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

Planting Calendar · Ayer, MA · ZIP 01432

What to plant in Ayer, MA, by month.

A complete year of planting actions for ZIP 01432 — based on NOAA frost data and 801 crop schedules. Last spring frost: Apr 29. First fall frost: Oct 11. USDA Zone 6a.

Growing season
165 days
USDA Zone
6a
Crops covered
280
Frost tolerance Hardy Half-hardy Tender

JANUARY

Direct Sow

Jan 1 Elephant Garlic
Jan 1 Garlic

FEBRUARY

Start Indoors

Feb 11 Alpine Strawberry
Feb 11 Celery
Feb 11 Lavender
Feb 18 Ghost Pepper
Feb 18 Habanero
Feb 25 Anaheim Pepper
Feb 25 Artichoke (Globe)
Feb 25 Ashitaba
Feb 25 Banana Pepper
Feb 25 Bee Balm
Feb 25 Cayenne Pepper
Feb 25 Celeriac
Feb 25 Chives
Feb 25 Echinacea (Coneflower)
Feb 25 Garlic Chives
Feb 25 German Thyme
Feb 25 Hyssop
Feb 25 Jalapeño
Feb 25 Leek
Feb 25 Milkweed
Feb 25 Mint (Spearmint)
Feb 25 Onion
Feb 25 Pansy
Feb 25 Parsley (Curly)
Feb 25 Parsley (Flat-leaf)
Feb 25 Pepper (Bell)
Feb 25 Pepper (Hot)
Feb 25 Petunia
Feb 25 Pimento Pepper
Feb 25 Poblano Pepper
Feb 25 Rosemary
Feb 25 Rue
Feb 25 Serrano Pepper
Feb 25 Shishito Pepper
Feb 25 Snapdragon
Feb 25 Stevia
Feb 25 Stock
Feb 25 Thai Pepper
Feb 25 Thyme
Feb 25 Valerian
Feb 25 Viola
Feb 25 Wormwood
Feb 25 Yarrow

MARCH

Start Indoors

Mar 11 Anise Hyssop
Mar 11 Beefsteak Tomato
Mar 11 Black-Eyed Susan
Mar 11 Bunching Onion
Mar 11 Cape Gooseberry
Mar 11 Cardoon
Mar 11 Catnip
Mar 11 Cherry Tomato
Mar 11 Culantro
Mar 11 Eggplant
Mar 11 Feverfew
Mar 11 Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)
Mar 11 Grape Tomato
Mar 11 Greek Oregano
Mar 11 Green Onion (Scallion)
Mar 11 Ground Cherry
Mar 11 Heirloom Tomato
Mar 11 Husk Cherry
Mar 11 Japanese Eggplant
Mar 11 Jicama
Mar 11 Lemon Balm
Mar 11 Marjoram
Mar 11 Nicotiana
Mar 11 Oregano
Mar 11 Paste Tomato
Mar 11 Purple Tomatillo
Mar 11 Roma Tomato
Mar 11 Roman Chamomile
Mar 11 Rosa Bianca Eggplant
Mar 11 Sage
Mar 11 San Marzano Tomato
Mar 11 Spilanthes (Toothache Plant)
Mar 11 Strawflower
Mar 11 Sweet Pea (Flower)
Mar 11 Tomatillo
Mar 11 Tomato
Mar 11 Winter Savory
Mar 25 Basil
Mar 25 Broccoli
Mar 25 Brussels Sprouts
Mar 25 Butterhead Lettuce
Mar 25 Cabbage
Mar 25 Calendula
Mar 25 Cauliflower
Mar 25 Celosia
Mar 25 Chamomile (German)
Mar 25 Cleome
Mar 25 Collard Greens
Mar 25 Cosmos
Mar 25 Cumin
Mar 25 Four O'Clock
Mar 25 Genovese Basil
Mar 25 Holy Basil (Tulsi)
Mar 25 Kale
Mar 25 Kohlrabi
Mar 25 Lacinato Kale (Dinosaur)
Mar 25 Lemon Basil
Mar 25 Lettuce (Head)
Mar 25 Lettuce (Loose-leaf)
Mar 25 Luffa
Mar 25 Malabar Spinach
Mar 25 Marigold (African)
Mar 25 Marigold (French)
Mar 25 Marigold (Signet)
Mar 25 Oakleaf Lettuce
Mar 25 Purple Basil
Mar 25 Purple Sprouting Broccoli
Mar 25 Rainbow Chard
Mar 25 Red Cabbage
Mar 25 Red Russian Kale
Mar 25 Romaine Lettuce
Mar 25 Romanesco
Mar 25 Savoy Cabbage
Mar 25 Shiso (Perilla)
Mar 25 Summer Savory
Mar 25 Sweet Alyssum
Mar 25 Sweet Basil
Mar 25 Swiss Chard
Mar 25 Thai Basil
Mar 25 Zinnia

Direct Sow

Mar 25 Claytonia (Miner's Lettuce)
Mar 25 Fava Beans
Mar 25 Large-Seeded Mâche
Mar 25 Mâche (Corn Salad)
Mar 25 Spinach

Transplant

Mar 25 Egyptian Walking Onion

APRIL

Start Indoors

Apr 5 Amaranth (Grain)
Apr 5 Amaranth (Ornamental)
Apr 5 Bitter Melon
Apr 5 Cucamelon
Apr 5 Hyacinth Bean
Apr 5 Kang Kong (Water Spinach)
Apr 5 Molokhia
Apr 5 New Zealand Spinach
Apr 5 Okra
Apr 5 Ornamental Gourd
Apr 5 Winged Bean
Apr 12 Acorn Squash
Apr 12 Armenian Cucumber
Apr 12 Butternut Squash
Apr 12 Cantaloupe
Apr 12 Carnival Squash
Apr 12 Cucumber
Apr 12 Delicata Squash
Apr 12 Honeydew
Apr 12 Hubbard Squash
Apr 12 Kabocha Squash
Apr 12 Lemon Cucumber
Apr 12 Long Pie Pumpkin
Apr 12 Muskmelon
Apr 12 Patty Pan Squash
Apr 12 Pickling Cucumber
Apr 12 Pie Pumpkin
Apr 12 Pumpkin
Apr 12 Spaghetti Squash
Apr 12 Sugar Pumpkin
Apr 12 Summer Squash
Apr 12 Watermelon
Apr 12 Winter Squash
Apr 12 Yellow Crookneck Squash
Apr 12 Zucchini

Direct Sow

Apr 8 Arugula
Apr 8 Beet Greens
Apr 8 Beets
Apr 8 Broccoli Raab (Rapini)
Apr 8 Bunching Onion
Apr 8 Butterhead Lettuce
Apr 8 Carrots
Apr 8 Celtuce (Stem Lettuce)
Apr 8 Chervil
Apr 8 Chives
Apr 8 Collard Greens
Apr 8 Field Pea (Cover Crop)
Apr 8 Garden Cress
Apr 8 Garlic Chives
Apr 8 Golden Beet
Apr 8 Green Onion (Scallion)
Apr 8 Kale
Apr 8 Kohlrabi
Apr 8 Komatsuna
Apr 8 Lacinato Kale (Dinosaur)
Apr 8 Land Cress (Upland Cress)
Apr 8 Larkspur
Apr 8 Lettuce (Head)
Apr 8 Lettuce (Loose-leaf)
Apr 8 Mesclun Mix
Apr 8 Milkweed
Apr 8 Mizuna
Apr 8 Mustard Greens
Apr 8 Nantes Carrot
Apr 8 Oakleaf Lettuce
Apr 8 Onion
Apr 8 Perpetual Spinach
Apr 8 Radish
Apr 8 Rainbow Carrot
Apr 8 Red Russian Kale
Apr 8 Romaine Lettuce
Apr 8 Shallot
Apr 8 Shelling Peas
Apr 8 Snap Peas
Apr 8 Snow Peas
Apr 8 Sorrel
Apr 8 Spigarello
Apr 8 Sweet Pea (Flower)
Apr 8 Tatsoi
Apr 8 Turnip
Apr 22 Agretti
Apr 22 Anise Hyssop
Apr 22 Bachelor's Button (Cornflower)
Apr 22 Black Radish
Apr 22 Black-Eyed Susan
Apr 22 Bok Choy
Apr 22 Burdock (Gobo)
Apr 22 Calendula
Apr 22 Caraway
Apr 22 Catnip
Apr 22 Chamomile (German)
Apr 22 Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan)
Apr 22 Cilantro
Apr 22 Coriander (Seed)
Apr 22 Crimson Clover
Apr 22 Daikon Radish
Apr 22 Dill
Apr 22 Endive
Apr 22 Escarole
Apr 22 Fennel
Apr 22 Fennel (Bulbing)
Apr 22 Fenugreek
Apr 22 Feverfew
Apr 22 Fingerling Potato
Apr 22 Garbanzo Bean (Chickpea)
Apr 22 Good King Henry
Apr 22 Jerusalem Artichoke
Apr 22 Lemon Balm
Apr 22 Lentil
Apr 22 Lovage
Apr 22 Marshmallow (Herb)
Apr 22 Napa Cabbage
Apr 22 Orach (Mountain Spinach)
Apr 22 Parsley (Curly)
Apr 22 Parsley (Flat-leaf)
Apr 22 Parsnip
Apr 22 Phacelia
Apr 22 Potato
Apr 22 Quinoa
Apr 22 Radicchio
Apr 22 Rainbow Chard
Apr 22 Russet Potato
Apr 22 Rutabaga
Apr 22 Salsify
Apr 22 Scorzonera
Apr 22 Skirret
Apr 22 Sunchoke
Apr 22 Sweet Alyssum
Apr 22 Swiss Chard
Apr 22 Valerian
Apr 22 Watercress
Apr 22 Watermelon Radish
Apr 22 Winter Rye
Apr 22 Yukon Gold Potato

Transplant

Apr 8 Horseradish
Apr 8 Onion
Apr 8 Pansy
Apr 8 Viola
Apr 15 Butterhead Lettuce
Apr 15 Kohlrabi
Apr 15 Leek
Apr 15 Lettuce (Head)
Apr 15 Romaine Lettuce
Apr 15 Stock
Apr 22 Alpine Strawberry
Apr 22 Artichoke (Globe)
Apr 22 Bee Balm
Apr 22 Bok Choy
Apr 22 Broccoli
Apr 22 Brussels Sprouts
Apr 22 Cabbage
Apr 22 Cauliflower
Apr 22 Celtuce (Stem Lettuce)
Apr 22 Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan)
Apr 22 Collard Greens
Apr 22 Comfrey
Apr 22 Echinacea (Coneflower)
Apr 22 Endive
Apr 22 Escarole
Apr 22 Everbearing Strawberry
Apr 22 Fennel
Apr 22 Fennel (Bulbing)
Apr 22 Kale
Apr 22 Lacinato Kale (Dinosaur)
Apr 22 Mint (Peppermint)
Apr 22 Mint (Spearmint)
Apr 22 Napa Cabbage
Apr 22 Purple Sprouting Broccoli
Apr 22 Radicchio
Apr 22 Red Cabbage
Apr 22 Red Russian Kale
Apr 22 Roman Chamomile
Apr 22 Romanesco
Apr 22 Savoy Cabbage
Apr 22 Snapdragon
Apr 22 Spigarello
Apr 22 Strawberry
Apr 22 Tree Collard
Apr 22 Yarrow

Harvest

Apr 23 Garden Cress
Apr 30 Radish

MAY

Direct Sow

May 3 Amaranth (Ornamental)
May 3 Anise
May 3 Borage
May 3 Celosia
May 3 Cleome
May 3 Cosmos
May 3 Fennel (Seed/Herb)
May 3 Four O'Clock
May 3 Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)
May 3 Marigold (African)
May 3 Marigold (French)
May 3 Marigold (Signet)
May 3 Morning Glory
May 3 Nasturtium
May 3 Strawflower
May 3 Summer Savory
May 3 Sunflower
May 3 Zinnia
May 10 Acorn Squash
May 10 Amaranth (Grain)
May 10 Armenian Cucumber
May 10 Basil
May 10 Buckwheat
May 10 Bush Beans (Snap)
May 10 Butternut Squash
May 10 Cantaloupe
May 10 Carnival Squash
May 10 Corn
May 10 Cucamelon
May 10 Cucumber
May 10 Cumin
May 10 Delicata Squash
May 10 Dry Bean
May 10 Epazote
May 10 Genovese Basil
May 10 Gherkin
May 10 Green Beans (Bush)
May 10 Green Beans (Pole)
May 10 Honeydew
May 10 Hubbard Squash
May 10 Hyacinth Bean
May 10 Kabocha Squash
May 10 Kang Kong (Water Spinach)
May 10 Lemon Basil
May 10 Lemon Cucumber
May 10 Lima Beans
May 10 Long Pie Pumpkin
May 10 Molokhia
May 10 Muskmelon
May 10 New Zealand Spinach
May 10 Ornamental Gourd
May 10 Papalo
May 10 Patty Pan Squash
May 10 Pickling Cucumber
May 10 Pie Pumpkin
May 10 Popcorn
May 10 Pumpkin
May 10 Purple Basil
May 10 Purslane
May 10 Samphire
May 10 Scarlet Runner Bean
May 10 Shiso (Perilla)
May 10 Soybeans (Edamame)
May 10 Spaghetti Squash
May 10 Squash (Companion Reference)
May 10 Sugar Pumpkin
May 10 Summer Squash
May 10 Sweet Basil
May 10 Sweet Corn
May 10 Thai Basil
May 10 Watermelon
May 10 Winter Squash
May 10 Yellow Crookneck Squash
May 10 Zucchini
May 17 Asparagus Bean
May 17 Bitter Melon
May 17 Cowpeas (Black-eyed Peas)
May 17 Malabar Spinach
May 17 Mung Bean
May 17 Okra
May 17 Peanut
May 17 Tepary Bean
May 17 Winged Bean
May 17 Yard-Long Bean

Transplant

May 3 Gladiolus
May 3 Nicotiana
May 3 Petunia
May 6 Ashitaba
May 6 Celeriac
May 6 Celery
May 6 Creeping Savory
May 6 Dahlia
May 6 German Thyme
May 6 Greek Oregano
May 6 Hyssop
May 6 Oregano
May 6 Rue
May 6 Sage
May 6 Society Garlic
May 6 Tarragon (French)
May 6 Thyme
May 6 Winter Savory
May 6 Wormwood
May 10 Anaheim Pepper
May 10 Banana Pepper
May 10 Basil
May 10 Beefsteak Tomato
May 10 Cape Gooseberry
May 10 Cardoon
May 10 Cayenne Pepper
May 10 Cherry Tomato
May 10 Cucumber
May 10 Culantro
May 10 Genovese Basil
May 10 Grape Tomato
May 10 Ground Cherry
May 10 Heirloom Tomato
May 10 Holy Basil (Tulsi)
May 10 Husk Cherry
May 10 Jalapeño
May 10 Lavender
May 10 Lemon Basil
May 10 Marjoram
May 10 Paste Tomato
May 10 Pepper (Bell)
May 10 Pepper (Hot)
May 10 Pimento Pepper
May 10 Poblano Pepper
May 10 Purple Basil
May 10 Purple Tomatillo
May 10 Roma Tomato
May 10 Rosemary
May 10 San Marzano Tomato
May 10 Serrano Pepper
May 10 Shishito Pepper
May 10 Spilanthes (Toothache Plant)
May 10 Stevia
May 10 Sweet Basil
May 10 Thai Basil
May 10 Thai Pepper
May 10 Tomatillo
May 10 Tomato
May 17 Eggplant
May 17 Ghost Pepper
May 17 Habanero
May 17 Japanese Eggplant
May 17 Jicama
May 17 Lemongrass
May 17 Rosa Bianca Eggplant
May 17 Vietnamese Coriander
May 20 Sweet Potato

Harvest

May 4 Claytonia (Miner's Lettuce)
May 4 Spinach
May 6 Mesclun Mix
May 8 Beet Greens
May 8 Mizuna
May 8 Mustard Greens
May 9 Large-Seeded Mâche
May 9 Mâche (Corn Salad)
May 13 Arugula
May 13 Komatsuna
May 18 Broccoli Raab (Rapini)
May 18 Chervil
May 18 Tatsoi
May 18 Turnip
May 23 Land Cress (Upland Cress)
May 23 Lettuce (Loose-leaf)
May 23 Oakleaf Lettuce
May 28 Golden Beet
May 28 Green Onion (Scallion)
May 28 Perpetual Spinach
May 28 Sorrel
May 30 Kohlrabi

JUNE

Direct Sow

Jun 14 Parsnip
Jun 28 Brussels Sprouts
Jun 28 Purple Sprouting Broccoli

Harvest

Jun 1 Agretti
Jun 1 Bok Choy
Jun 1 Dill
Jun 1 Fenugreek
Jun 1 Orach (Mountain Spinach)
Jun 2 Beets
Jun 2 Snow Peas
Jun 2 Viola
Jun 4 Butterhead Lettuce
Jun 6 Cilantro
Jun 6 Phacelia
Jun 6 Spigarello
Jun 6 Sweet Alyssum
Jun 7 Bunching Onion
Jun 7 Chives
Jun 7 Field Pea (Cover Crop)
Jun 7 Pansy
Jun 7 Shelling Peas
Jun 7 Snap Peas
Jun 8 Fava Beans
Jun 9 Lettuce (Head)
Jun 9 Nantes Carrot
Jun 9 Romaine Lettuce
Jun 11 Calendula
Jun 11 Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan)
Jun 11 Daikon Radish
Jun 11 Endive
Jun 11 Kale
Jun 11 Napa Cabbage
Jun 11 Rainbow Chard
Jun 11 Red Russian Kale
Jun 11 Swiss Chard
Jun 11 Watercress
Jun 11 Watermelon Radish
Jun 12 Rainbow Carrot
Jun 16 Black Radish
Jun 16 Cauliflower
Jun 16 Lacinato Kale (Dinosaur)
Jun 17 Carrots
Jun 17 Garlic Chives
Jun 19 Purslane
Jun 21 Bachelor's Button (Cornflower)
Jun 21 Broccoli
Jun 21 Caraway
Jun 21 Chamomile (German)
Jun 21 Collard Greens
Jun 21 Radicchio
Jun 21 Winter Rye
Jun 22 Borage
Jun 22 Marigold (French)
Jun 22 Marigold (Signet)
Jun 22 Sweet Pea (Flower)
Jun 23 Egyptian Walking Onion
Jun 24 Summer Squash
Jun 24 Zucchini
Jun 26 Fennel
Jun 26 Fennel (Bulbing)
Jun 27 Nasturtium
Jun 27 Pickling Cucumber
Jun 27 Summer Savory
Jun 27 Yellow Crookneck Squash
Jun 29 Bush Beans (Snap)
Jun 29 Cucumber
Jun 29 Epazote
Jun 29 Green Beans (Bush)
Jun 29 Kang Kong (Water Spinach)
Jun 29 Molokhia
Jun 29 Patty Pan Squash
Jun 29 Squash (Companion Reference)

JULY

Direct Sow

Jul 12 Broccoli
Jul 12 Cabbage
Jul 12 Cauliflower
Jul 12 Red Cabbage
Jul 12 Romanesco
Jul 12 Rutabaga
Jul 12 Savoy Cabbage
Jul 26 Carrots
Jul 26 Collard Greens
Jul 26 Fennel
Jul 26 Fennel (Bulbing)
Jul 26 Nantes Carrot
Jul 26 Napa Cabbage
Jul 26 Rainbow Carrot

Transplant

Jul 22 Saffron Crocus

Harvest

Jul 1 Cabbage
Jul 1 Catnip
Jul 1 Celtuce (Stem Lettuce)
Jul 1 Crimson Clover
Jul 1 Escarole
Jul 1 Lemon Balm
Jul 1 Mint (Peppermint)
Jul 1 Mint (Spearmint)
Jul 1 Parsley (Curly)
Jul 1 Parsley (Flat-leaf)
Jul 1 Potato
Jul 1 Roman Chamomile
Jul 2 Four O'Clock
Jul 2 Larkspur
Jul 2 Zinnia
Jul 4 Cherry Tomato
Jul 4 New Zealand Spinach
Jul 6 Red Cabbage
Jul 6 Romanesco
Jul 7 Shallot
Jul 9 Armenian Cucumber
Jul 9 Basil
Jul 9 Genovese Basil
Jul 9 Gherkin
Jul 9 Grape Tomato
Jul 9 Green Beans (Pole)
Jul 9 Holy Basil (Tulsi)
Jul 9 Lemon Basil
Jul 9 Lemon Cucumber
Jul 9 Papalo
Jul 9 Samphire
Jul 9 Scarlet Runner Bean
Jul 9 Shishito Pepper
Jul 9 Shiso (Perilla)
Jul 9 Sweet Basil
Jul 9 Thai Basil
Jul 9 Tomato
Jul 11 Feverfew
Jul 11 Good King Henry
Jul 11 Lentil
Jul 11 Lovage
Jul 11 Malabar Spinach
Jul 11 Okra
Jul 11 Savoy Cabbage
Jul 11 Yukon Gold Potato
Jul 12 Celosia
Jul 12 Cleome
Jul 12 Cosmos
Jul 12 Gladiolus
Jul 12 Marigold (African)
Jul 12 Morning Glory
Jul 12 Nicotiana
Jul 12 Petunia
Jul 12 Sunflower
Jul 13 Luffa
Jul 14 Banana Pepper
Jul 14 Corn
Jul 14 Cucamelon
Jul 14 Lima Beans
Jul 14 Poblano Pepper
Jul 14 Purple Basil
Jul 14 Stock
Jul 14 Sweet Corn
Jul 15 German Thyme
Jul 15 Thyme
Jul 15 Winter Savory
Jul 16 Anise Hyssop
Jul 16 Cowpeas (Black-eyed Peas)
Jul 16 Japanese Eggplant
Jul 16 Vietnamese Coriander
Jul 17 Onion
Jul 17 Strawflower
Jul 19 Buckwheat
Jul 19 Cayenne Pepper
Jul 19 Culantro
Jul 19 Ground Cherry
Jul 19 Husk Cherry
Jul 19 Jalapeño
Jul 19 Marjoram
Jul 19 Paste Tomato
Jul 19 Pepper (Bell)
Jul 19 Pepper (Hot)
Jul 19 Pimento Pepper
Jul 19 Purple Tomatillo
Jul 19 Roma Tomato
Jul 19 Spilanthes (Toothache Plant)
Jul 19 Watermelon
Jul 20 Hyssop
Jul 20 Sage
Jul 21 Bee Balm
Jul 21 Black-Eyed Susan
Jul 21 Brussels Sprouts
Jul 21 Comfrey
Jul 21 Coriander (Seed)
Jul 21 Eggplant
Jul 21 Everbearing Strawberry
Jul 21 Fingerling Potato
Jul 21 Garbanzo Bean (Chickpea)
Jul 21 Quinoa
Jul 21 Rutabaga
Jul 21 Snapdragon
Jul 21 Strawberry
Jul 24 Anaheim Pepper
Jul 24 Cantaloupe
Jul 24 Heirloom Tomato
Jul 24 Leek
Jul 24 Muskmelon
Jul 24 Serrano Pepper
Jul 24 Soybeans (Edamame)
Jul 24 Tomatillo
Jul 25 Creeping Savory
Jul 25 Greek Oregano
Jul 25 Oregano
Jul 25 Rue
Jul 25 Tarragon (French)
Jul 26 Rosa Bianca Eggplant
Jul 26 Yard-Long Bean
Jul 27 Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)
Jul 27 San Marzano Tomato
Jul 29 Acorn Squash
Jul 29 Beefsteak Tomato
Jul 29 Delicata Squash
Jul 29 Honeydew
Jul 29 Rosemary
Jul 29 Thai Pepper
Jul 31 Asparagus Bean
Jul 31 Burdock (Gobo)
Jul 31 Parsnip
Jul 31 Russet Potato
Jul 31 Yarrow

AUGUST

Direct Sow

Aug 9 Beets
Aug 9 Black Radish
Aug 9 Bok Choy
Aug 9 Broccoli Raab (Rapini)
Aug 9 Butterhead Lettuce
Aug 9 Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan)
Aug 9 Daikon Radish
Aug 9 Endive
Aug 9 Escarole
Aug 9 Golden Beet
Aug 9 Kale
Aug 9 Kohlrabi
Aug 9 Lacinato Kale (Dinosaur)
Aug 9 Lettuce (Head)
Aug 9 Lettuce (Loose-leaf)
Aug 9 Oakleaf Lettuce
Aug 9 Radicchio
Aug 9 Red Russian Kale
Aug 9 Romaine Lettuce
Aug 9 Saffron Crocus
Aug 9 Spigarello
Aug 9 Watermelon Radish
Aug 23 Arugula
Aug 23 Beet Greens
Aug 23 Claytonia (Miner's Lettuce)
Aug 23 Crimson Clover
Aug 23 Egyptian Walking Onion
Aug 23 Komatsuna
Aug 23 Land Cress (Upland Cress)
Aug 23 Large-Seeded Mâche
Aug 23 Mâche (Corn Salad)
Aug 23 Mesclun Mix
Aug 23 Mizuna
Aug 23 Mustard Greens
Aug 23 Spinach
Aug 23 Tatsoi
Aug 23 Turnip

Harvest

Aug 1 Amaranth (Ornamental)
Aug 1 Fennel (Seed/Herb)
Aug 3 Carnival Squash
Aug 3 Dry Bean
Aug 3 Winter Squash
Aug 4 Dahlia
Aug 4 Society Garlic
Aug 4 Wormwood
Aug 5 Bitter Melon
Aug 6 Milkweed
Aug 6 Spaghetti Squash
Aug 8 Butternut Squash
Aug 8 Cape Gooseberry
Aug 8 Hyacinth Bean
Aug 8 Kabocha Squash
Aug 8 Pie Pumpkin
Aug 8 Pumpkin
Aug 8 Stevia
Aug 10 Salsify
Aug 10 Scorzonera
Aug 10 Tepary Bean
Aug 11 Anise
Aug 13 Hubbard Squash
Aug 13 Long Pie Pumpkin
Aug 13 Ornamental Gourd
Aug 13 Popcorn
Aug 13 Sugar Pumpkin
Aug 14 Celeriac
Aug 14 Celery
Aug 15 Habanero
Aug 15 Lemongrass
Aug 15 Mung Bean
Aug 18 Amaranth (Grain)
Aug 18 Cumin
Aug 18 Lavender
Aug 18 Sweet Potato
Aug 20 Alpine Strawberry
Aug 20 Artichoke (Globe)
Aug 20 Echinacea (Coneflower)
Aug 20 Jerusalem Artichoke
Aug 20 Marshmallow (Herb)
Aug 20 Purple Sprouting Broccoli
Aug 20 Skirret
Aug 20 Sunchoke
Aug 20 Tree Collard
Aug 20 Valerian
Aug 25 Ghost Pepper
Aug 26 Horseradish
Aug 29 Elephant Garlic
Aug 29 Garlic

SEPTEMBER

Direct Sow

Sep 6 Elephant Garlic
Sep 6 Garlic
Sep 6 Hairy Vetch
Sep 6 Radish
Sep 6 Shallot
Sep 6 Winter Rye

Harvest

Sep 7 Cardoon
Sep 14 Jicama
Sep 14 Peanut
Sep 14 Winged Bean
Sep 20 Saffron Crocus

OCTOBER

Harvest

Oct 3 Ashitaba

NOVEMBER

No standard planting actions this month for ZIP 01432. Use this time to plan your garden and browse the growing database.

DECEMBER

No standard planting actions this month for ZIP 01432. 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 01432 (Ayer, 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 (Apr 29) and first fall frost (Oct 11). 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.

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.