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

Planting Calendar · Zone 6a · ZIP 04063

What to plant in the 6a zone area, by month.

A complete year of planting actions for ZIP 04063 — based on NOAA frost data and 798 crop schedules. Last spring frost: May 9. First fall frost: Oct 3. USDA Zone 6a.

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

JANUARY

Direct Sow

Jan 3 ● Elephant Garlic
Jan 3 ● Garlic

FEBRUARY

Start Indoors

Feb 21 ● Alpine Strawberry
Feb 21 ◐ Celery
Feb 21 ◐ Lavender
Feb 28 ○ Ghost Pepper
Feb 28 ○ Habanero

MARCH

Start Indoors

Mar 7 ○ Anaheim Pepper
Mar 7 ◐ Artichoke (Globe)
Mar 7 ○ Banana Pepper
Mar 7 ● Bee Balm
Mar 7 ○ Cayenne Pepper
Mar 7 ◐ Celeriac
Mar 7 ● Chives
Mar 7 ● Echinacea (Coneflower)
Mar 7 ● Garlic Chives
Mar 7 ◐ German Thyme
Mar 7 ● Hyssop
Mar 7 ○ Jalapeño
Mar 7 ● Leek
Mar 7 ● Milkweed
Mar 7 ● Mint (Spearmint)
Mar 7 ● Onion
Mar 7 ● Pansy
Mar 7 ◐ Parsley (Curly)
Mar 7 ◐ Parsley (Flat-leaf)
Mar 7 ○ Pepper (Bell)
Mar 7 ○ Pepper (Hot)
Mar 7 ○ Petunia
Mar 7 ○ Pimento Pepper
Mar 7 ○ Poblano Pepper
Mar 7 ◐ Rosemary
Mar 7 ● Rue
Mar 7 ○ Serrano Pepper
Mar 7 ○ Shishito Pepper
Mar 7 ◐ Snapdragon
Mar 7 ○ Stevia
Mar 7 ◐ Stock
Mar 7 ○ Thai Pepper
Mar 7 ◐ Thyme
Mar 7 ● Valerian
Mar 7 ● Viola
Mar 7 ● Wormwood
Mar 7 ● Yarrow
Mar 21 ● Anise Hyssop
Mar 21 ○ Beefsteak Tomato
Mar 21 ● Black-Eyed Susan
Mar 21 ● Bunching Onion
Mar 21 ○ Cape Gooseberry
Mar 21 ◐ Cardoon
Mar 21 ● Catnip
Mar 21 ○ Cherry Tomato
Mar 21 ○ Culantro
Mar 21 ○ Eggplant
Mar 21 ● Feverfew
Mar 21 ○ Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)
Mar 21 ○ Grape Tomato
Mar 21 ◐ Greek Oregano
Mar 21 ● Green Onion (Scallion)
Mar 21 ○ Ground Cherry
Mar 21 ○ Heirloom Tomato
Mar 21 ○ Husk Cherry
Mar 21 ○ Japanese Eggplant
Mar 21 ○ Jicama
Mar 21 ● Lemon Balm
Mar 21 ○ Marjoram
Mar 21 ○ Nicotiana
Mar 21 ◐ Oregano
Mar 21 ○ Paste Tomato
Mar 21 ○ Purple Tomatillo
Mar 21 ○ Roma Tomato
Mar 21 ● Roman Chamomile
Mar 21 ○ Rosa Bianca Eggplant
Mar 21 ◐ Sage
Mar 21 ○ San Marzano Tomato
Mar 21 ○ Spilanthes (Toothache Plant)
Mar 21 ○ Strawflower
Mar 21 ● Sweet Pea (Flower)
Mar 21 ○ Tomatillo
Mar 21 ○ Tomato
Mar 21 ◐ Winter Savory

APRIL

Start Indoors

Apr 4 ○ Basil
Apr 4 ◐ Broccoli
Apr 4 ● Brussels Sprouts
Apr 4 ◐ Butterhead Lettuce
Apr 4 ● Cabbage
Apr 4 ◐ Calendula
Apr 4 ◐ Cauliflower
Apr 4 ○ Celosia
Apr 4 ◐ Chamomile (German)
Apr 4 ○ Cleome
Apr 4 ● Collard Greens
Apr 4 ○ Cosmos
Apr 4 ○ Cumin
Apr 4 ○ Four O'Clock
Apr 4 ○ Genovese Basil
Apr 4 ○ Holy Basil (Tulsi)
Apr 4 ● Kale
Apr 4 ● Kohlrabi
Apr 4 ● Lacinato Kale (Dinosaur)
Apr 4 ○ Lemon Basil
Apr 4 ◐ Lettuce (Head)
Apr 4 ◐ Lettuce (Loose-leaf)
Apr 4 ○ Luffa
Apr 4 ○ Malabar Spinach
Apr 4 ○ Marigold (African)
Apr 4 ○ Marigold (French)
Apr 4 ○ Marigold (Signet)
Apr 4 ◐ Oakleaf Lettuce
Apr 4 ○ Purple Basil
Apr 4 ● Purple Sprouting Broccoli
Apr 4 ◐ Rainbow Chard
Apr 4 ● Red Cabbage
Apr 4 ● Red Russian Kale
Apr 4 ◐ Romaine Lettuce
Apr 4 ◐ Romanesco
Apr 4 ● Savoy Cabbage
Apr 4 ○ Shiso (Perilla)
Apr 4 ○ Summer Savory
Apr 4 ◐ Sweet Alyssum
Apr 4 ○ Sweet Basil
Apr 4 ◐ Swiss Chard
Apr 4 ○ Thai Basil
Apr 4 ○ Zinnia
Apr 15 ○ Amaranth (Grain)
Apr 15 ○ Amaranth (Ornamental)
Apr 15 ○ Bitter Melon
Apr 15 ○ Cucamelon
Apr 15 ○ Hyacinth Bean
Apr 15 ○ Kang Kong (Water Spinach)
Apr 15 ○ Molokhia
Apr 15 ○ New Zealand Spinach
Apr 15 ○ Okra
Apr 15 ○ Ornamental Gourd
Apr 15 ○ Winged Bean
Apr 22 ○ Acorn Squash
Apr 22 ○ Armenian Cucumber
Apr 22 ○ Butternut Squash
Apr 22 ○ Cantaloupe
Apr 22 ○ Carnival Squash
Apr 22 ○ Cucumber
Apr 22 ○ Delicata Squash
Apr 22 ○ Honeydew
Apr 22 ○ Hubbard Squash
Apr 22 ○ Kabocha Squash
Apr 22 ○ Lemon Cucumber
Apr 22 ○ Long Pie Pumpkin
Apr 22 ○ Muskmelon
Apr 22 ○ Patty Pan Squash
Apr 22 ○ Pickling Cucumber
Apr 22 ○ Pie Pumpkin
Apr 22 ○ Pumpkin
Apr 22 ○ Spaghetti Squash
Apr 22 ○ Sugar Pumpkin
Apr 22 ○ Summer Squash
Apr 22 ○ Watermelon
Apr 22 ○ Winter Squash
Apr 22 ○ Yellow Crookneck Squash
Apr 22 ○ Zucchini

Direct Sow

Apr 4 ● Claytonia (Miner's Lettuce)
Apr 4 ● Fava Beans
Apr 4 ● Large-Seeded Mâche
Apr 4 ● Mâche (Corn Salad)
Apr 4 ● Spinach
Apr 18 ● Arugula
Apr 18 ◐ Beet Greens
Apr 18 ◐ Beets
Apr 18 ● Broccoli Raab (Rapini)
Apr 18 ● Bunching Onion
Apr 18 ◐ Butterhead Lettuce
Apr 18 ◐ Carrots
Apr 18 ◐ Celtuce (Stem Lettuce)
Apr 18 ◐ Chervil
Apr 18 ● Chives
Apr 18 ● Collard Greens
Apr 18 ● Field Pea (Cover Crop)
Apr 18 ● Garden Cress
Apr 18 ● Garlic Chives
Apr 18 ◐ Golden Beet
Apr 18 ● Green Onion (Scallion)
Apr 18 ● Kale
Apr 18 ● Kohlrabi
Apr 18 ● Komatsuna
Apr 18 ● Lacinato Kale (Dinosaur)
Apr 18 ● Land Cress (Upland Cress)
Apr 18 ● Larkspur
Apr 18 ◐ Lettuce (Head)
Apr 18 ◐ Lettuce (Loose-leaf)
Apr 18 ● Mesclun Mix
Apr 18 ● Milkweed
Apr 18 ● Mizuna
Apr 18 ● Mustard Greens
Apr 18 ◐ Nantes Carrot
Apr 18 ◐ Oakleaf Lettuce
Apr 18 ● Onion
Apr 18 ● Perpetual Spinach
Apr 18 ● Radish
Apr 18 ◐ Rainbow Carrot
Apr 18 ● Red Russian Kale
Apr 18 ◐ Romaine Lettuce
Apr 18 ● Shallot
Apr 18 ● Shelling Peas
Apr 18 ● Snap Peas
Apr 18 ● Snow Peas
Apr 18 ● Sorrel
Apr 18 ● Spigarello
Apr 18 ● Sweet Pea (Flower)
Apr 18 ● Tatsoi
Apr 18 ● Turnip

Transplant

Apr 4 ● Egyptian Walking Onion
Apr 18 ● Horseradish
Apr 18 ● Onion
Apr 18 ● Pansy
Apr 18 ● Viola
Apr 25 ◐ Butterhead Lettuce
Apr 25 ● Kohlrabi
Apr 25 ● Leek
Apr 25 ◐ Lettuce (Head)
Apr 25 ◐ Romaine Lettuce
Apr 25 ◐ Stock

MAY

Direct Sow

May 2 ◐ Agretti
May 2 ● Anise Hyssop
May 2 ● Bachelor's Button (Cornflower)
May 2 ● Black Radish
May 2 ● Black-Eyed Susan
May 2 ◐ Bok Choy
May 2 ● Burdock (Gobo)
May 2 ◐ Calendula
May 2 ● Caraway
May 2 ● Catnip
May 2 ◐ Chamomile (German)
May 2 ◐ Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan)
May 2 ◐ Cilantro
May 2 ◐ Coriander (Seed)
May 2 ● Crimson Clover
May 2 ● Daikon Radish
May 2 ◐ Dill
May 2 ◐ Endive
May 2 ◐ Escarole
May 2 ◐ Fennel
May 2 ◐ Fennel (Bulbing)
May 2 ◐ Fenugreek
May 2 ● Feverfew
May 2 ◐ Fingerling Potato
May 2 ◐ Garbanzo Bean (Chickpea)
May 2 ● Good King Henry
May 2 ● Jerusalem Artichoke
May 2 ● Lemon Balm
May 2 ◐ Lentil
May 2 ● Lovage
May 2 ● Marshmallow (Herb)
May 2 ◐ Napa Cabbage
May 2 ◐ Orach (Mountain Spinach)
May 2 ◐ Parsley (Curly)
May 2 ◐ Parsley (Flat-leaf)
May 2 ● Parsnip
May 2 ◐ Phacelia
May 2 ◐ Potato
May 2 ◐ Quinoa
May 2 ● Radicchio
May 2 ◐ Rainbow Chard
May 2 ◐ Russet Potato
May 2 ● Rutabaga
May 2 ● Salsify
May 2 ● Scorzonera
May 2 ● Skirret
May 2 ● Sunchoke
May 2 ◐ Sweet Alyssum
May 2 ◐ Swiss Chard
May 2 ● Valerian
May 2 ● Watercress
May 2 ● Watermelon Radish
May 2 ● Winter Rye
May 2 ◐ Yukon Gold Potato
May 13 ○ Amaranth (Ornamental)
May 13 ◐ Anise
May 13 ◐ Borage
May 13 ○ Celosia
May 13 ○ Cleome
May 13 ○ Cosmos
May 13 ◐ Fennel (Seed/Herb)
May 13 ○ Four O'Clock
May 13 ○ Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)
May 13 ○ Marigold (African)
May 13 ○ Marigold (French)
May 13 ○ Marigold (Signet)
May 13 ○ Morning Glory
May 13 ○ Nasturtium
May 13 ○ Strawflower
May 13 ○ Summer Savory
May 13 ○ Sunflower
May 13 ○ Zinnia
May 20 ○ Acorn Squash
May 20 ○ Amaranth (Grain)
May 20 ○ Armenian Cucumber
May 20 ○ Basil
May 20 ○ Buckwheat
May 20 ○ Bush Beans (Snap)
May 20 ○ Butternut Squash
May 20 ○ Cantaloupe
May 20 ○ Carnival Squash
May 20 ○ Corn
May 20 ○ Cucamelon
May 20 ○ Cucumber
May 20 ○ Cumin
May 20 ○ Delicata Squash
May 20 ○ Dry Bean
May 20 ○ Epazote
May 20 ○ Genovese Basil
May 20 ○ Gherkin
May 20 ○ Green Beans (Bush)
May 20 ○ Green Beans (Pole)
May 20 ○ Honeydew
May 20 ○ Hubbard Squash
May 20 ○ Hyacinth Bean
May 20 ○ Kabocha Squash
May 20 ○ Kang Kong (Water Spinach)
May 20 ○ Lemon Basil
May 20 ○ Lemon Cucumber
May 20 ○ Lima Beans
May 20 ○ Long Pie Pumpkin
May 20 ○ Molokhia
May 20 ○ Muskmelon
May 20 ○ New Zealand Spinach
May 20 ○ Ornamental Gourd
May 20 ○ Papalo
May 20 ○ Patty Pan Squash
May 20 ○ Pickling Cucumber
May 20 ○ Pie Pumpkin
May 20 ○ Popcorn
May 20 ○ Pumpkin
May 20 ○ Purple Basil
May 20 ○ Purslane
May 20 ◐ Samphire
May 20 ○ Scarlet Runner Bean
May 20 ○ Shiso (Perilla)
May 20 ○ Soybeans (Edamame)
May 20 ○ Spaghetti Squash
May 20 ○ Squash (Companion Reference)
May 20 ○ Sugar Pumpkin
May 20 ○ Summer Squash
May 20 ○ Sweet Basil
May 20 ○ Sweet Corn
May 20 ○ Thai Basil
May 20 ○ Watermelon
May 20 ○ Winter Squash
May 20 ○ Yellow Crookneck Squash
May 20 ○ Zucchini
May 27 ○ Asparagus Bean
May 27 ○ Bitter Melon
May 27 ○ Cowpeas (Black-eyed Peas)
May 27 ○ Malabar Spinach
May 27 ○ Mung Bean
May 27 ○ Okra
May 27 ○ Peanut
May 27 ○ Tepary Bean
May 27 ○ Winged Bean
May 27 ○ Yard-Long Bean

Transplant

May 2 ● Alpine Strawberry
May 2 ◐ Artichoke (Globe)
May 2 ● Bee Balm
May 2 ◐ Bok Choy
May 2 ◐ Broccoli
May 2 ● Brussels Sprouts
May 2 ● Cabbage
May 2 ◐ Cauliflower
May 2 ◐ Celtuce (Stem Lettuce)
May 2 ◐ Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan)
May 2 ● Collard Greens
May 2 ● Comfrey
May 2 ● Echinacea (Coneflower)
May 2 ◐ Endive
May 2 ◐ Escarole
May 2 ● Everbearing Strawberry
May 2 ◐ Fennel
May 2 ◐ Fennel (Bulbing)
May 2 ● Kale
May 2 ● Lacinato Kale (Dinosaur)
May 2 ● Mint (Peppermint)
May 2 ● Mint (Spearmint)
May 2 ◐ Napa Cabbage
May 2 ● Purple Sprouting Broccoli
May 2 ● Radicchio
May 2 ● Red Cabbage
May 2 ● Red Russian Kale
May 2 ● Roman Chamomile
May 2 ◐ Romanesco
May 2 ● Savoy Cabbage
May 2 ◐ Snapdragon
May 2 ● Spigarello
May 2 ● Strawberry
May 2 ● Tree Collard
May 2 ● Yarrow
May 13 ○ Gladiolus
May 13 ○ Nicotiana
May 13 ○ Petunia
May 16 ◐ Celeriac
May 16 ◐ Celery
May 16 ◐ Creeping Savory
May 16 ○ Dahlia
May 16 ◐ German Thyme
May 16 ◐ Greek Oregano
May 16 ● Hyssop
May 16 ◐ Oregano
May 16 ● Rue
May 16 ◐ Sage
May 16 ○ Society Garlic
May 16 ◐ Tarragon (French)
May 16 ◐ Thyme
May 16 ◐ Winter Savory
May 16 ● Wormwood
May 20 ○ Anaheim Pepper
May 20 ○ Banana Pepper
May 20 ○ Basil
May 20 ○ Beefsteak Tomato
May 20 ○ Cape Gooseberry
May 20 ◐ Cardoon
May 20 ○ Cayenne Pepper
May 20 ○ Cherry Tomato
May 20 ○ Cucumber
May 20 ○ Culantro
May 20 ○ Genovese Basil
May 20 ○ Grape Tomato
May 20 ○ Ground Cherry
May 20 ○ Heirloom Tomato
May 20 ○ Holy Basil (Tulsi)
May 20 ○ Husk Cherry
May 20 ○ Jalapeño
May 20 ◐ Lavender
May 20 ○ Lemon Basil
May 20 ○ Marjoram
May 20 ○ Paste Tomato
May 20 ○ Pepper (Bell)
May 20 ○ Pepper (Hot)
May 20 ○ Pimento Pepper
May 20 ○ Poblano Pepper
May 20 ○ Purple Basil
May 20 ○ Purple Tomatillo
May 20 ○ Roma Tomato
May 20 ◐ Rosemary
May 20 ○ San Marzano Tomato
May 20 ○ Serrano Pepper
May 20 ○ Shishito Pepper
May 20 ○ Spilanthes (Toothache Plant)
May 20 ○ Stevia
May 20 ○ Sweet Basil
May 20 ○ Thai Basil
May 20 ○ Thai Pepper
May 20 ○ Tomatillo
May 20 ○ Tomato
May 27 ○ Eggplant
May 27 ○ Ghost Pepper
May 27 ○ Habanero
May 27 ○ Japanese Eggplant
May 27 ○ Jicama
May 27 ○ Lemongrass
May 27 ○ Rosa Bianca Eggplant
May 27 ○ Vietnamese Coriander
May 30 ○ Sweet Potato

Harvest

May 3 ● Garden Cress
May 10 ● Radish
May 14 ● Claytonia (Miner's Lettuce)
May 14 ● Spinach
May 16 ● Mesclun Mix
May 18 ◐ Beet Greens
May 18 ● Mizuna
May 18 ● Mustard Greens
May 19 ● Large-Seeded Mâche
May 19 ● Mâche (Corn Salad)
May 23 ● Arugula
May 23 ● Komatsuna
May 28 ● Broccoli Raab (Rapini)
May 28 ◐ Chervil
May 28 ● Tatsoi
May 28 ● Turnip

JUNE

Direct Sow

Jun 6 ● Parsnip
Jun 20 ● Brussels Sprouts
Jun 20 ● Purple Sprouting Broccoli

Harvest

Jun 2 ● Land Cress (Upland Cress)
Jun 2 ◐ Lettuce (Loose-leaf)
Jun 2 ◐ Oakleaf Lettuce
Jun 7 ◐ Golden Beet
Jun 7 ● Green Onion (Scallion)
Jun 7 ● Perpetual Spinach
Jun 7 ● Sorrel
Jun 9 ● Kohlrabi
Jun 11 ◐ Agretti
Jun 11 ◐ Bok Choy
Jun 11 ◐ Dill
Jun 11 ◐ Fenugreek
Jun 11 ◐ Orach (Mountain Spinach)
Jun 12 ◐ Beets
Jun 12 ● Snow Peas
Jun 12 ● Viola
Jun 14 ◐ Butterhead Lettuce
Jun 16 ◐ Cilantro
Jun 16 ◐ Phacelia
Jun 16 ● Spigarello
Jun 16 ◐ Sweet Alyssum
Jun 17 ● Bunching Onion
Jun 17 ● Chives
Jun 17 ● Field Pea (Cover Crop)
Jun 17 ● Pansy
Jun 17 ● Shelling Peas
Jun 17 ● Snap Peas
Jun 18 ● Fava Beans
Jun 19 ◐ Lettuce (Head)
Jun 19 ◐ Nantes Carrot
Jun 19 ◐ Romaine Lettuce
Jun 21 ◐ Calendula
Jun 21 ◐ Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan)
Jun 21 ● Daikon Radish
Jun 21 ◐ Endive
Jun 21 ● Kale
Jun 21 ◐ Napa Cabbage
Jun 21 ◐ Rainbow Chard
Jun 21 ● Red Russian Kale
Jun 21 ◐ Swiss Chard
Jun 21 ● Watercress
Jun 21 ● Watermelon Radish
Jun 22 ◐ Rainbow Carrot
Jun 26 ● Black Radish
Jun 26 ◐ Cauliflower
Jun 26 ● Lacinato Kale (Dinosaur)
Jun 27 ◐ Carrots
Jun 27 ● Garlic Chives
Jun 29 ○ Purslane

JULY

Direct Sow

Jul 4 ◐ Broccoli
Jul 4 ● Cabbage
Jul 4 ◐ Cauliflower
Jul 4 ● Red Cabbage
Jul 4 ◐ Romanesco
Jul 4 ● Rutabaga
Jul 4 ● Savoy Cabbage
Jul 18 ◐ Carrots
Jul 18 ● Collard Greens
Jul 18 ◐ Fennel
Jul 18 ◐ Fennel (Bulbing)
Jul 18 ◐ Nantes Carrot
Jul 18 ◐ Napa Cabbage
Jul 18 ◐ Rainbow Carrot

Harvest

Jul 1 ● Bachelor's Button (Cornflower)
Jul 1 ◐ Broccoli
Jul 1 ● Caraway
Jul 1 ◐ Chamomile (German)
Jul 1 ● Collard Greens
Jul 1 ● Radicchio
Jul 1 ● Winter Rye
Jul 2 ◐ Borage
Jul 2 ○ Marigold (French)
Jul 2 ○ Marigold (Signet)
Jul 2 ● Sweet Pea (Flower)
Jul 3 ● Egyptian Walking Onion
Jul 4 ○ Summer Squash
Jul 4 ○ Zucchini
Jul 6 ◐ Fennel
Jul 6 ◐ Fennel (Bulbing)
Jul 7 ○ Nasturtium
Jul 7 ○ Pickling Cucumber
Jul 7 ○ Summer Savory
Jul 7 ○ Yellow Crookneck Squash
Jul 9 ○ Bush Beans (Snap)
Jul 9 ○ Cucumber
Jul 9 ○ Epazote
Jul 9 ○ Green Beans (Bush)
Jul 9 ○ Kang Kong (Water Spinach)
Jul 9 ○ Molokhia
Jul 9 ○ Patty Pan Squash
Jul 9 ○ Squash (Companion Reference)
Jul 11 ● Cabbage
Jul 11 ● Catnip
Jul 11 ◐ Celtuce (Stem Lettuce)
Jul 11 ● Crimson Clover
Jul 11 ◐ Escarole
Jul 11 ● Lemon Balm
Jul 11 ● Mint (Peppermint)
Jul 11 ● Mint (Spearmint)
Jul 11 ◐ Parsley (Curly)
Jul 11 ◐ Parsley (Flat-leaf)
Jul 11 ◐ Potato
Jul 11 ● Roman Chamomile
Jul 12 ○ Four O'Clock
Jul 12 ● Larkspur
Jul 12 ○ Zinnia
Jul 14 ○ Cherry Tomato
Jul 14 ○ New Zealand Spinach
Jul 16 ● Red Cabbage
Jul 16 ◐ Romanesco
Jul 17 ● Shallot
Jul 19 ○ Armenian Cucumber
Jul 19 ○ Basil
Jul 19 ○ Genovese Basil
Jul 19 ○ Gherkin
Jul 19 ○ Grape Tomato
Jul 19 ○ Green Beans (Pole)
Jul 19 ○ Holy Basil (Tulsi)
Jul 19 ○ Lemon Basil
Jul 19 ○ Lemon Cucumber
Jul 19 ○ Papalo
Jul 19 ◐ Samphire
Jul 19 ○ Scarlet Runner Bean
Jul 19 ○ Shishito Pepper
Jul 19 ○ Shiso (Perilla)
Jul 19 ○ Sweet Basil
Jul 19 ○ Thai Basil
Jul 19 ○ Tomato
Jul 21 ● Feverfew
Jul 21 ● Good King Henry
Jul 21 ◐ Lentil
Jul 21 ● Lovage
Jul 21 ○ Malabar Spinach
Jul 21 ○ Okra
Jul 21 ● Savoy Cabbage
Jul 21 ◐ Yukon Gold Potato
Jul 22 ○ Celosia
Jul 22 ○ Cleome
Jul 22 ○ Cosmos
Jul 22 ○ Gladiolus
Jul 22 ○ Marigold (African)
Jul 22 ○ Morning Glory
Jul 22 ○ Nicotiana
Jul 22 ○ Petunia
Jul 22 ○ Sunflower
Jul 23 ○ Luffa
Jul 24 ○ Banana Pepper
Jul 24 ○ Corn
Jul 24 ○ Cucamelon
Jul 24 ○ Lima Beans
Jul 24 ○ Poblano Pepper
Jul 24 ○ Purple Basil
Jul 24 ◐ Stock
Jul 24 ○ Sweet Corn
Jul 25 ◐ German Thyme
Jul 25 ◐ Thyme
Jul 25 ◐ Winter Savory
Jul 26 ● Anise Hyssop
Jul 26 ○ Cowpeas (Black-eyed Peas)
Jul 26 ○ Japanese Eggplant
Jul 26 ○ Vietnamese Coriander
Jul 27 ● Onion
Jul 27 ○ Strawflower
Jul 29 ○ Buckwheat
Jul 29 ○ Cayenne Pepper
Jul 29 ○ Culantro
Jul 29 ○ Ground Cherry
Jul 29 ○ Husk Cherry
Jul 29 ○ Jalapeño
Jul 29 ○ Marjoram
Jul 29 ○ Paste Tomato
Jul 29 ○ Pepper (Bell)
Jul 29 ○ Pepper (Hot)
Jul 29 ○ Pimento Pepper
Jul 29 ○ Purple Tomatillo
Jul 29 ○ Roma Tomato
Jul 29 ○ Spilanthes (Toothache Plant)
Jul 29 ○ Watermelon
Jul 30 ● Hyssop
Jul 30 ◐ Sage
Jul 31 ● Bee Balm
Jul 31 ● Black-Eyed Susan
Jul 31 ● Brussels Sprouts
Jul 31 ● Comfrey
Jul 31 ◐ Coriander (Seed)
Jul 31 ○ Eggplant
Jul 31 ● Everbearing Strawberry
Jul 31 ◐ Fingerling Potato
Jul 31 ◐ Garbanzo Bean (Chickpea)
Jul 31 ◐ Quinoa
Jul 31 ● Rutabaga
Jul 31 ◐ Snapdragon
Jul 31 ● Strawberry

AUGUST

Direct Sow

Aug 1 ◐ Beets
Aug 1 ● Black Radish
Aug 1 ◐ Bok Choy
Aug 1 ● Broccoli Raab (Rapini)
Aug 1 ◐ Butterhead Lettuce
Aug 1 ◐ Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan)
Aug 1 ● Daikon Radish
Aug 1 ◐ Endive
Aug 1 ◐ Escarole
Aug 1 ◐ Golden Beet
Aug 1 ● Kale
Aug 1 ● Kohlrabi
Aug 1 ● Lacinato Kale (Dinosaur)
Aug 1 ◐ Lettuce (Head)
Aug 1 ◐ Lettuce (Loose-leaf)
Aug 1 ◐ Oakleaf Lettuce
Aug 1 ● Radicchio
Aug 1 ● Red Russian Kale
Aug 1 ◐ Romaine Lettuce
Aug 1 ● Saffron Crocus
Aug 1 ● Spigarello
Aug 1 ● Watermelon Radish
Aug 15 ● Arugula
Aug 15 ◐ Beet Greens
Aug 15 ● Claytonia (Miner's Lettuce)
Aug 15 ● Crimson Clover
Aug 15 ● Egyptian Walking Onion
Aug 15 ● Komatsuna
Aug 15 ● Land Cress (Upland Cress)
Aug 15 ● Large-Seeded Mâche
Aug 15 ● Mâche (Corn Salad)
Aug 15 ● Mesclun Mix
Aug 15 ● Mizuna
Aug 15 ● Mustard Greens
Aug 15 ● Spinach
Aug 15 ● Tatsoi
Aug 15 ● Turnip
Aug 29 ● Elephant Garlic
Aug 29 ● Garlic
Aug 29 ● Hairy Vetch
Aug 29 ● Radish
Aug 29 ● Shallot
Aug 29 ● Winter Rye

Transplant

Aug 1 ● Saffron Crocus

Harvest

Aug 3 ○ Anaheim Pepper
Aug 3 ○ Cantaloupe
Aug 3 ○ Heirloom Tomato
Aug 3 ● Leek
Aug 3 ○ Muskmelon
Aug 3 ○ Serrano Pepper
Aug 3 ○ Soybeans (Edamame)
Aug 3 ○ Tomatillo
Aug 4 ◐ Creeping Savory
Aug 4 ◐ Greek Oregano
Aug 4 ◐ Oregano
Aug 4 ● Rue
Aug 4 ◐ Tarragon (French)
Aug 5 ○ Rosa Bianca Eggplant
Aug 5 ○ Yard-Long Bean
Aug 6 ○ Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)
Aug 6 ○ San Marzano Tomato
Aug 8 ○ Acorn Squash
Aug 8 ○ Beefsteak Tomato
Aug 8 ○ Delicata Squash
Aug 8 ○ Honeydew
Aug 8 ◐ Rosemary
Aug 8 ○ Thai Pepper
Aug 10 ○ Asparagus Bean
Aug 10 ● Burdock (Gobo)
Aug 10 ● Parsnip
Aug 10 ◐ Russet Potato
Aug 10 ● Yarrow
Aug 11 ○ Amaranth (Ornamental)
Aug 11 ◐ Fennel (Seed/Herb)
Aug 13 ○ Carnival Squash
Aug 13 ○ Dry Bean
Aug 13 ○ Winter Squash
Aug 14 ○ Dahlia
Aug 14 ○ Society Garlic
Aug 14 ● Wormwood
Aug 15 ○ Bitter Melon
Aug 16 ● Milkweed
Aug 16 ○ Spaghetti Squash
Aug 18 ○ Butternut Squash
Aug 18 ○ Cape Gooseberry
Aug 18 ○ Hyacinth Bean
Aug 18 ○ Kabocha Squash
Aug 18 ○ Pie Pumpkin
Aug 18 ○ Pumpkin
Aug 18 ○ Stevia
Aug 20 ● Salsify
Aug 20 ● Scorzonera
Aug 20 ○ Tepary Bean
Aug 21 ◐ Anise
Aug 23 ○ Hubbard Squash
Aug 23 ○ Long Pie Pumpkin
Aug 23 ○ Ornamental Gourd
Aug 23 ○ Popcorn
Aug 23 ○ Sugar Pumpkin
Aug 24 ◐ Celeriac
Aug 24 ◐ Celery
Aug 25 ○ Habanero
Aug 25 ○ Lemongrass
Aug 25 ○ Mung Bean
Aug 28 ○ Amaranth (Grain)
Aug 28 ○ Cumin
Aug 28 ◐ Lavender
Aug 28 ○ Sweet Potato
Aug 30 ● Alpine Strawberry
Aug 30 ◐ Artichoke (Globe)
Aug 30 ● Echinacea (Coneflower)
Aug 30 ● Jerusalem Artichoke
Aug 30 ● Marshmallow (Herb)
Aug 30 ● Purple Sprouting Broccoli
Aug 30 ● Skirret
Aug 30 ● Sunchoke
Aug 30 ● Tree Collard
Aug 30 ● Valerian
Aug 31 ● Elephant Garlic
Aug 31 ● Garlic

SEPTEMBER

Harvest

Sep 4 ○ Ghost Pepper
Sep 5 ● Horseradish
Sep 17 ◐ Cardoon
Sep 24 ○ Jicama
Sep 24 ○ Peanut
Sep 24 ○ Winged Bean
Sep 30 ● Saffron Crocus

OCTOBER

No standard planting actions this month for ZIP 04063. Use this time to plan your garden and browse the growing database.

NOVEMBER

No standard planting actions this month for ZIP 04063. Use this time to plan your garden and browse the growing database.

DECEMBER

No standard planting actions this month for ZIP 04063. 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 04063 (Zone 6a). 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 9) and first fall frost (Oct 3). 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 04063
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.