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

Planting Calendar · Zone 5b · ZIP 04056

What to plant in the 5b zone area, by month.

A complete year of planting actions for ZIP 04056 — based on NOAA frost data and 796 crop schedules. Last spring frost: May 14. First fall frost: Sep 30. USDA Zone 5b.

Growing season
139 days
USDA Zone
5b
Crops covered
279
Frost tolerance Hardy Half-hardy Tender

JANUARY

Direct Sow

Jan 8 ● Elephant Garlic
Jan 8 ● Garlic

FEBRUARY

Start Indoors

Feb 26 ● Alpine Strawberry
Feb 26 ◐ Celery
Feb 26 ◐ Lavender

MARCH

Start Indoors

Mar 5 ○ Ghost Pepper
Mar 5 ○ Habanero
Mar 12 ○ Anaheim Pepper
Mar 12 ◐ Artichoke (Globe)
Mar 12 ○ Banana Pepper
Mar 12 ● Bee Balm
Mar 12 ○ Cayenne Pepper
Mar 12 ◐ Celeriac
Mar 12 ● Chives
Mar 12 ● Echinacea (Coneflower)
Mar 12 ● Garlic Chives
Mar 12 ◐ German Thyme
Mar 12 ● Hyssop
Mar 12 ○ Jalapeño
Mar 12 ● Leek
Mar 12 ● Milkweed
Mar 12 ● Mint (Spearmint)
Mar 12 ● Onion
Mar 12 ● Pansy
Mar 12 ◐ Parsley (Curly)
Mar 12 ◐ Parsley (Flat-leaf)
Mar 12 ○ Pepper (Bell)
Mar 12 ○ Pepper (Hot)
Mar 12 ○ Petunia
Mar 12 ○ Pimento Pepper
Mar 12 ○ Poblano Pepper
Mar 12 ◐ Rosemary
Mar 12 ● Rue
Mar 12 ○ Serrano Pepper
Mar 12 ○ Shishito Pepper
Mar 12 ◐ Snapdragon
Mar 12 ○ Stevia
Mar 12 ◐ Stock
Mar 12 ○ Thai Pepper
Mar 12 ◐ Thyme
Mar 12 ● Valerian
Mar 12 ● Viola
Mar 12 ● Wormwood
Mar 12 ● Yarrow
Mar 26 ● Anise Hyssop
Mar 26 ○ Beefsteak Tomato
Mar 26 ● Black-Eyed Susan
Mar 26 ● Bunching Onion
Mar 26 ○ Cape Gooseberry
Mar 26 ◐ Cardoon
Mar 26 ● Catnip
Mar 26 ○ Cherry Tomato
Mar 26 ○ Culantro
Mar 26 ○ Eggplant
Mar 26 ● Feverfew
Mar 26 ○ Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)
Mar 26 ○ Grape Tomato
Mar 26 ◐ Greek Oregano
Mar 26 ● Green Onion (Scallion)
Mar 26 ○ Ground Cherry
Mar 26 ○ Heirloom Tomato
Mar 26 ○ Husk Cherry
Mar 26 ○ Japanese Eggplant
Mar 26 ○ Jicama
Mar 26 ● Lemon Balm
Mar 26 ○ Marjoram
Mar 26 ○ Nicotiana
Mar 26 ◐ Oregano
Mar 26 ○ Paste Tomato
Mar 26 ○ Purple Tomatillo
Mar 26 ○ Roma Tomato
Mar 26 ● Roman Chamomile
Mar 26 ○ Rosa Bianca Eggplant
Mar 26 ◐ Sage
Mar 26 ○ San Marzano Tomato
Mar 26 ○ Spilanthes (Toothache Plant)
Mar 26 ○ Strawflower
Mar 26 ● Sweet Pea (Flower)
Mar 26 ○ Tomatillo
Mar 26 ○ Tomato
Mar 26 ◐ Winter Savory

APRIL

Start Indoors

Apr 9 ○ Basil
Apr 9 ◐ Broccoli
Apr 9 ● Brussels Sprouts
Apr 9 ◐ Butterhead Lettuce
Apr 9 ● Cabbage
Apr 9 ◐ Calendula
Apr 9 ◐ Cauliflower
Apr 9 ○ Celosia
Apr 9 ◐ Chamomile (German)
Apr 9 ○ Cleome
Apr 9 ● Collard Greens
Apr 9 ○ Cosmos
Apr 9 ○ Cumin
Apr 9 ○ Four O'Clock
Apr 9 ○ Genovese Basil
Apr 9 ○ Holy Basil (Tulsi)
Apr 9 ● Kale
Apr 9 ● Kohlrabi
Apr 9 ● Lacinato Kale (Dinosaur)
Apr 9 ○ Lemon Basil
Apr 9 ◐ Lettuce (Head)
Apr 9 ◐ Lettuce (Loose-leaf)
Apr 9 ○ Luffa
Apr 9 ○ Malabar Spinach
Apr 9 ○ Marigold (African)
Apr 9 ○ Marigold (French)
Apr 9 ○ Marigold (Signet)
Apr 9 ◐ Oakleaf Lettuce
Apr 9 ○ Purple Basil
Apr 9 ● Purple Sprouting Broccoli
Apr 9 ◐ Rainbow Chard
Apr 9 ● Red Cabbage
Apr 9 ● Red Russian Kale
Apr 9 ◐ Romaine Lettuce
Apr 9 ◐ Romanesco
Apr 9 ● Savoy Cabbage
Apr 9 ○ Shiso (Perilla)
Apr 9 ○ Summer Savory
Apr 9 ◐ Sweet Alyssum
Apr 9 ○ Sweet Basil
Apr 9 ◐ Swiss Chard
Apr 9 ○ Thai Basil
Apr 9 ○ Zinnia
Apr 20 ○ Amaranth (Grain)
Apr 20 ○ Amaranth (Ornamental)
Apr 20 ○ Bitter Melon
Apr 20 ○ Cucamelon
Apr 20 ○ Hyacinth Bean
Apr 20 ○ Kang Kong (Water Spinach)
Apr 20 ○ Molokhia
Apr 20 ○ New Zealand Spinach
Apr 20 ○ Okra
Apr 20 ○ Ornamental Gourd
Apr 20 ○ Winged Bean
Apr 27 ○ Acorn Squash
Apr 27 ○ Armenian Cucumber
Apr 27 ○ Butternut Squash
Apr 27 ○ Cantaloupe
Apr 27 ○ Carnival Squash
Apr 27 ○ Cucumber
Apr 27 ○ Delicata Squash
Apr 27 ○ Honeydew
Apr 27 ○ Hubbard Squash
Apr 27 ○ Kabocha Squash
Apr 27 ○ Lemon Cucumber
Apr 27 ○ Long Pie Pumpkin
Apr 27 ○ Muskmelon
Apr 27 ○ Patty Pan Squash
Apr 27 ○ Pickling Cucumber
Apr 27 ○ Pie Pumpkin
Apr 27 ○ Pumpkin
Apr 27 ○ Spaghetti Squash
Apr 27 ○ Sugar Pumpkin
Apr 27 ○ Summer Squash
Apr 27 ○ Watermelon
Apr 27 ○ Winter Squash
Apr 27 ○ Yellow Crookneck Squash
Apr 27 ○ Zucchini

Direct Sow

Apr 9 ● Claytonia (Miner's Lettuce)
Apr 9 ● Fava Beans
Apr 9 ● Large-Seeded Mâche
Apr 9 ● Mâche (Corn Salad)
Apr 9 ● Spinach
Apr 23 ● Arugula
Apr 23 ◐ Beet Greens
Apr 23 ◐ Beets
Apr 23 ● Broccoli Raab (Rapini)
Apr 23 ● Bunching Onion
Apr 23 ◐ Butterhead Lettuce
Apr 23 ◐ Carrots
Apr 23 ◐ Celtuce (Stem Lettuce)
Apr 23 ◐ Chervil
Apr 23 ● Chives
Apr 23 ● Collard Greens
Apr 23 ● Field Pea (Cover Crop)
Apr 23 ● Garden Cress
Apr 23 ● Garlic Chives
Apr 23 ◐ Golden Beet
Apr 23 ● Green Onion (Scallion)
Apr 23 ● Kale
Apr 23 ● Kohlrabi
Apr 23 ● Komatsuna
Apr 23 ● Lacinato Kale (Dinosaur)
Apr 23 ● Land Cress (Upland Cress)
Apr 23 ● Larkspur
Apr 23 ◐ Lettuce (Head)
Apr 23 ◐ Lettuce (Loose-leaf)
Apr 23 ● Mesclun Mix
Apr 23 ● Milkweed
Apr 23 ● Mizuna
Apr 23 ● Mustard Greens
Apr 23 ◐ Nantes Carrot
Apr 23 ◐ Oakleaf Lettuce
Apr 23 ● Onion
Apr 23 ● Perpetual Spinach
Apr 23 ● Radish
Apr 23 ◐ Rainbow Carrot
Apr 23 ● Red Russian Kale
Apr 23 ◐ Romaine Lettuce
Apr 23 ● Shallot
Apr 23 ● Shelling Peas
Apr 23 ● Snap Peas
Apr 23 ● Snow Peas
Apr 23 ● Sorrel
Apr 23 ● Spigarello
Apr 23 ● Sweet Pea (Flower)
Apr 23 ● Tatsoi
Apr 23 ● Turnip

Transplant

Apr 9 ● Egyptian Walking Onion
Apr 23 ● Horseradish
Apr 23 ● Onion
Apr 23 ● Pansy
Apr 23 ● Viola
Apr 30 ◐ Butterhead Lettuce
Apr 30 ● Kohlrabi
Apr 30 ● Leek
Apr 30 ◐ Lettuce (Head)
Apr 30 ◐ Romaine Lettuce
Apr 30 ◐ Stock

MAY

Direct Sow

May 7 ◐ Agretti
May 7 ● Anise Hyssop
May 7 ● Bachelor's Button (Cornflower)
May 7 ● Black Radish
May 7 ● Black-Eyed Susan
May 7 ◐ Bok Choy
May 7 ● Burdock (Gobo)
May 7 ◐ Calendula
May 7 ● Caraway
May 7 ● Catnip
May 7 ◐ Chamomile (German)
May 7 ◐ Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan)
May 7 ◐ Cilantro
May 7 ◐ Coriander (Seed)
May 7 ● Crimson Clover
May 7 ● Daikon Radish
May 7 ◐ Dill
May 7 ◐ Endive
May 7 ◐ Escarole
May 7 ◐ Fennel
May 7 ◐ Fennel (Bulbing)
May 7 ◐ Fenugreek
May 7 ● Feverfew
May 7 ◐ Fingerling Potato
May 7 ◐ Garbanzo Bean (Chickpea)
May 7 ● Good King Henry
May 7 ● Jerusalem Artichoke
May 7 ● Lemon Balm
May 7 ◐ Lentil
May 7 ● Lovage
May 7 ● Marshmallow (Herb)
May 7 ◐ Napa Cabbage
May 7 ◐ Orach (Mountain Spinach)
May 7 ◐ Parsley (Curly)
May 7 ◐ Parsley (Flat-leaf)
May 7 ● Parsnip
May 7 ◐ Phacelia
May 7 ◐ Potato
May 7 ◐ Quinoa
May 7 ● Radicchio
May 7 ◐ Rainbow Chard
May 7 ◐ Russet Potato
May 7 ● Rutabaga
May 7 ● Salsify
May 7 ● Scorzonera
May 7 ● Skirret
May 7 ● Sunchoke
May 7 ◐ Sweet Alyssum
May 7 ◐ Swiss Chard
May 7 ● Valerian
May 7 ● Watercress
May 7 ● Watermelon Radish
May 7 ● Winter Rye
May 7 ◐ Yukon Gold Potato
May 18 ○ Amaranth (Ornamental)
May 18 ◐ Anise
May 18 ◐ Borage
May 18 ○ Celosia
May 18 ○ Cleome
May 18 ○ Cosmos
May 18 ◐ Fennel (Seed/Herb)
May 18 ○ Four O'Clock
May 18 ○ Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)
May 18 ○ Marigold (African)
May 18 ○ Marigold (French)
May 18 ○ Marigold (Signet)
May 18 ○ Morning Glory
May 18 ○ Nasturtium
May 18 ○ Strawflower
May 18 ○ Summer Savory
May 18 ○ Sunflower
May 18 ○ Zinnia
May 25 ○ Acorn Squash
May 25 ○ Amaranth (Grain)
May 25 ○ Armenian Cucumber
May 25 ○ Basil
May 25 ○ Buckwheat
May 25 ○ Bush Beans (Snap)
May 25 ○ Butternut Squash
May 25 ○ Cantaloupe
May 25 ○ Carnival Squash
May 25 ○ Corn
May 25 ○ Cucamelon
May 25 ○ Cucumber
May 25 ○ Cumin
May 25 ○ Delicata Squash
May 25 ○ Dry Bean
May 25 ○ Epazote
May 25 ○ Genovese Basil
May 25 ○ Gherkin
May 25 ○ Green Beans (Bush)
May 25 ○ Green Beans (Pole)
May 25 ○ Honeydew
May 25 ○ Hubbard Squash
May 25 ○ Hyacinth Bean
May 25 ○ Kabocha Squash
May 25 ○ Kang Kong (Water Spinach)
May 25 ○ Lemon Basil
May 25 ○ Lemon Cucumber
May 25 ○ Lima Beans
May 25 ○ Long Pie Pumpkin
May 25 ○ Molokhia
May 25 ○ Muskmelon
May 25 ○ New Zealand Spinach
May 25 ○ Ornamental Gourd
May 25 ○ Papalo
May 25 ○ Patty Pan Squash
May 25 ○ Pickling Cucumber
May 25 ○ Pie Pumpkin
May 25 ○ Popcorn
May 25 ○ Pumpkin
May 25 ○ Purple Basil
May 25 ○ Purslane
May 25 ◐ Samphire
May 25 ○ Scarlet Runner Bean
May 25 ○ Shiso (Perilla)
May 25 ○ Soybeans (Edamame)
May 25 ○ Spaghetti Squash
May 25 ○ Squash (Companion Reference)
May 25 ○ Sugar Pumpkin
May 25 ○ Summer Squash
May 25 ○ Sweet Basil
May 25 ○ Sweet Corn
May 25 ○ Thai Basil
May 25 ○ Watermelon
May 25 ○ Winter Squash
May 25 ○ Yellow Crookneck Squash
May 25 ○ Zucchini

Transplant

May 7 ● Alpine Strawberry
May 7 ◐ Artichoke (Globe)
May 7 ● Bee Balm
May 7 ◐ Bok Choy
May 7 ◐ Broccoli
May 7 ● Brussels Sprouts
May 7 ● Cabbage
May 7 ◐ Cauliflower
May 7 ◐ Celtuce (Stem Lettuce)
May 7 ◐ Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan)
May 7 ● Collard Greens
May 7 ● Comfrey
May 7 ● Echinacea (Coneflower)
May 7 ◐ Endive
May 7 ◐ Escarole
May 7 ● Everbearing Strawberry
May 7 ◐ Fennel
May 7 ◐ Fennel (Bulbing)
May 7 ● Kale
May 7 ● Lacinato Kale (Dinosaur)
May 7 ● Mint (Peppermint)
May 7 ● Mint (Spearmint)
May 7 ◐ Napa Cabbage
May 7 ● Purple Sprouting Broccoli
May 7 ● Radicchio
May 7 ● Red Cabbage
May 7 ● Red Russian Kale
May 7 ● Roman Chamomile
May 7 ◐ Romanesco
May 7 ● Savoy Cabbage
May 7 ◐ Snapdragon
May 7 ● Spigarello
May 7 ● Strawberry
May 7 ● Tree Collard
May 7 ● Yarrow
May 18 ○ Gladiolus
May 18 ○ Nicotiana
May 18 ○ Petunia
May 21 ◐ Celeriac
May 21 ◐ Celery
May 21 ◐ Creeping Savory
May 21 ○ Dahlia
May 21 ◐ German Thyme
May 21 ◐ Greek Oregano
May 21 ● Hyssop
May 21 ◐ Oregano
May 21 ● Rue
May 21 ◐ Sage
May 21 ○ Society Garlic
May 21 ◐ Tarragon (French)
May 21 ◐ Thyme
May 21 ◐ Winter Savory
May 21 ● Wormwood
May 25 ○ Anaheim Pepper
May 25 ○ Banana Pepper
May 25 ○ Basil
May 25 ○ Beefsteak Tomato
May 25 ○ Cape Gooseberry
May 25 ◐ Cardoon
May 25 ○ Cayenne Pepper
May 25 ○ Cherry Tomato
May 25 ○ Cucumber
May 25 ○ Culantro
May 25 ○ Genovese Basil
May 25 ○ Grape Tomato
May 25 ○ Ground Cherry
May 25 ○ Heirloom Tomato
May 25 ○ Holy Basil (Tulsi)
May 25 ○ Husk Cherry
May 25 ○ Jalapeño
May 25 ◐ Lavender
May 25 ○ Lemon Basil
May 25 ○ Marjoram
May 25 ○ Paste Tomato
May 25 ○ Pepper (Bell)
May 25 ○ Pepper (Hot)
May 25 ○ Pimento Pepper
May 25 ○ Poblano Pepper
May 25 ○ Purple Basil
May 25 ○ Purple Tomatillo
May 25 ○ Roma Tomato
May 25 ◐ Rosemary
May 25 ○ San Marzano Tomato
May 25 ○ Serrano Pepper
May 25 ○ Shishito Pepper
May 25 ○ Spilanthes (Toothache Plant)
May 25 ○ Stevia
May 25 ○ Sweet Basil
May 25 ○ Thai Basil
May 25 ○ Thai Pepper
May 25 ○ Tomatillo
May 25 ○ Tomato

Harvest

May 8 ● Garden Cress
May 15 ● Radish
May 19 ● Claytonia (Miner's Lettuce)
May 19 ● Spinach
May 21 ● Mesclun Mix
May 23 ◐ Beet Greens
May 23 ● Mizuna
May 23 ● Mustard Greens
May 24 ● Large-Seeded Mâche
May 24 ● Mâche (Corn Salad)
May 28 ● Arugula
May 28 ● Komatsuna

JUNE

Direct Sow

Jun 1 ○ Asparagus Bean
Jun 1 ○ Bitter Melon
Jun 1 ○ Cowpeas (Black-eyed Peas)
Jun 1 ○ Malabar Spinach
Jun 1 ○ Mung Bean
Jun 1 ○ Okra
Jun 1 ○ Peanut
Jun 1 ○ Tepary Bean
Jun 1 ○ Winged Bean
Jun 1 ○ Yard-Long Bean
Jun 3 ● Parsnip
Jun 17 ● Brussels Sprouts
Jun 17 ● Purple Sprouting Broccoli

Transplant

Jun 1 ○ Eggplant
Jun 1 ○ Ghost Pepper
Jun 1 ○ Habanero
Jun 1 ○ Japanese Eggplant
Jun 1 ○ Jicama
Jun 1 ○ Lemongrass
Jun 1 ○ Rosa Bianca Eggplant
Jun 1 ○ Vietnamese Coriander
Jun 4 ○ Sweet Potato

Harvest

Jun 2 ● Broccoli Raab (Rapini)
Jun 2 ◐ Chervil
Jun 2 ● Tatsoi
Jun 2 ● Turnip
Jun 7 ● Land Cress (Upland Cress)
Jun 7 ◐ Lettuce (Loose-leaf)
Jun 7 ◐ Oakleaf Lettuce
Jun 12 ◐ Golden Beet
Jun 12 ● Green Onion (Scallion)
Jun 12 ● Perpetual Spinach
Jun 12 ● Sorrel
Jun 14 ● Kohlrabi
Jun 16 ◐ Agretti
Jun 16 ◐ Bok Choy
Jun 16 ◐ Dill
Jun 16 ◐ Fenugreek
Jun 16 ◐ Orach (Mountain Spinach)
Jun 17 ◐ Beets
Jun 17 ● Snow Peas
Jun 17 ● Viola
Jun 19 ◐ Butterhead Lettuce
Jun 21 ◐ Cilantro
Jun 21 ◐ Phacelia
Jun 21 ● Spigarello
Jun 21 ◐ Sweet Alyssum
Jun 22 ● Bunching Onion
Jun 22 ● Chives
Jun 22 ● Field Pea (Cover Crop)
Jun 22 ● Pansy
Jun 22 ● Shelling Peas
Jun 22 ● Snap Peas
Jun 23 ● Fava Beans
Jun 24 ◐ Lettuce (Head)
Jun 24 ◐ Nantes Carrot
Jun 24 ◐ Romaine Lettuce
Jun 26 ◐ Calendula
Jun 26 ◐ Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan)
Jun 26 ● Daikon Radish
Jun 26 ◐ Endive
Jun 26 ● Kale
Jun 26 ◐ Napa Cabbage
Jun 26 ◐ Rainbow Chard
Jun 26 ● Red Russian Kale
Jun 26 ◐ Swiss Chard
Jun 26 ● Watercress
Jun 26 ● Watermelon Radish
Jun 27 ◐ Rainbow Carrot

JULY

Direct Sow

Jul 1 ◐ Broccoli
Jul 1 ● Cabbage
Jul 1 ◐ Cauliflower
Jul 1 ● Red Cabbage
Jul 1 ◐ Romanesco
Jul 1 ● Rutabaga
Jul 1 ● Savoy Cabbage
Jul 15 ◐ Carrots
Jul 15 ● Collard Greens
Jul 15 ◐ Fennel
Jul 15 ◐ Fennel (Bulbing)
Jul 15 ◐ Nantes Carrot
Jul 15 ◐ Napa Cabbage
Jul 15 ◐ Rainbow Carrot
Jul 29 ◐ Beets
Jul 29 ● Black Radish
Jul 29 ◐ Bok Choy
Jul 29 ● Broccoli Raab (Rapini)
Jul 29 ◐ Butterhead Lettuce
Jul 29 ◐ Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan)
Jul 29 ● Daikon Radish
Jul 29 ◐ Endive
Jul 29 ◐ Escarole
Jul 29 ◐ Golden Beet
Jul 29 ● Kale
Jul 29 ● Kohlrabi
Jul 29 ● Lacinato Kale (Dinosaur)
Jul 29 ◐ Lettuce (Head)
Jul 29 ◐ Lettuce (Loose-leaf)
Jul 29 ◐ Oakleaf Lettuce
Jul 29 ● Radicchio
Jul 29 ● Red Russian Kale
Jul 29 ◐ Romaine Lettuce
Jul 29 ● Saffron Crocus
Jul 29 ● Spigarello
Jul 29 ● Watermelon Radish

Harvest

Jul 1 ● Black Radish
Jul 1 ◐ Cauliflower
Jul 1 ● Lacinato Kale (Dinosaur)
Jul 2 ◐ Carrots
Jul 2 ● Garlic Chives
Jul 4 ○ Purslane
Jul 6 ● Bachelor's Button (Cornflower)
Jul 6 ◐ Broccoli
Jul 6 ● Caraway
Jul 6 ◐ Chamomile (German)
Jul 6 ● Collard Greens
Jul 6 ● Radicchio
Jul 6 ● Winter Rye
Jul 7 ◐ Borage
Jul 7 ○ Marigold (French)
Jul 7 ○ Marigold (Signet)
Jul 7 ● Sweet Pea (Flower)
Jul 8 ● Egyptian Walking Onion
Jul 9 ○ Summer Squash
Jul 9 ○ Zucchini
Jul 11 ◐ Fennel
Jul 11 ◐ Fennel (Bulbing)
Jul 12 ○ Nasturtium
Jul 12 ○ Pickling Cucumber
Jul 12 ○ Summer Savory
Jul 12 ○ Yellow Crookneck Squash
Jul 14 ○ Bush Beans (Snap)
Jul 14 ○ Cucumber
Jul 14 ○ Epazote
Jul 14 ○ Green Beans (Bush)
Jul 14 ○ Kang Kong (Water Spinach)
Jul 14 ○ Molokhia
Jul 14 ○ Patty Pan Squash
Jul 14 ○ Squash (Companion Reference)
Jul 16 ● Cabbage
Jul 16 ● Catnip
Jul 16 ◐ Celtuce (Stem Lettuce)
Jul 16 ● Crimson Clover
Jul 16 ◐ Escarole
Jul 16 ● Lemon Balm
Jul 16 ● Mint (Peppermint)
Jul 16 ● Mint (Spearmint)
Jul 16 ◐ Parsley (Curly)
Jul 16 ◐ Parsley (Flat-leaf)
Jul 16 ◐ Potato
Jul 16 ● Roman Chamomile
Jul 17 ○ Four O'Clock
Jul 17 ● Larkspur
Jul 17 ○ Zinnia
Jul 19 ○ Cherry Tomato
Jul 19 ○ New Zealand Spinach
Jul 21 ● Red Cabbage
Jul 21 ◐ Romanesco
Jul 22 ● Shallot
Jul 24 ○ Armenian Cucumber
Jul 24 ○ Basil
Jul 24 ○ Genovese Basil
Jul 24 ○ Gherkin
Jul 24 ○ Grape Tomato
Jul 24 ○ Green Beans (Pole)
Jul 24 ○ Holy Basil (Tulsi)
Jul 24 ○ Lemon Basil
Jul 24 ○ Lemon Cucumber
Jul 24 ○ Papalo
Jul 24 ◐ Samphire
Jul 24 ○ Scarlet Runner Bean
Jul 24 ○ Shishito Pepper
Jul 24 ○ Shiso (Perilla)
Jul 24 ○ Sweet Basil
Jul 24 ○ Thai Basil
Jul 24 ○ Tomato
Jul 26 ● Feverfew
Jul 26 ● Good King Henry
Jul 26 ◐ Lentil
Jul 26 ● Lovage
Jul 26 ○ Malabar Spinach
Jul 26 ○ Okra
Jul 26 ● Savoy Cabbage
Jul 26 ◐ Yukon Gold Potato
Jul 27 ○ Celosia
Jul 27 ○ Cleome
Jul 27 ○ Cosmos
Jul 27 ○ Gladiolus
Jul 27 ○ Marigold (African)
Jul 27 ○ Morning Glory
Jul 27 ○ Nicotiana
Jul 27 ○ Petunia
Jul 27 ○ Sunflower
Jul 28 ○ Luffa
Jul 29 ○ Banana Pepper
Jul 29 ○ Corn
Jul 29 ○ Cucamelon
Jul 29 ○ Lima Beans
Jul 29 ○ Poblano Pepper
Jul 29 ○ Purple Basil
Jul 29 ◐ Stock
Jul 29 ○ Sweet Corn
Jul 30 ◐ German Thyme
Jul 30 ◐ Thyme
Jul 30 ◐ Winter Savory
Jul 31 ● Anise Hyssop
Jul 31 ○ Cowpeas (Black-eyed Peas)
Jul 31 ○ Japanese Eggplant
Jul 31 ○ Vietnamese Coriander

AUGUST

Direct Sow

Aug 12 ● Arugula
Aug 12 ◐ Beet Greens
Aug 12 ● Claytonia (Miner's Lettuce)
Aug 12 ● Crimson Clover
Aug 12 ● Egyptian Walking Onion
Aug 12 ● Komatsuna
Aug 12 ● Land Cress (Upland Cress)
Aug 12 ● Large-Seeded Mâche
Aug 12 ● Mâche (Corn Salad)
Aug 12 ● Mesclun Mix
Aug 12 ● Mizuna
Aug 12 ● Mustard Greens
Aug 12 ● Spinach
Aug 12 ● Tatsoi
Aug 12 ● Turnip
Aug 26 ● Elephant Garlic
Aug 26 ● Garlic
Aug 26 ● Hairy Vetch
Aug 26 ● Radish
Aug 26 ● Shallot
Aug 26 ● Winter Rye

Harvest

Aug 1 ● Onion
Aug 1 ○ Strawflower
Aug 3 ○ Buckwheat
Aug 3 ○ Cayenne Pepper
Aug 3 ○ Culantro
Aug 3 ○ Ground Cherry
Aug 3 ○ Husk Cherry
Aug 3 ○ Jalapeño
Aug 3 ○ Marjoram
Aug 3 ○ Paste Tomato
Aug 3 ○ Pepper (Bell)
Aug 3 ○ Pepper (Hot)
Aug 3 ○ Pimento Pepper
Aug 3 ○ Purple Tomatillo
Aug 3 ○ Roma Tomato
Aug 3 ○ Spilanthes (Toothache Plant)
Aug 3 ○ Watermelon
Aug 4 ● Hyssop
Aug 4 ◐ Sage
Aug 5 ● Bee Balm
Aug 5 ● Black-Eyed Susan
Aug 5 ● Brussels Sprouts
Aug 5 ● Comfrey
Aug 5 ◐ Coriander (Seed)
Aug 5 ○ Eggplant
Aug 5 ● Everbearing Strawberry
Aug 5 ◐ Fingerling Potato
Aug 5 ◐ Garbanzo Bean (Chickpea)
Aug 5 ◐ Quinoa
Aug 5 ● Rutabaga
Aug 5 ◐ Snapdragon
Aug 5 ● Strawberry
Aug 8 ○ Anaheim Pepper
Aug 8 ○ Cantaloupe
Aug 8 ○ Heirloom Tomato
Aug 8 ● Leek
Aug 8 ○ Muskmelon
Aug 8 ○ Serrano Pepper
Aug 8 ○ Soybeans (Edamame)
Aug 8 ○ Tomatillo
Aug 9 ◐ Creeping Savory
Aug 9 ◐ Greek Oregano
Aug 9 ◐ Oregano
Aug 9 ● Rue
Aug 9 ◐ Tarragon (French)
Aug 10 ○ Rosa Bianca Eggplant
Aug 10 ○ Yard-Long Bean
Aug 11 ○ Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)
Aug 11 ○ San Marzano Tomato
Aug 13 ○ Acorn Squash
Aug 13 ○ Beefsteak Tomato
Aug 13 ○ Delicata Squash
Aug 13 ○ Honeydew
Aug 13 ◐ Rosemary
Aug 13 ○ Thai Pepper
Aug 15 ○ Asparagus Bean
Aug 15 ● Burdock (Gobo)
Aug 15 ● Parsnip
Aug 15 ◐ Russet Potato
Aug 15 ● Yarrow
Aug 16 ○ Amaranth (Ornamental)
Aug 16 ◐ Fennel (Seed/Herb)
Aug 18 ○ Carnival Squash
Aug 18 ○ Dry Bean
Aug 18 ○ Winter Squash
Aug 19 ○ Dahlia
Aug 19 ○ Society Garlic
Aug 19 ● Wormwood
Aug 20 ○ Bitter Melon
Aug 21 ● Milkweed
Aug 21 ○ Spaghetti Squash
Aug 23 ○ Butternut Squash
Aug 23 ○ Cape Gooseberry
Aug 23 ○ Hyacinth Bean
Aug 23 ○ Kabocha Squash
Aug 23 ○ Pie Pumpkin
Aug 23 ○ Pumpkin
Aug 23 ○ Stevia
Aug 25 ● Salsify
Aug 25 ● Scorzonera
Aug 25 ○ Tepary Bean
Aug 26 ◐ Anise
Aug 28 ○ Hubbard Squash
Aug 28 ○ Long Pie Pumpkin
Aug 28 ○ Ornamental Gourd
Aug 28 ○ Popcorn
Aug 28 ○ Sugar Pumpkin
Aug 29 ◐ Celeriac
Aug 29 ◐ Celery
Aug 30 ○ Habanero
Aug 30 ○ Lemongrass
Aug 30 ○ Mung Bean

SEPTEMBER

Harvest

Sep 2 ○ Amaranth (Grain)
Sep 2 ○ Cumin
Sep 2 ◐ Lavender
Sep 2 ○ Sweet Potato
Sep 4 ● Alpine Strawberry
Sep 4 ◐ Artichoke (Globe)
Sep 4 ● Echinacea (Coneflower)
Sep 4 ● Jerusalem Artichoke
Sep 4 ● Marshmallow (Herb)
Sep 4 ● Purple Sprouting Broccoli
Sep 4 ● Skirret
Sep 4 ● Sunchoke
Sep 4 ● Tree Collard
Sep 4 ● Valerian
Sep 5 ● Elephant Garlic
Sep 5 ● Garlic
Sep 9 ○ Ghost Pepper
Sep 10 ● Horseradish
Sep 22 ◐ Cardoon
Sep 29 ○ Jicama
Sep 29 ○ Peanut
Sep 29 ○ Winged Bean

OCTOBER

No standard planting actions this month for ZIP 04056. Use this time to plan your garden and browse the growing database.

NOVEMBER

No standard planting actions this month for ZIP 04056. Use this time to plan your garden and browse the growing database.

DECEMBER

No standard planting actions this month for ZIP 04056. 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 04056 (Zone 5b). 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 14) and first fall frost (Sep 30). The frost dates are the median values from NOAA's 1991–2020 Climate Normals for the nearest weather station, and the hardiness zone (5b) 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 04056
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.