 5; Plant out Apr 17 – May 7; Harvest Jun 16 – Sep 5
  • Basil: Start indoors Feb 27 – Mar 19; Sow outdoors Apr 17 – May 7; Plant out Apr 17 – May 7; Harvest May 17 – Jul 27
  • Carrot: Sow outdoors Mar 13 – Apr 2; Autumn planting Aug 2 – Aug 22; Harvest May 12 – Jul 12
  • Lettuce: Start indoors Feb 27 – Mar 19; Sow outdoors Mar 13 – Apr 2; Plant out Mar 27 – Apr 16; Autumn planting Aug 16 – Sep 19; Harvest Apr 26 – Jul 26
  • Garlic: Autumn planting Sep 13 – Oct 3
  • Sunflower: Start indoors Mar 13 – Apr 2; Sow outdoors Apr 17 – May 7; Plant out Apr 17 – Apr 30; Bloom Jun 16 – Aug 29

Month-by-month lists: zone 1 · zone 2 · zone 3 · zone 4 · zone 5 · zone 6 · zone 7 · zone 8 · zone 9 · zone 10