Horticultural Planning Records Est. data · NOAA 1991–2020 · USDA 2023

Planting Calendar · Hardwick, MA · ZIP 01037

What to plant in Hardwick, MA, by month.

A complete year of planting actions for ZIP 01037 — based on NOAA frost data and 796 crop schedules. Last spring frost: May 12. First fall frost: Oct 1. USDA Zone 6a.

Growing season
142 days
USDA Zone
6a
Crops covered
279
Frost tolerance Hardy Half-hardy Tender

JANUARY

Direct Sow

Jan 6 ● Elephant Garlic
Jan 6 ● Garlic

FEBRUARY

Start Indoors

Feb 24 ● Alpine Strawberry
Feb 24 ◐ Celery
Feb 24 ◐ Lavender

MARCH

Start Indoors

Mar 3 ○ Ghost Pepper
Mar 3 ○ Habanero
Mar 10 ○ Anaheim Pepper
Mar 10 ◐ Artichoke (Globe)
Mar 10 ○ Banana Pepper
Mar 10 ● Bee Balm
Mar 10 ○ Cayenne Pepper
Mar 10 ◐ Celeriac
Mar 10 ● Chives
Mar 10 ● Echinacea (Coneflower)
Mar 10 ● Garlic Chives
Mar 10 ◐ German Thyme
Mar 10 ● Hyssop
Mar 10 ○ Jalapeño
Mar 10 ● Leek
Mar 10 ● Milkweed
Mar 10 ● Mint (Spearmint)
Mar 10 ● Onion
Mar 10 ● Pansy
Mar 10 ◐ Parsley (Curly)
Mar 10 ◐ Parsley (Flat-leaf)
Mar 10 ○ Pepper (Bell)
Mar 10 ○ Pepper (Hot)
Mar 10 ○ Petunia
Mar 10 ○ Pimento Pepper
Mar 10 ○ Poblano Pepper
Mar 10 ◐ Rosemary
Mar 10 ● Rue
Mar 10 ○ Serrano Pepper
Mar 10 ○ Shishito Pepper
Mar 10 ◐ Snapdragon
Mar 10 ○ Stevia
Mar 10 ◐ Stock
Mar 10 ○ Thai Pepper
Mar 10 ◐ Thyme
Mar 10 ● Valerian
Mar 10 ● Viola
Mar 10 ● Wormwood
Mar 10 ● Yarrow
Mar 24 ● Anise Hyssop
Mar 24 ○ Beefsteak Tomato
Mar 24 ● Black-Eyed Susan
Mar 24 ● Bunching Onion
Mar 24 ○ Cape Gooseberry
Mar 24 ◐ Cardoon
Mar 24 ● Catnip
Mar 24 ○ Cherry Tomato
Mar 24 ○ Culantro
Mar 24 ○ Eggplant
Mar 24 ● Feverfew
Mar 24 ○ Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)
Mar 24 ○ Grape Tomato
Mar 24 ◐ Greek Oregano
Mar 24 ● Green Onion (Scallion)
Mar 24 ○ Ground Cherry
Mar 24 ○ Heirloom Tomato
Mar 24 ○ Husk Cherry
Mar 24 ○ Japanese Eggplant
Mar 24 ○ Jicama
Mar 24 ● Lemon Balm
Mar 24 ○ Marjoram
Mar 24 ○ Nicotiana
Mar 24 ◐ Oregano
Mar 24 ○ Paste Tomato
Mar 24 ○ Purple Tomatillo
Mar 24 ○ Roma Tomato
Mar 24 ● Roman Chamomile
Mar 24 ○ Rosa Bianca Eggplant
Mar 24 ◐ Sage
Mar 24 ○ San Marzano Tomato
Mar 24 ○ Spilanthes (Toothache Plant)
Mar 24 ○ Strawflower
Mar 24 ● Sweet Pea (Flower)
Mar 24 ○ Tomatillo
Mar 24 ○ Tomato
Mar 24 ◐ Winter Savory

APRIL

Start Indoors

Apr 7 ○ Basil
Apr 7 ◐ Broccoli
Apr 7 ● Brussels Sprouts
Apr 7 ◐ Butterhead Lettuce
Apr 7 ● Cabbage
Apr 7 ◐ Calendula
Apr 7 ◐ Cauliflower
Apr 7 ○ Celosia
Apr 7 ◐ Chamomile (German)
Apr 7 ○ Cleome
Apr 7 ● Collard Greens
Apr 7 ○ Cosmos
Apr 7 ○ Cumin
Apr 7 ○ Four O'Clock
Apr 7 ○ Genovese Basil
Apr 7 ○ Holy Basil (Tulsi)
Apr 7 ● Kale
Apr 7 ● Kohlrabi
Apr 7 ● Lacinato Kale (Dinosaur)
Apr 7 ○ Lemon Basil
Apr 7 ◐ Lettuce (Head)
Apr 7 ◐ Lettuce (Loose-leaf)
Apr 7 ○ Luffa
Apr 7 ○ Malabar Spinach
Apr 7 ○ Marigold (African)
Apr 7 ○ Marigold (French)
Apr 7 ○ Marigold (Signet)
Apr 7 ◐ Oakleaf Lettuce
Apr 7 ○ Purple Basil
Apr 7 ● Purple Sprouting Broccoli
Apr 7 ◐ Rainbow Chard
Apr 7 ● Red Cabbage
Apr 7 ● Red Russian Kale
Apr 7 ◐ Romaine Lettuce
Apr 7 ◐ Romanesco
Apr 7 ● Savoy Cabbage
Apr 7 ○ Shiso (Perilla)
Apr 7 ○ Summer Savory
Apr 7 ◐ Sweet Alyssum
Apr 7 ○ Sweet Basil
Apr 7 ◐ Swiss Chard
Apr 7 ○ Thai Basil
Apr 7 ○ Zinnia
Apr 18 ○ Amaranth (Grain)
Apr 18 ○ Amaranth (Ornamental)
Apr 18 ○ Bitter Melon
Apr 18 ○ Cucamelon
Apr 18 ○ Hyacinth Bean
Apr 18 ○ Kang Kong (Water Spinach)
Apr 18 ○ Molokhia
Apr 18 ○ New Zealand Spinach
Apr 18 ○ Okra
Apr 18 ○ Ornamental Gourd
Apr 18 ○ Winged Bean
Apr 25 ○ Acorn Squash
Apr 25 ○ Armenian Cucumber
Apr 25 ○ Butternut Squash
Apr 25 ○ Cantaloupe
Apr 25 ○ Carnival Squash
Apr 25 ○ Cucumber
Apr 25 ○ Delicata Squash
Apr 25 ○ Honeydew
Apr 25 ○ Hubbard Squash
Apr 25 ○ Kabocha Squash
Apr 25 ○ Lemon Cucumber
Apr 25 ○ Long Pie Pumpkin
Apr 25 ○ Muskmelon
Apr 25 ○ Patty Pan Squash
Apr 25 ○ Pickling Cucumber
Apr 25 ○ Pie Pumpkin
Apr 25 ○ Pumpkin
Apr 25 ○ Spaghetti Squash
Apr 25 ○ Sugar Pumpkin
Apr 25 ○ Summer Squash
Apr 25 ○ Watermelon
Apr 25 ○ Winter Squash
Apr 25 ○ Yellow Crookneck Squash
Apr 25 ○ Zucchini

Direct Sow

Apr 7 ● Claytonia (Miner's Lettuce)
Apr 7 ● Fava Beans
Apr 7 ● Large-Seeded Mâche
Apr 7 ● Mâche (Corn Salad)
Apr 7 ● Spinach
Apr 21 ● Arugula
Apr 21 ◐ Beet Greens
Apr 21 ◐ Beets
Apr 21 ● Broccoli Raab (Rapini)
Apr 21 ● Bunching Onion
Apr 21 ◐ Butterhead Lettuce
Apr 21 ◐ Carrots
Apr 21 ◐ Celtuce (Stem Lettuce)
Apr 21 ◐ Chervil
Apr 21 ● Chives
Apr 21 ● Collard Greens
Apr 21 ● Field Pea (Cover Crop)
Apr 21 ● Garden Cress
Apr 21 ● Garlic Chives
Apr 21 ◐ Golden Beet
Apr 21 ● Green Onion (Scallion)
Apr 21 ● Kale
Apr 21 ● Kohlrabi
Apr 21 ● Komatsuna
Apr 21 ● Lacinato Kale (Dinosaur)
Apr 21 ● Land Cress (Upland Cress)
Apr 21 ● Larkspur
Apr 21 ◐ Lettuce (Head)
Apr 21 ◐ Lettuce (Loose-leaf)
Apr 21 ● Mesclun Mix
Apr 21 ● Milkweed
Apr 21 ● Mizuna
Apr 21 ● Mustard Greens
Apr 21 ◐ Nantes Carrot
Apr 21 ◐ Oakleaf Lettuce
Apr 21 ● Onion
Apr 21 ● Perpetual Spinach
Apr 21 ● Radish
Apr 21 ◐ Rainbow Carrot
Apr 21 ● Red Russian Kale
Apr 21 ◐ Romaine Lettuce
Apr 21 ● Shallot
Apr 21 ● Shelling Peas
Apr 21 ● Snap Peas
Apr 21 ● Snow Peas
Apr 21 ● Sorrel
Apr 21 ● Spigarello
Apr 21 ● Sweet Pea (Flower)
Apr 21 ● Tatsoi
Apr 21 ● Turnip

Transplant

Apr 7 ● Egyptian Walking Onion
Apr 21 ● Horseradish
Apr 21 ● Onion
Apr 21 ● Pansy
Apr 21 ● Viola
Apr 28 ◐ Butterhead Lettuce
Apr 28 ● Kohlrabi
Apr 28 ● Leek
Apr 28 ◐ Lettuce (Head)
Apr 28 ◐ Romaine Lettuce
Apr 28 ◐ Stock

MAY

Direct Sow

May 5 ◐ Agretti
May 5 ● Anise Hyssop
May 5 ● Bachelor's Button (Cornflower)
May 5 ● Black Radish
May 5 ● Black-Eyed Susan
May 5 ◐ Bok Choy
May 5 ● Burdock (Gobo)
May 5 ◐ Calendula
May 5 ● Caraway
May 5 ● Catnip
May 5 ◐ Chamomile (German)
May 5 ◐ Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan)
May 5 ◐ Cilantro
May 5 ◐ Coriander (Seed)
May 5 ● Crimson Clover
May 5 ● Daikon Radish
May 5 ◐ Dill
May 5 ◐ Endive
May 5 ◐ Escarole
May 5 ◐ Fennel
May 5 ◐ Fennel (Bulbing)
May 5 ◐ Fenugreek
May 5 ● Feverfew
May 5 ◐ Fingerling Potato
May 5 ◐ Garbanzo Bean (Chickpea)
May 5 ● Good King Henry
May 5 ● Jerusalem Artichoke
May 5 ● Lemon Balm
May 5 ◐ Lentil
May 5 ● Lovage
May 5 ● Marshmallow (Herb)
May 5 ◐ Napa Cabbage
May 5 ◐ Orach (Mountain Spinach)
May 5 ◐ Parsley (Curly)
May 5 ◐ Parsley (Flat-leaf)
May 5 ● Parsnip
May 5 ◐ Phacelia
May 5 ◐ Potato
May 5 ◐ Quinoa
May 5 ● Radicchio
May 5 ◐ Rainbow Chard
May 5 ◐ Russet Potato
May 5 ● Rutabaga
May 5 ● Salsify
May 5 ● Scorzonera
May 5 ● Skirret
May 5 ● Sunchoke
May 5 ◐ Sweet Alyssum
May 5 ◐ Swiss Chard
May 5 ● Valerian
May 5 ● Watercress
May 5 ● Watermelon Radish
May 5 ● Winter Rye
May 5 ◐ Yukon Gold Potato
May 16 ○ Amaranth (Ornamental)
May 16 ◐ Anise
May 16 ◐ Borage
May 16 ○ Celosia
May 16 ○ Cleome
May 16 ○ Cosmos
May 16 ◐ Fennel (Seed/Herb)
May 16 ○ Four O'Clock
May 16 ○ Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)
May 16 ○ Marigold (African)
May 16 ○ Marigold (French)
May 16 ○ Marigold (Signet)
May 16 ○ Morning Glory
May 16 ○ Nasturtium
May 16 ○ Strawflower
May 16 ○ Summer Savory
May 16 ○ Sunflower
May 16 ○ Zinnia
May 23 ○ Acorn Squash
May 23 ○ Amaranth (Grain)
May 23 ○ Armenian Cucumber
May 23 ○ Basil
May 23 ○ Buckwheat
May 23 ○ Bush Beans (Snap)
May 23 ○ Butternut Squash
May 23 ○ Cantaloupe
May 23 ○ Carnival Squash
May 23 ○ Corn
May 23 ○ Cucamelon
May 23 ○ Cucumber
May 23 ○ Cumin
May 23 ○ Delicata Squash
May 23 ○ Dry Bean
May 23 ○ Epazote
May 23 ○ Genovese Basil
May 23 ○ Gherkin
May 23 ○ Green Beans (Bush)
May 23 ○ Green Beans (Pole)
May 23 ○ Honeydew
May 23 ○ Hubbard Squash
May 23 ○ Hyacinth Bean
May 23 ○ Kabocha Squash
May 23 ○ Kang Kong (Water Spinach)
May 23 ○ Lemon Basil
May 23 ○ Lemon Cucumber
May 23 ○ Lima Beans
May 23 ○ Long Pie Pumpkin
May 23 ○ Molokhia
May 23 ○ Muskmelon
May 23 ○ New Zealand Spinach
May 23 ○ Ornamental Gourd
May 23 ○ Papalo
May 23 ○ Patty Pan Squash
May 23 ○ Pickling Cucumber
May 23 ○ Pie Pumpkin
May 23 ○ Popcorn
May 23 ○ Pumpkin
May 23 ○ Purple Basil
May 23 ○ Purslane
May 23 ◐ Samphire
May 23 ○ Scarlet Runner Bean
May 23 ○ Shiso (Perilla)
May 23 ○ Soybeans (Edamame)
May 23 ○ Spaghetti Squash
May 23 ○ Squash (Companion Reference)
May 23 ○ Sugar Pumpkin
May 23 ○ Summer Squash
May 23 ○ Sweet Basil
May 23 ○ Sweet Corn
May 23 ○ Thai Basil
May 23 ○ Watermelon
May 23 ○ Winter Squash
May 23 ○ Yellow Crookneck Squash
May 23 ○ Zucchini
May 30 ○ Asparagus Bean
May 30 ○ Bitter Melon
May 30 ○ Cowpeas (Black-eyed Peas)
May 30 ○ Malabar Spinach
May 30 ○ Mung Bean
May 30 ○ Okra
May 30 ○ Peanut
May 30 ○ Tepary Bean
May 30 ○ Winged Bean
May 30 ○ Yard-Long Bean

Transplant

May 5 ● Alpine Strawberry
May 5 ◐ Artichoke (Globe)
May 5 ● Bee Balm
May 5 ◐ Bok Choy
May 5 ◐ Broccoli
May 5 ● Brussels Sprouts
May 5 ● Cabbage
May 5 ◐ Cauliflower
May 5 ◐ Celtuce (Stem Lettuce)
May 5 ◐ Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan)
May 5 ● Collard Greens
May 5 ● Comfrey
May 5 ● Echinacea (Coneflower)
May 5 ◐ Endive
May 5 ◐ Escarole
May 5 ● Everbearing Strawberry
May 5 ◐ Fennel
May 5 ◐ Fennel (Bulbing)
May 5 ● Kale
May 5 ● Lacinato Kale (Dinosaur)
May 5 ● Mint (Peppermint)
May 5 ● Mint (Spearmint)
May 5 ◐ Napa Cabbage
May 5 ● Purple Sprouting Broccoli
May 5 ● Radicchio
May 5 ● Red Cabbage
May 5 ● Red Russian Kale
May 5 ● Roman Chamomile
May 5 ◐ Romanesco
May 5 ● Savoy Cabbage
May 5 ◐ Snapdragon
May 5 ● Spigarello
May 5 ● Strawberry
May 5 ● Tree Collard
May 5 ● Yarrow
May 16 ○ Gladiolus
May 16 ○ Nicotiana
May 16 ○ Petunia
May 19 ◐ Celeriac
May 19 ◐ Celery
May 19 ◐ Creeping Savory
May 19 ○ Dahlia
May 19 ◐ German Thyme
May 19 ◐ Greek Oregano
May 19 ● Hyssop
May 19 ◐ Oregano
May 19 ● Rue
May 19 ◐ Sage
May 19 ○ Society Garlic
May 19 ◐ Tarragon (French)
May 19 ◐ Thyme
May 19 ◐ Winter Savory
May 19 ● Wormwood
May 23 ○ Anaheim Pepper
May 23 ○ Banana Pepper
May 23 ○ Basil
May 23 ○ Beefsteak Tomato
May 23 ○ Cape Gooseberry
May 23 ◐ Cardoon
May 23 ○ Cayenne Pepper
May 23 ○ Cherry Tomato
May 23 ○ Cucumber
May 23 ○ Culantro
May 23 ○ Genovese Basil
May 23 ○ Grape Tomato
May 23 ○ Ground Cherry
May 23 ○ Heirloom Tomato
May 23 ○ Holy Basil (Tulsi)
May 23 ○ Husk Cherry
May 23 ○ Jalapeño
May 23 ◐ Lavender
May 23 ○ Lemon Basil
May 23 ○ Marjoram
May 23 ○ Paste Tomato
May 23 ○ Pepper (Bell)
May 23 ○ Pepper (Hot)
May 23 ○ Pimento Pepper
May 23 ○ Poblano Pepper
May 23 ○ Purple Basil
May 23 ○ Purple Tomatillo
May 23 ○ Roma Tomato
May 23 ◐ Rosemary
May 23 ○ San Marzano Tomato
May 23 ○ Serrano Pepper
May 23 ○ Shishito Pepper
May 23 ○ Spilanthes (Toothache Plant)
May 23 ○ Stevia
May 23 ○ Sweet Basil
May 23 ○ Thai Basil
May 23 ○ Thai Pepper
May 23 ○ Tomatillo
May 23 ○ Tomato
May 30 ○ Eggplant
May 30 ○ Ghost Pepper
May 30 ○ Habanero
May 30 ○ Japanese Eggplant
May 30 ○ Jicama
May 30 ○ Lemongrass
May 30 ○ Rosa Bianca Eggplant
May 30 ○ Vietnamese Coriander

Harvest

May 6 ● Garden Cress
May 13 ● Radish
May 17 ● Claytonia (Miner's Lettuce)
May 17 ● Spinach
May 19 ● Mesclun Mix
May 21 ◐ Beet Greens
May 21 ● Mizuna
May 21 ● Mustard Greens
May 22 ● Large-Seeded Mâche
May 22 ● Mâche (Corn Salad)
May 26 ● Arugula
May 26 ● Komatsuna
May 31 ● Broccoli Raab (Rapini)
May 31 ◐ Chervil
May 31 ● Tatsoi
May 31 ● Turnip

JUNE

Direct Sow

Jun 4 ● Parsnip
Jun 18 ● Brussels Sprouts
Jun 18 ● Purple Sprouting Broccoli

Transplant

Jun 2 ○ Sweet Potato

Harvest

Jun 5 ● Land Cress (Upland Cress)
Jun 5 ◐ Lettuce (Loose-leaf)
Jun 5 ◐ Oakleaf Lettuce
Jun 10 ◐ Golden Beet
Jun 10 ● Green Onion (Scallion)
Jun 10 ● Perpetual Spinach
Jun 10 ● Sorrel
Jun 12 ● Kohlrabi
Jun 14 ◐ Agretti
Jun 14 ◐ Bok Choy
Jun 14 ◐ Dill
Jun 14 ◐ Fenugreek
Jun 14 ◐ Orach (Mountain Spinach)
Jun 15 ◐ Beets
Jun 15 ● Snow Peas
Jun 15 ● Viola
Jun 17 ◐ Butterhead Lettuce
Jun 19 ◐ Cilantro
Jun 19 ◐ Phacelia
Jun 19 ● Spigarello
Jun 19 ◐ Sweet Alyssum
Jun 20 ● Bunching Onion
Jun 20 ● Chives
Jun 20 ● Field Pea (Cover Crop)
Jun 20 ● Pansy
Jun 20 ● Shelling Peas
Jun 20 ● Snap Peas
Jun 21 ● Fava Beans
Jun 22 ◐ Lettuce (Head)
Jun 22 ◐ Nantes Carrot
Jun 22 ◐ Romaine Lettuce
Jun 24 ◐ Calendula
Jun 24 ◐ Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan)
Jun 24 ● Daikon Radish
Jun 24 ◐ Endive
Jun 24 ● Kale
Jun 24 ◐ Napa Cabbage
Jun 24 ◐ Rainbow Chard
Jun 24 ● Red Russian Kale
Jun 24 ◐ Swiss Chard
Jun 24 ● Watercress
Jun 24 ● Watermelon Radish
Jun 25 ◐ Rainbow Carrot
Jun 29 ● Black Radish
Jun 29 ◐ Cauliflower
Jun 29 ● Lacinato Kale (Dinosaur)
Jun 30 ◐ Carrots
Jun 30 ● Garlic Chives

JULY

Direct Sow

Jul 2 ◐ Broccoli
Jul 2 ● Cabbage
Jul 2 ◐ Cauliflower
Jul 2 ● Red Cabbage
Jul 2 ◐ Romanesco
Jul 2 ● Rutabaga
Jul 2 ● Savoy Cabbage
Jul 16 ◐ Carrots
Jul 16 ● Collard Greens
Jul 16 ◐ Fennel
Jul 16 ◐ Fennel (Bulbing)
Jul 16 ◐ Nantes Carrot
Jul 16 ◐ Napa Cabbage
Jul 16 ◐ Rainbow Carrot
Jul 30 ◐ Beets
Jul 30 ● Black Radish
Jul 30 ◐ Bok Choy
Jul 30 ● Broccoli Raab (Rapini)
Jul 30 ◐ Butterhead Lettuce
Jul 30 ◐ Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan)
Jul 30 ● Daikon Radish
Jul 30 ◐ Endive
Jul 30 ◐ Escarole
Jul 30 ◐ Golden Beet
Jul 30 ● Kale
Jul 30 ● Kohlrabi
Jul 30 ● Lacinato Kale (Dinosaur)
Jul 30 ◐ Lettuce (Head)
Jul 30 ◐ Lettuce (Loose-leaf)
Jul 30 ◐ Oakleaf Lettuce
Jul 30 ● Radicchio
Jul 30 ● Red Russian Kale
Jul 30 ◐ Romaine Lettuce
Jul 30 ● Saffron Crocus
Jul 30 ● Spigarello
Jul 30 ● Watermelon Radish

Harvest

Jul 2 ○ Purslane
Jul 4 ● Bachelor's Button (Cornflower)
Jul 4 ◐ Broccoli
Jul 4 ● Caraway
Jul 4 ◐ Chamomile (German)
Jul 4 ● Collard Greens
Jul 4 ● Radicchio
Jul 4 ● Winter Rye
Jul 5 ◐ Borage
Jul 5 ○ Marigold (French)
Jul 5 ○ Marigold (Signet)
Jul 5 ● Sweet Pea (Flower)
Jul 6 ● Egyptian Walking Onion
Jul 7 ○ Summer Squash
Jul 7 ○ Zucchini
Jul 9 ◐ Fennel
Jul 9 ◐ Fennel (Bulbing)
Jul 10 ○ Nasturtium
Jul 10 ○ Pickling Cucumber
Jul 10 ○ Summer Savory
Jul 10 ○ Yellow Crookneck Squash
Jul 12 ○ Bush Beans (Snap)
Jul 12 ○ Cucumber
Jul 12 ○ Epazote
Jul 12 ○ Green Beans (Bush)
Jul 12 ○ Kang Kong (Water Spinach)
Jul 12 ○ Molokhia
Jul 12 ○ Patty Pan Squash
Jul 12 ○ Squash (Companion Reference)
Jul 14 ● Cabbage
Jul 14 ● Catnip
Jul 14 ◐ Celtuce (Stem Lettuce)
Jul 14 ● Crimson Clover
Jul 14 ◐ Escarole
Jul 14 ● Lemon Balm
Jul 14 ● Mint (Peppermint)
Jul 14 ● Mint (Spearmint)
Jul 14 ◐ Parsley (Curly)
Jul 14 ◐ Parsley (Flat-leaf)
Jul 14 ◐ Potato
Jul 14 ● Roman Chamomile
Jul 15 ○ Four O'Clock
Jul 15 ● Larkspur
Jul 15 ○ Zinnia
Jul 17 ○ Cherry Tomato
Jul 17 ○ New Zealand Spinach
Jul 19 ● Red Cabbage
Jul 19 ◐ Romanesco
Jul 20 ● Shallot
Jul 22 ○ Armenian Cucumber
Jul 22 ○ Basil
Jul 22 ○ Genovese Basil
Jul 22 ○ Gherkin
Jul 22 ○ Grape Tomato
Jul 22 ○ Green Beans (Pole)
Jul 22 ○ Holy Basil (Tulsi)
Jul 22 ○ Lemon Basil
Jul 22 ○ Lemon Cucumber
Jul 22 ○ Papalo
Jul 22 ◐ Samphire
Jul 22 ○ Scarlet Runner Bean
Jul 22 ○ Shishito Pepper
Jul 22 ○ Shiso (Perilla)
Jul 22 ○ Sweet Basil
Jul 22 ○ Thai Basil
Jul 22 ○ Tomato
Jul 24 ● Feverfew
Jul 24 ● Good King Henry
Jul 24 ◐ Lentil
Jul 24 ● Lovage
Jul 24 ○ Malabar Spinach
Jul 24 ○ Okra
Jul 24 ● Savoy Cabbage
Jul 24 ◐ Yukon Gold Potato
Jul 25 ○ Celosia
Jul 25 ○ Cleome
Jul 25 ○ Cosmos
Jul 25 ○ Gladiolus
Jul 25 ○ Marigold (African)
Jul 25 ○ Morning Glory
Jul 25 ○ Nicotiana
Jul 25 ○ Petunia
Jul 25 ○ Sunflower
Jul 26 ○ Luffa
Jul 27 ○ Banana Pepper
Jul 27 ○ Corn
Jul 27 ○ Cucamelon
Jul 27 ○ Lima Beans
Jul 27 ○ Poblano Pepper
Jul 27 ○ Purple Basil
Jul 27 ◐ Stock
Jul 27 ○ Sweet Corn
Jul 28 ◐ German Thyme
Jul 28 ◐ Thyme
Jul 28 ◐ Winter Savory
Jul 29 ● Anise Hyssop
Jul 29 ○ Cowpeas (Black-eyed Peas)
Jul 29 ○ Japanese Eggplant
Jul 29 ○ Vietnamese Coriander
Jul 30 ● Onion
Jul 30 ○ Strawflower

AUGUST

Direct Sow

Aug 13 ● Arugula
Aug 13 ◐ Beet Greens
Aug 13 ● Claytonia (Miner's Lettuce)
Aug 13 ● Crimson Clover
Aug 13 ● Egyptian Walking Onion
Aug 13 ● Komatsuna
Aug 13 ● Land Cress (Upland Cress)
Aug 13 ● Large-Seeded Mâche
Aug 13 ● Mâche (Corn Salad)
Aug 13 ● Mesclun Mix
Aug 13 ● Mizuna
Aug 13 ● Mustard Greens
Aug 13 ● Spinach
Aug 13 ● Tatsoi
Aug 13 ● Turnip
Aug 27 ● Elephant Garlic
Aug 27 ● Garlic
Aug 27 ● Hairy Vetch
Aug 27 ● Radish
Aug 27 ● Shallot
Aug 27 ● Winter Rye

Harvest

Aug 1 ○ Buckwheat
Aug 1 ○ Cayenne Pepper
Aug 1 ○ Culantro
Aug 1 ○ Ground Cherry
Aug 1 ○ Husk Cherry
Aug 1 ○ Jalapeño
Aug 1 ○ Marjoram
Aug 1 ○ Paste Tomato
Aug 1 ○ Pepper (Bell)
Aug 1 ○ Pepper (Hot)
Aug 1 ○ Pimento Pepper
Aug 1 ○ Purple Tomatillo
Aug 1 ○ Roma Tomato
Aug 1 ○ Spilanthes (Toothache Plant)
Aug 1 ○ Watermelon
Aug 2 ● Hyssop
Aug 2 ◐ Sage
Aug 3 ● Bee Balm
Aug 3 ● Black-Eyed Susan
Aug 3 ● Brussels Sprouts
Aug 3 ● Comfrey
Aug 3 ◐ Coriander (Seed)
Aug 3 ○ Eggplant
Aug 3 ● Everbearing Strawberry
Aug 3 ◐ Fingerling Potato
Aug 3 ◐ Garbanzo Bean (Chickpea)
Aug 3 ◐ Quinoa
Aug 3 ● Rutabaga
Aug 3 ◐ Snapdragon
Aug 3 ● Strawberry
Aug 6 ○ Anaheim Pepper
Aug 6 ○ Cantaloupe
Aug 6 ○ Heirloom Tomato
Aug 6 ● Leek
Aug 6 ○ Muskmelon
Aug 6 ○ Serrano Pepper
Aug 6 ○ Soybeans (Edamame)
Aug 6 ○ Tomatillo
Aug 7 ◐ Creeping Savory
Aug 7 ◐ Greek Oregano
Aug 7 ◐ Oregano
Aug 7 ● Rue
Aug 7 ◐ Tarragon (French)
Aug 8 ○ Rosa Bianca Eggplant
Aug 8 ○ Yard-Long Bean
Aug 9 ○ Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)
Aug 9 ○ San Marzano Tomato
Aug 11 ○ Acorn Squash
Aug 11 ○ Beefsteak Tomato
Aug 11 ○ Delicata Squash
Aug 11 ○ Honeydew
Aug 11 ◐ Rosemary
Aug 11 ○ Thai Pepper
Aug 13 ○ Asparagus Bean
Aug 13 ● Burdock (Gobo)
Aug 13 ● Parsnip
Aug 13 ◐ Russet Potato
Aug 13 ● Yarrow
Aug 14 ○ Amaranth (Ornamental)
Aug 14 ◐ Fennel (Seed/Herb)
Aug 16 ○ Carnival Squash
Aug 16 ○ Dry Bean
Aug 16 ○ Winter Squash
Aug 17 ○ Dahlia
Aug 17 ○ Society Garlic
Aug 17 ● Wormwood
Aug 18 ○ Bitter Melon
Aug 19 ● Milkweed
Aug 19 ○ Spaghetti Squash
Aug 21 ○ Butternut Squash
Aug 21 ○ Cape Gooseberry
Aug 21 ○ Hyacinth Bean
Aug 21 ○ Kabocha Squash
Aug 21 ○ Pie Pumpkin
Aug 21 ○ Pumpkin
Aug 21 ○ Stevia
Aug 23 ● Salsify
Aug 23 ● Scorzonera
Aug 23 ○ Tepary Bean
Aug 24 ◐ Anise
Aug 26 ○ Hubbard Squash
Aug 26 ○ Long Pie Pumpkin
Aug 26 ○ Ornamental Gourd
Aug 26 ○ Popcorn
Aug 26 ○ Sugar Pumpkin
Aug 27 ◐ Celeriac
Aug 27 ◐ Celery
Aug 28 ○ Habanero
Aug 28 ○ Lemongrass
Aug 28 ○ Mung Bean
Aug 31 ○ Amaranth (Grain)
Aug 31 ○ Cumin
Aug 31 ◐ Lavender
Aug 31 ○ Sweet Potato

SEPTEMBER

Harvest

Sep 2 ● Alpine Strawberry
Sep 2 ◐ Artichoke (Globe)
Sep 2 ● Echinacea (Coneflower)
Sep 2 ● Jerusalem Artichoke
Sep 2 ● Marshmallow (Herb)
Sep 2 ● Purple Sprouting Broccoli
Sep 2 ● Skirret
Sep 2 ● Sunchoke
Sep 2 ● Tree Collard
Sep 2 ● Valerian
Sep 3 ● Elephant Garlic
Sep 3 ● Garlic
Sep 7 ○ Ghost Pepper
Sep 8 ● Horseradish
Sep 20 ◐ Cardoon
Sep 27 ○ Jicama
Sep 27 ○ Peanut
Sep 27 ○ Winged Bean

OCTOBER

No standard planting actions this month for ZIP 01037. Use this time to plan your garden and browse the growing database.

NOVEMBER

No standard planting actions this month for ZIP 01037. Use this time to plan your garden and browse the growing database.

DECEMBER

No standard planting actions this month for ZIP 01037. Use this time to plan your garden and browse the growing database.

About This Calendar

This calendar lays out a full year of planting actions for ZIP 01037 (Hardwick, MA). Each date is computed by taking the crop's documented timing — a number of weeks before or after frost — and measuring it against this location's last spring frost (May 12) and first fall frost (Oct 1). The frost dates are the median values from NOAA's 1991–2020 Climate Normals for the nearest weather station, and the hardiness zone (6a) is from the USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map.

Dates are a planning baseline, not a guarantee — real weather varies year to year, and your own microclimate may run a week or two ahead of or behind the neighborhood. The marker beside each crop notes its frost tolerance: ● hardy, ◐ half-hardy, ○ tender.

Related tools for ZIP 01037
Succession Planting Scheduler Seed Starting Calculator Frost Date + Zone Finder What to Plant Now Growing Database

Sources

  • Frost dates from NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals.
  • Hardiness zone from the USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map.
  • Crop timing from university extension publications and Johnny's Selected Seeds.