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

Planting Calendar · Zone 5a · ZIP 04481

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

A complete year of planting actions for ZIP 04481 — based on NOAA frost data and 796 crop schedules. Last spring frost: May 13. First fall frost: Sep 30. USDA Zone 5a.

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

JANUARY

Direct Sow

Jan 7 ● Elephant Garlic
Jan 7 ● Garlic

FEBRUARY

Start Indoors

Feb 25 ● Alpine Strawberry
Feb 25 ◐ Celery
Feb 25 ◐ Lavender

MARCH

Start Indoors

Mar 4 ○ Ghost Pepper
Mar 4 ○ Habanero
Mar 11 ○ Anaheim Pepper
Mar 11 ◐ Artichoke (Globe)
Mar 11 ○ Banana Pepper
Mar 11 ● Bee Balm
Mar 11 ○ Cayenne Pepper
Mar 11 ◐ Celeriac
Mar 11 ● Chives
Mar 11 ● Echinacea (Coneflower)
Mar 11 ● Garlic Chives
Mar 11 ◐ German Thyme
Mar 11 ● Hyssop
Mar 11 ○ Jalapeño
Mar 11 ● Leek
Mar 11 ● Milkweed
Mar 11 ● Mint (Spearmint)
Mar 11 ● Onion
Mar 11 ● Pansy
Mar 11 ◐ Parsley (Curly)
Mar 11 ◐ Parsley (Flat-leaf)
Mar 11 ○ Pepper (Bell)
Mar 11 ○ Pepper (Hot)
Mar 11 ○ Petunia
Mar 11 ○ Pimento Pepper
Mar 11 ○ Poblano Pepper
Mar 11 ◐ Rosemary
Mar 11 ● Rue
Mar 11 ○ Serrano Pepper
Mar 11 ○ Shishito Pepper
Mar 11 ◐ Snapdragon
Mar 11 ○ Stevia
Mar 11 ◐ Stock
Mar 11 ○ Thai Pepper
Mar 11 ◐ Thyme
Mar 11 ● Valerian
Mar 11 ● Viola
Mar 11 ● Wormwood
Mar 11 ● Yarrow
Mar 25 ● Anise Hyssop
Mar 25 ○ Beefsteak Tomato
Mar 25 ● Black-Eyed Susan
Mar 25 ● Bunching Onion
Mar 25 ○ Cape Gooseberry
Mar 25 ◐ Cardoon
Mar 25 ● Catnip
Mar 25 ○ Cherry Tomato
Mar 25 ○ Culantro
Mar 25 ○ Eggplant
Mar 25 ● Feverfew
Mar 25 ○ Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)
Mar 25 ○ Grape Tomato
Mar 25 ◐ Greek Oregano
Mar 25 ● Green Onion (Scallion)
Mar 25 ○ Ground Cherry
Mar 25 ○ Heirloom Tomato
Mar 25 ○ Husk Cherry
Mar 25 ○ Japanese Eggplant
Mar 25 ○ Jicama
Mar 25 ● Lemon Balm
Mar 25 ○ Marjoram
Mar 25 ○ Nicotiana
Mar 25 ◐ Oregano
Mar 25 ○ Paste Tomato
Mar 25 ○ Purple Tomatillo
Mar 25 ○ Roma Tomato
Mar 25 ● Roman Chamomile
Mar 25 ○ Rosa Bianca Eggplant
Mar 25 ◐ Sage
Mar 25 ○ San Marzano Tomato
Mar 25 ○ Spilanthes (Toothache Plant)
Mar 25 ○ Strawflower
Mar 25 ● Sweet Pea (Flower)
Mar 25 ○ Tomatillo
Mar 25 ○ Tomato
Mar 25 ◐ Winter Savory

APRIL

Start Indoors

Apr 8 ○ Basil
Apr 8 ◐ Broccoli
Apr 8 ● Brussels Sprouts
Apr 8 ◐ Butterhead Lettuce
Apr 8 ● Cabbage
Apr 8 ◐ Calendula
Apr 8 ◐ Cauliflower
Apr 8 ○ Celosia
Apr 8 ◐ Chamomile (German)
Apr 8 ○ Cleome
Apr 8 ● Collard Greens
Apr 8 ○ Cosmos
Apr 8 ○ Cumin
Apr 8 ○ Four O'Clock
Apr 8 ○ Genovese Basil
Apr 8 ○ Holy Basil (Tulsi)
Apr 8 ● Kale
Apr 8 ● Kohlrabi
Apr 8 ● Lacinato Kale (Dinosaur)
Apr 8 ○ Lemon Basil
Apr 8 ◐ Lettuce (Head)
Apr 8 ◐ Lettuce (Loose-leaf)
Apr 8 ○ Luffa
Apr 8 ○ Malabar Spinach
Apr 8 ○ Marigold (African)
Apr 8 ○ Marigold (French)
Apr 8 ○ Marigold (Signet)
Apr 8 ◐ Oakleaf Lettuce
Apr 8 ○ Purple Basil
Apr 8 ● Purple Sprouting Broccoli
Apr 8 ◐ Rainbow Chard
Apr 8 ● Red Cabbage
Apr 8 ● Red Russian Kale
Apr 8 ◐ Romaine Lettuce
Apr 8 ◐ Romanesco
Apr 8 ● Savoy Cabbage
Apr 8 ○ Shiso (Perilla)
Apr 8 ○ Summer Savory
Apr 8 ◐ Sweet Alyssum
Apr 8 ○ Sweet Basil
Apr 8 ◐ Swiss Chard
Apr 8 ○ Thai Basil
Apr 8 ○ Zinnia
Apr 19 ○ Amaranth (Grain)
Apr 19 ○ Amaranth (Ornamental)
Apr 19 ○ Bitter Melon
Apr 19 ○ Cucamelon
Apr 19 ○ Hyacinth Bean
Apr 19 ○ Kang Kong (Water Spinach)
Apr 19 ○ Molokhia
Apr 19 ○ New Zealand Spinach
Apr 19 ○ Okra
Apr 19 ○ Ornamental Gourd
Apr 19 ○ Winged Bean
Apr 26 ○ Acorn Squash
Apr 26 ○ Armenian Cucumber
Apr 26 ○ Butternut Squash
Apr 26 ○ Cantaloupe
Apr 26 ○ Carnival Squash
Apr 26 ○ Cucumber
Apr 26 ○ Delicata Squash
Apr 26 ○ Honeydew
Apr 26 ○ Hubbard Squash
Apr 26 ○ Kabocha Squash
Apr 26 ○ Lemon Cucumber
Apr 26 ○ Long Pie Pumpkin
Apr 26 ○ Muskmelon
Apr 26 ○ Patty Pan Squash
Apr 26 ○ Pickling Cucumber
Apr 26 ○ Pie Pumpkin
Apr 26 ○ Pumpkin
Apr 26 ○ Spaghetti Squash
Apr 26 ○ Sugar Pumpkin
Apr 26 ○ Summer Squash
Apr 26 ○ Watermelon
Apr 26 ○ Winter Squash
Apr 26 ○ Yellow Crookneck Squash
Apr 26 ○ Zucchini

Direct Sow

Apr 8 ● Claytonia (Miner's Lettuce)
Apr 8 ● Fava Beans
Apr 8 ● Large-Seeded Mâche
Apr 8 ● Mâche (Corn Salad)
Apr 8 ● Spinach
Apr 22 ● Arugula
Apr 22 ◐ Beet Greens
Apr 22 ◐ Beets
Apr 22 ● Broccoli Raab (Rapini)
Apr 22 ● Bunching Onion
Apr 22 ◐ Butterhead Lettuce
Apr 22 ◐ Carrots
Apr 22 ◐ Celtuce (Stem Lettuce)
Apr 22 ◐ Chervil
Apr 22 ● Chives
Apr 22 ● Collard Greens
Apr 22 ● Field Pea (Cover Crop)
Apr 22 ● Garden Cress
Apr 22 ● Garlic Chives
Apr 22 ◐ Golden Beet
Apr 22 ● Green Onion (Scallion)
Apr 22 ● Kale
Apr 22 ● Kohlrabi
Apr 22 ● Komatsuna
Apr 22 ● Lacinato Kale (Dinosaur)
Apr 22 ● Land Cress (Upland Cress)
Apr 22 ● Larkspur
Apr 22 ◐ Lettuce (Head)
Apr 22 ◐ Lettuce (Loose-leaf)
Apr 22 ● Mesclun Mix
Apr 22 ● Milkweed
Apr 22 ● Mizuna
Apr 22 ● Mustard Greens
Apr 22 ◐ Nantes Carrot
Apr 22 ◐ Oakleaf Lettuce
Apr 22 ● Onion
Apr 22 ● Perpetual Spinach
Apr 22 ● Radish
Apr 22 ◐ Rainbow Carrot
Apr 22 ● Red Russian Kale
Apr 22 ◐ Romaine Lettuce
Apr 22 ● Shallot
Apr 22 ● Shelling Peas
Apr 22 ● Snap Peas
Apr 22 ● Snow Peas
Apr 22 ● Sorrel
Apr 22 ● Spigarello
Apr 22 ● Sweet Pea (Flower)
Apr 22 ● Tatsoi
Apr 22 ● Turnip

Transplant

Apr 8 ● Egyptian Walking Onion
Apr 22 ● Horseradish
Apr 22 ● Onion
Apr 22 ● Pansy
Apr 22 ● Viola
Apr 29 ◐ Butterhead Lettuce
Apr 29 ● Kohlrabi
Apr 29 ● Leek
Apr 29 ◐ Lettuce (Head)
Apr 29 ◐ Romaine Lettuce
Apr 29 ◐ Stock

MAY

Direct Sow

May 6 ◐ Agretti
May 6 ● Anise Hyssop
May 6 ● Bachelor's Button (Cornflower)
May 6 ● Black Radish
May 6 ● Black-Eyed Susan
May 6 ◐ Bok Choy
May 6 ● Burdock (Gobo)
May 6 ◐ Calendula
May 6 ● Caraway
May 6 ● Catnip
May 6 ◐ Chamomile (German)
May 6 ◐ Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan)
May 6 ◐ Cilantro
May 6 ◐ Coriander (Seed)
May 6 ● Crimson Clover
May 6 ● Daikon Radish
May 6 ◐ Dill
May 6 ◐ Endive
May 6 ◐ Escarole
May 6 ◐ Fennel
May 6 ◐ Fennel (Bulbing)
May 6 ◐ Fenugreek
May 6 ● Feverfew
May 6 ◐ Fingerling Potato
May 6 ◐ Garbanzo Bean (Chickpea)
May 6 ● Good King Henry
May 6 ● Jerusalem Artichoke
May 6 ● Lemon Balm
May 6 ◐ Lentil
May 6 ● Lovage
May 6 ● Marshmallow (Herb)
May 6 ◐ Napa Cabbage
May 6 ◐ Orach (Mountain Spinach)
May 6 ◐ Parsley (Curly)
May 6 ◐ Parsley (Flat-leaf)
May 6 ● Parsnip
May 6 ◐ Phacelia
May 6 ◐ Potato
May 6 ◐ Quinoa
May 6 ● Radicchio
May 6 ◐ Rainbow Chard
May 6 ◐ Russet Potato
May 6 ● Rutabaga
May 6 ● Salsify
May 6 ● Scorzonera
May 6 ● Skirret
May 6 ● Sunchoke
May 6 ◐ Sweet Alyssum
May 6 ◐ Swiss Chard
May 6 ● Valerian
May 6 ● Watercress
May 6 ● Watermelon Radish
May 6 ● Winter Rye
May 6 ◐ Yukon Gold Potato
May 17 ○ Amaranth (Ornamental)
May 17 ◐ Anise
May 17 ◐ Borage
May 17 ○ Celosia
May 17 ○ Cleome
May 17 ○ Cosmos
May 17 ◐ Fennel (Seed/Herb)
May 17 ○ Four O'Clock
May 17 ○ Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)
May 17 ○ Marigold (African)
May 17 ○ Marigold (French)
May 17 ○ Marigold (Signet)
May 17 ○ Morning Glory
May 17 ○ Nasturtium
May 17 ○ Strawflower
May 17 ○ Summer Savory
May 17 ○ Sunflower
May 17 ○ Zinnia
May 24 ○ Acorn Squash
May 24 ○ Amaranth (Grain)
May 24 ○ Armenian Cucumber
May 24 ○ Basil
May 24 ○ Buckwheat
May 24 ○ Bush Beans (Snap)
May 24 ○ Butternut Squash
May 24 ○ Cantaloupe
May 24 ○ Carnival Squash
May 24 ○ Corn
May 24 ○ Cucamelon
May 24 ○ Cucumber
May 24 ○ Cumin
May 24 ○ Delicata Squash
May 24 ○ Dry Bean
May 24 ○ Epazote
May 24 ○ Genovese Basil
May 24 ○ Gherkin
May 24 ○ Green Beans (Bush)
May 24 ○ Green Beans (Pole)
May 24 ○ Honeydew
May 24 ○ Hubbard Squash
May 24 ○ Hyacinth Bean
May 24 ○ Kabocha Squash
May 24 ○ Kang Kong (Water Spinach)
May 24 ○ Lemon Basil
May 24 ○ Lemon Cucumber
May 24 ○ Lima Beans
May 24 ○ Long Pie Pumpkin
May 24 ○ Molokhia
May 24 ○ Muskmelon
May 24 ○ New Zealand Spinach
May 24 ○ Ornamental Gourd
May 24 ○ Papalo
May 24 ○ Patty Pan Squash
May 24 ○ Pickling Cucumber
May 24 ○ Pie Pumpkin
May 24 ○ Popcorn
May 24 ○ Pumpkin
May 24 ○ Purple Basil
May 24 ○ Purslane
May 24 ◐ Samphire
May 24 ○ Scarlet Runner Bean
May 24 ○ Shiso (Perilla)
May 24 ○ Soybeans (Edamame)
May 24 ○ Spaghetti Squash
May 24 ○ Squash (Companion Reference)
May 24 ○ Sugar Pumpkin
May 24 ○ Summer Squash
May 24 ○ Sweet Basil
May 24 ○ Sweet Corn
May 24 ○ Thai Basil
May 24 ○ Watermelon
May 24 ○ Winter Squash
May 24 ○ Yellow Crookneck Squash
May 24 ○ Zucchini
May 31 ○ Asparagus Bean
May 31 ○ Bitter Melon
May 31 ○ Cowpeas (Black-eyed Peas)
May 31 ○ Malabar Spinach
May 31 ○ Mung Bean
May 31 ○ Okra
May 31 ○ Peanut
May 31 ○ Tepary Bean
May 31 ○ Winged Bean
May 31 ○ Yard-Long Bean

Transplant

May 6 ● Alpine Strawberry
May 6 ◐ Artichoke (Globe)
May 6 ● Bee Balm
May 6 ◐ Bok Choy
May 6 ◐ Broccoli
May 6 ● Brussels Sprouts
May 6 ● Cabbage
May 6 ◐ Cauliflower
May 6 ◐ Celtuce (Stem Lettuce)
May 6 ◐ Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan)
May 6 ● Collard Greens
May 6 ● Comfrey
May 6 ● Echinacea (Coneflower)
May 6 ◐ Endive
May 6 ◐ Escarole
May 6 ● Everbearing Strawberry
May 6 ◐ Fennel
May 6 ◐ Fennel (Bulbing)
May 6 ● Kale
May 6 ● Lacinato Kale (Dinosaur)
May 6 ● Mint (Peppermint)
May 6 ● Mint (Spearmint)
May 6 ◐ Napa Cabbage
May 6 ● Purple Sprouting Broccoli
May 6 ● Radicchio
May 6 ● Red Cabbage
May 6 ● Red Russian Kale
May 6 ● Roman Chamomile
May 6 ◐ Romanesco
May 6 ● Savoy Cabbage
May 6 ◐ Snapdragon
May 6 ● Spigarello
May 6 ● Strawberry
May 6 ● Tree Collard
May 6 ● Yarrow
May 17 ○ Gladiolus
May 17 ○ Nicotiana
May 17 ○ Petunia
May 20 ◐ Celeriac
May 20 ◐ Celery
May 20 ◐ Creeping Savory
May 20 ○ Dahlia
May 20 ◐ German Thyme
May 20 ◐ Greek Oregano
May 20 ● Hyssop
May 20 ◐ Oregano
May 20 ● Rue
May 20 ◐ Sage
May 20 ○ Society Garlic
May 20 ◐ Tarragon (French)
May 20 ◐ Thyme
May 20 ◐ Winter Savory
May 20 ● Wormwood
May 24 ○ Anaheim Pepper
May 24 ○ Banana Pepper
May 24 ○ Basil
May 24 ○ Beefsteak Tomato
May 24 ○ Cape Gooseberry
May 24 ◐ Cardoon
May 24 ○ Cayenne Pepper
May 24 ○ Cherry Tomato
May 24 ○ Cucumber
May 24 ○ Culantro
May 24 ○ Genovese Basil
May 24 ○ Grape Tomato
May 24 ○ Ground Cherry
May 24 ○ Heirloom Tomato
May 24 ○ Holy Basil (Tulsi)
May 24 ○ Husk Cherry
May 24 ○ Jalapeño
May 24 ◐ Lavender
May 24 ○ Lemon Basil
May 24 ○ Marjoram
May 24 ○ Paste Tomato
May 24 ○ Pepper (Bell)
May 24 ○ Pepper (Hot)
May 24 ○ Pimento Pepper
May 24 ○ Poblano Pepper
May 24 ○ Purple Basil
May 24 ○ Purple Tomatillo
May 24 ○ Roma Tomato
May 24 ◐ Rosemary
May 24 ○ San Marzano Tomato
May 24 ○ Serrano Pepper
May 24 ○ Shishito Pepper
May 24 ○ Spilanthes (Toothache Plant)
May 24 ○ Stevia
May 24 ○ Sweet Basil
May 24 ○ Thai Basil
May 24 ○ Thai Pepper
May 24 ○ Tomatillo
May 24 ○ Tomato
May 31 ○ Eggplant
May 31 ○ Ghost Pepper
May 31 ○ Habanero
May 31 ○ Japanese Eggplant
May 31 ○ Jicama
May 31 ○ Lemongrass
May 31 ○ Rosa Bianca Eggplant
May 31 ○ Vietnamese Coriander

Harvest

May 7 ● Garden Cress
May 14 ● Radish
May 18 ● Claytonia (Miner's Lettuce)
May 18 ● Spinach
May 20 ● Mesclun Mix
May 22 ◐ Beet Greens
May 22 ● Mizuna
May 22 ● Mustard Greens
May 23 ● Large-Seeded Mâche
May 23 ● Mâche (Corn Salad)
May 27 ● Arugula
May 27 ● Komatsuna

JUNE

Direct Sow

Jun 3 ● Parsnip
Jun 17 ● Brussels Sprouts
Jun 17 ● Purple Sprouting Broccoli

Transplant

Jun 3 ○ Sweet Potato

Harvest

Jun 1 ● Broccoli Raab (Rapini)
Jun 1 ◐ Chervil
Jun 1 ● Tatsoi
Jun 1 ● Turnip
Jun 6 ● Land Cress (Upland Cress)
Jun 6 ◐ Lettuce (Loose-leaf)
Jun 6 ◐ Oakleaf Lettuce
Jun 11 ◐ Golden Beet
Jun 11 ● Green Onion (Scallion)
Jun 11 ● Perpetual Spinach
Jun 11 ● Sorrel
Jun 13 ● Kohlrabi
Jun 15 ◐ Agretti
Jun 15 ◐ Bok Choy
Jun 15 ◐ Dill
Jun 15 ◐ Fenugreek
Jun 15 ◐ Orach (Mountain Spinach)
Jun 16 ◐ Beets
Jun 16 ● Snow Peas
Jun 16 ● Viola
Jun 18 ◐ Butterhead Lettuce
Jun 20 ◐ Cilantro
Jun 20 ◐ Phacelia
Jun 20 ● Spigarello
Jun 20 ◐ Sweet Alyssum
Jun 21 ● Bunching Onion
Jun 21 ● Chives
Jun 21 ● Field Pea (Cover Crop)
Jun 21 ● Pansy
Jun 21 ● Shelling Peas
Jun 21 ● Snap Peas
Jun 22 ● Fava Beans
Jun 23 ◐ Lettuce (Head)
Jun 23 ◐ Nantes Carrot
Jun 23 ◐ Romaine Lettuce
Jun 25 ◐ Calendula
Jun 25 ◐ Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan)
Jun 25 ● Daikon Radish
Jun 25 ◐ Endive
Jun 25 ● Kale
Jun 25 ◐ Napa Cabbage
Jun 25 ◐ Rainbow Chard
Jun 25 ● Red Russian Kale
Jun 25 ◐ Swiss Chard
Jun 25 ● Watercress
Jun 25 ● Watermelon Radish
Jun 26 ◐ Rainbow Carrot
Jun 30 ● Black Radish
Jun 30 ◐ Cauliflower
Jun 30 ● Lacinato Kale (Dinosaur)

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 ◐ Carrots
Jul 1 ● Garlic Chives
Jul 3 ○ Purslane
Jul 5 ● Bachelor's Button (Cornflower)
Jul 5 ◐ Broccoli
Jul 5 ● Caraway
Jul 5 ◐ Chamomile (German)
Jul 5 ● Collard Greens
Jul 5 ● Radicchio
Jul 5 ● Winter Rye
Jul 6 ◐ Borage
Jul 6 ○ Marigold (French)
Jul 6 ○ Marigold (Signet)
Jul 6 ● Sweet Pea (Flower)
Jul 7 ● Egyptian Walking Onion
Jul 8 ○ Summer Squash
Jul 8 ○ Zucchini
Jul 10 ◐ Fennel
Jul 10 ◐ Fennel (Bulbing)
Jul 11 ○ Nasturtium
Jul 11 ○ Pickling Cucumber
Jul 11 ○ Summer Savory
Jul 11 ○ Yellow Crookneck Squash
Jul 13 ○ Bush Beans (Snap)
Jul 13 ○ Cucumber
Jul 13 ○ Epazote
Jul 13 ○ Green Beans (Bush)
Jul 13 ○ Kang Kong (Water Spinach)
Jul 13 ○ Molokhia
Jul 13 ○ Patty Pan Squash
Jul 13 ○ Squash (Companion Reference)
Jul 15 ● Cabbage
Jul 15 ● Catnip
Jul 15 ◐ Celtuce (Stem Lettuce)
Jul 15 ● Crimson Clover
Jul 15 ◐ Escarole
Jul 15 ● Lemon Balm
Jul 15 ● Mint (Peppermint)
Jul 15 ● Mint (Spearmint)
Jul 15 ◐ Parsley (Curly)
Jul 15 ◐ Parsley (Flat-leaf)
Jul 15 ◐ Potato
Jul 15 ● Roman Chamomile
Jul 16 ○ Four O'Clock
Jul 16 ● Larkspur
Jul 16 ○ Zinnia
Jul 18 ○ Cherry Tomato
Jul 18 ○ New Zealand Spinach
Jul 20 ● Red Cabbage
Jul 20 ◐ Romanesco
Jul 21 ● Shallot
Jul 23 ○ Armenian Cucumber
Jul 23 ○ Basil
Jul 23 ○ Genovese Basil
Jul 23 ○ Gherkin
Jul 23 ○ Grape Tomato
Jul 23 ○ Green Beans (Pole)
Jul 23 ○ Holy Basil (Tulsi)
Jul 23 ○ Lemon Basil
Jul 23 ○ Lemon Cucumber
Jul 23 ○ Papalo
Jul 23 ◐ Samphire
Jul 23 ○ Scarlet Runner Bean
Jul 23 ○ Shishito Pepper
Jul 23 ○ Shiso (Perilla)
Jul 23 ○ Sweet Basil
Jul 23 ○ Thai Basil
Jul 23 ○ Tomato
Jul 25 ● Feverfew
Jul 25 ● Good King Henry
Jul 25 ◐ Lentil
Jul 25 ● Lovage
Jul 25 ○ Malabar Spinach
Jul 25 ○ Okra
Jul 25 ● Savoy Cabbage
Jul 25 ◐ Yukon Gold Potato
Jul 26 ○ Celosia
Jul 26 ○ Cleome
Jul 26 ○ Cosmos
Jul 26 ○ Gladiolus
Jul 26 ○ Marigold (African)
Jul 26 ○ Morning Glory
Jul 26 ○ Nicotiana
Jul 26 ○ Petunia
Jul 26 ○ Sunflower
Jul 27 ○ Luffa
Jul 28 ○ Banana Pepper
Jul 28 ○ Corn
Jul 28 ○ Cucamelon
Jul 28 ○ Lima Beans
Jul 28 ○ Poblano Pepper
Jul 28 ○ Purple Basil
Jul 28 ◐ Stock
Jul 28 ○ Sweet Corn
Jul 29 ◐ German Thyme
Jul 29 ◐ Thyme
Jul 29 ◐ Winter Savory
Jul 30 ● Anise Hyssop
Jul 30 ○ Cowpeas (Black-eyed Peas)
Jul 30 ○ Japanese Eggplant
Jul 30 ○ Vietnamese Coriander
Jul 31 ● Onion
Jul 31 ○ Strawflower

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 2 ○ Buckwheat
Aug 2 ○ Cayenne Pepper
Aug 2 ○ Culantro
Aug 2 ○ Ground Cherry
Aug 2 ○ Husk Cherry
Aug 2 ○ Jalapeño
Aug 2 ○ Marjoram
Aug 2 ○ Paste Tomato
Aug 2 ○ Pepper (Bell)
Aug 2 ○ Pepper (Hot)
Aug 2 ○ Pimento Pepper
Aug 2 ○ Purple Tomatillo
Aug 2 ○ Roma Tomato
Aug 2 ○ Spilanthes (Toothache Plant)
Aug 2 ○ Watermelon
Aug 3 ● Hyssop
Aug 3 ◐ Sage
Aug 4 ● Bee Balm
Aug 4 ● Black-Eyed Susan
Aug 4 ● Brussels Sprouts
Aug 4 ● Comfrey
Aug 4 ◐ Coriander (Seed)
Aug 4 ○ Eggplant
Aug 4 ● Everbearing Strawberry
Aug 4 ◐ Fingerling Potato
Aug 4 ◐ Garbanzo Bean (Chickpea)
Aug 4 ◐ Quinoa
Aug 4 ● Rutabaga
Aug 4 ◐ Snapdragon
Aug 4 ● Strawberry
Aug 7 ○ Anaheim Pepper
Aug 7 ○ Cantaloupe
Aug 7 ○ Heirloom Tomato
Aug 7 ● Leek
Aug 7 ○ Muskmelon
Aug 7 ○ Serrano Pepper
Aug 7 ○ Soybeans (Edamame)
Aug 7 ○ Tomatillo
Aug 8 ◐ Creeping Savory
Aug 8 ◐ Greek Oregano
Aug 8 ◐ Oregano
Aug 8 ● Rue
Aug 8 ◐ Tarragon (French)
Aug 9 ○ Rosa Bianca Eggplant
Aug 9 ○ Yard-Long Bean
Aug 10 ○ Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)
Aug 10 ○ San Marzano Tomato
Aug 12 ○ Acorn Squash
Aug 12 ○ Beefsteak Tomato
Aug 12 ○ Delicata Squash
Aug 12 ○ Honeydew
Aug 12 ◐ Rosemary
Aug 12 ○ Thai Pepper
Aug 14 ○ Asparagus Bean
Aug 14 ● Burdock (Gobo)
Aug 14 ● Parsnip
Aug 14 ◐ Russet Potato
Aug 14 ● Yarrow
Aug 15 ○ Amaranth (Ornamental)
Aug 15 ◐ Fennel (Seed/Herb)
Aug 17 ○ Carnival Squash
Aug 17 ○ Dry Bean
Aug 17 ○ Winter Squash
Aug 18 ○ Dahlia
Aug 18 ○ Society Garlic
Aug 18 ● Wormwood
Aug 19 ○ Bitter Melon
Aug 20 ● Milkweed
Aug 20 ○ Spaghetti Squash
Aug 22 ○ Butternut Squash
Aug 22 ○ Cape Gooseberry
Aug 22 ○ Hyacinth Bean
Aug 22 ○ Kabocha Squash
Aug 22 ○ Pie Pumpkin
Aug 22 ○ Pumpkin
Aug 22 ○ Stevia
Aug 24 ● Salsify
Aug 24 ● Scorzonera
Aug 24 ○ Tepary Bean
Aug 25 ◐ Anise
Aug 27 ○ Hubbard Squash
Aug 27 ○ Long Pie Pumpkin
Aug 27 ○ Ornamental Gourd
Aug 27 ○ Popcorn
Aug 27 ○ Sugar Pumpkin
Aug 28 ◐ Celeriac
Aug 28 ◐ Celery
Aug 29 ○ Habanero
Aug 29 ○ Lemongrass
Aug 29 ○ Mung Bean

SEPTEMBER

Harvest

Sep 1 ○ Amaranth (Grain)
Sep 1 ○ Cumin
Sep 1 ◐ Lavender
Sep 1 ○ Sweet Potato
Sep 3 ● Alpine Strawberry
Sep 3 ◐ Artichoke (Globe)
Sep 3 ● Echinacea (Coneflower)
Sep 3 ● Jerusalem Artichoke
Sep 3 ● Marshmallow (Herb)
Sep 3 ● Purple Sprouting Broccoli
Sep 3 ● Skirret
Sep 3 ● Sunchoke
Sep 3 ● Tree Collard
Sep 3 ● Valerian
Sep 4 ● Elephant Garlic
Sep 4 ● Garlic
Sep 8 ○ Ghost Pepper
Sep 9 ● Horseradish
Sep 21 ◐ Cardoon
Sep 28 ○ Jicama
Sep 28 ○ Peanut
Sep 28 ○ Winged Bean

OCTOBER

No standard planting actions this month for ZIP 04481. Use this time to plan your garden and browse the growing database.

NOVEMBER

No standard planting actions this month for ZIP 04481. Use this time to plan your garden and browse the growing database.

DECEMBER

No standard planting actions this month for ZIP 04481. 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 04481 (Zone 5a). 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 13) 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 (5a) 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 04481
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.