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

Planting Calendar · Beecher Falls, VT · ZIP 05902

What to plant in Beecher Falls, VT, by month.

A complete year of planting actions for ZIP 05902 — based on NOAA frost data and 785 crop schedules. Last spring frost: May 25. First fall frost: Sep 22. USDA Zone 4a.

Growing season
120 days
USDA Zone
4a
Crops covered
275
Frost tolerance Hardy Half-hardy Tender

JANUARY

Direct Sow

Jan 19 Elephant Garlic
Jan 19 Garlic

FEBRUARY

No standard planting actions this month for ZIP 05902. Use this time to plan your garden and browse the growing database.

MARCH

Start Indoors

Mar 9 Alpine Strawberry
Mar 9 Celery
Mar 9 Lavender
Mar 16 Ghost Pepper
Mar 16 Habanero
Mar 23 Anaheim Pepper
Mar 23 Artichoke (Globe)
Mar 23 Banana Pepper
Mar 23 Bee Balm
Mar 23 Cayenne Pepper
Mar 23 Celeriac
Mar 23 Chives
Mar 23 Echinacea (Coneflower)
Mar 23 Garlic Chives
Mar 23 German Thyme
Mar 23 Hyssop
Mar 23 Jalapeño
Mar 23 Leek
Mar 23 Milkweed
Mar 23 Mint (Spearmint)
Mar 23 Onion
Mar 23 Pansy
Mar 23 Parsley (Curly)
Mar 23 Parsley (Flat-leaf)
Mar 23 Pepper (Bell)
Mar 23 Pepper (Hot)
Mar 23 Petunia
Mar 23 Pimento Pepper
Mar 23 Poblano Pepper
Mar 23 Rosemary
Mar 23 Rue
Mar 23 Serrano Pepper
Mar 23 Shishito Pepper
Mar 23 Snapdragon
Mar 23 Stevia
Mar 23 Stock
Mar 23 Thai Pepper
Mar 23 Thyme
Mar 23 Valerian
Mar 23 Viola
Mar 23 Wormwood
Mar 23 Yarrow

APRIL

Start Indoors

Apr 6 Anise Hyssop
Apr 6 Beefsteak Tomato
Apr 6 Black-Eyed Susan
Apr 6 Bunching Onion
Apr 6 Cape Gooseberry
Apr 6 Catnip
Apr 6 Cherry Tomato
Apr 6 Culantro
Apr 6 Eggplant
Apr 6 Feverfew
Apr 6 Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)
Apr 6 Grape Tomato
Apr 6 Greek Oregano
Apr 6 Green Onion (Scallion)
Apr 6 Ground Cherry
Apr 6 Heirloom Tomato
Apr 6 Husk Cherry
Apr 6 Japanese Eggplant
Apr 6 Lemon Balm
Apr 6 Marjoram
Apr 6 Nicotiana
Apr 6 Oregano
Apr 6 Paste Tomato
Apr 6 Purple Tomatillo
Apr 6 Roma Tomato
Apr 6 Roman Chamomile
Apr 6 Rosa Bianca Eggplant
Apr 6 Sage
Apr 6 San Marzano Tomato
Apr 6 Spilanthes (Toothache Plant)
Apr 6 Strawflower
Apr 6 Sweet Pea (Flower)
Apr 6 Tomatillo
Apr 6 Tomato
Apr 6 Winter Savory
Apr 20 Basil
Apr 20 Broccoli
Apr 20 Brussels Sprouts
Apr 20 Butterhead Lettuce
Apr 20 Cabbage
Apr 20 Calendula
Apr 20 Cauliflower
Apr 20 Celosia
Apr 20 Chamomile (German)
Apr 20 Cleome
Apr 20 Collard Greens
Apr 20 Cosmos
Apr 20 Cumin
Apr 20 Four O'Clock
Apr 20 Genovese Basil
Apr 20 Holy Basil (Tulsi)
Apr 20 Kale
Apr 20 Kohlrabi
Apr 20 Lacinato Kale (Dinosaur)
Apr 20 Lemon Basil
Apr 20 Lettuce (Head)
Apr 20 Lettuce (Loose-leaf)
Apr 20 Luffa
Apr 20 Malabar Spinach
Apr 20 Marigold (African)
Apr 20 Marigold (French)
Apr 20 Marigold (Signet)
Apr 20 Oakleaf Lettuce
Apr 20 Purple Basil
Apr 20 Purple Sprouting Broccoli
Apr 20 Rainbow Chard
Apr 20 Red Cabbage
Apr 20 Red Russian Kale
Apr 20 Romaine Lettuce
Apr 20 Romanesco
Apr 20 Savoy Cabbage
Apr 20 Shiso (Perilla)
Apr 20 Summer Savory
Apr 20 Sweet Alyssum
Apr 20 Sweet Basil
Apr 20 Swiss Chard
Apr 20 Thai Basil
Apr 20 Zinnia

Direct Sow

Apr 20 Claytonia (Miner's Lettuce)
Apr 20 Fava Beans
Apr 20 Large-Seeded Mâche
Apr 20 Mâche (Corn Salad)
Apr 20 Spinach

Transplant

Apr 20 Egyptian Walking Onion

MAY

Start Indoors

May 1 Amaranth (Grain)
May 1 Amaranth (Ornamental)
May 1 Bitter Melon
May 1 Cucamelon
May 1 Hyacinth Bean
May 1 Kang Kong (Water Spinach)
May 1 Molokhia
May 1 New Zealand Spinach
May 1 Okra
May 1 Ornamental Gourd
May 8 Acorn Squash
May 8 Armenian Cucumber
May 8 Butternut Squash
May 8 Cantaloupe
May 8 Carnival Squash
May 8 Cucumber
May 8 Delicata Squash
May 8 Honeydew
May 8 Hubbard Squash
May 8 Kabocha Squash
May 8 Lemon Cucumber
May 8 Long Pie Pumpkin
May 8 Muskmelon
May 8 Patty Pan Squash
May 8 Pickling Cucumber
May 8 Pie Pumpkin
May 8 Pumpkin
May 8 Spaghetti Squash
May 8 Sugar Pumpkin
May 8 Summer Squash
May 8 Watermelon
May 8 Winter Squash
May 8 Yellow Crookneck Squash
May 8 Zucchini

Direct Sow

May 4 Arugula
May 4 Beet Greens
May 4 Beets
May 4 Broccoli Raab (Rapini)
May 4 Bunching Onion
May 4 Butterhead Lettuce
May 4 Carrots
May 4 Celtuce (Stem Lettuce)
May 4 Chervil
May 4 Chives
May 4 Collard Greens
May 4 Field Pea (Cover Crop)
May 4 Garden Cress
May 4 Garlic Chives
May 4 Golden Beet
May 4 Green Onion (Scallion)
May 4 Kale
May 4 Kohlrabi
May 4 Komatsuna
May 4 Lacinato Kale (Dinosaur)
May 4 Land Cress (Upland Cress)
May 4 Larkspur
May 4 Lettuce (Head)
May 4 Lettuce (Loose-leaf)
May 4 Mesclun Mix
May 4 Milkweed
May 4 Mizuna
May 4 Mustard Greens
May 4 Nantes Carrot
May 4 Oakleaf Lettuce
May 4 Onion
May 4 Perpetual Spinach
May 4 Radish
May 4 Rainbow Carrot
May 4 Red Russian Kale
May 4 Romaine Lettuce
May 4 Shallot
May 4 Shelling Peas
May 4 Snap Peas
May 4 Snow Peas
May 4 Sorrel
May 4 Spigarello
May 4 Sweet Pea (Flower)
May 4 Tatsoi
May 4 Turnip
May 18 Agretti
May 18 Anise Hyssop
May 18 Bachelor's Button (Cornflower)
May 18 Black Radish
May 18 Black-Eyed Susan
May 18 Bok Choy
May 18 Burdock (Gobo)
May 18 Calendula
May 18 Caraway
May 18 Catnip
May 18 Chamomile (German)
May 18 Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan)
May 18 Cilantro
May 18 Coriander (Seed)
May 18 Crimson Clover
May 18 Daikon Radish
May 18 Dill
May 18 Endive
May 18 Escarole
May 18 Fennel
May 18 Fennel (Bulbing)
May 18 Fenugreek
May 18 Feverfew
May 18 Fingerling Potato
May 18 Garbanzo Bean (Chickpea)
May 18 Good King Henry
May 18 Jerusalem Artichoke
May 18 Lemon Balm
May 18 Lentil
May 18 Lovage
May 18 Marshmallow (Herb)
May 18 Napa Cabbage
May 18 Orach (Mountain Spinach)
May 18 Parsley (Curly)
May 18 Parsley (Flat-leaf)
May 18 Parsnip
May 18 Phacelia
May 18 Potato
May 18 Quinoa
May 18 Radicchio
May 18 Rainbow Chard
May 18 Russet Potato
May 18 Rutabaga
May 18 Salsify
May 18 Scorzonera
May 18 Skirret
May 18 Sunchoke
May 18 Sweet Alyssum
May 18 Swiss Chard
May 18 Valerian
May 18 Watercress
May 18 Watermelon Radish
May 18 Winter Rye
May 18 Yukon Gold Potato
May 26 Parsnip
May 29 Amaranth (Ornamental)
May 29 Anise
May 29 Borage
May 29 Celosia
May 29 Cleome
May 29 Cosmos
May 29 Fennel (Seed/Herb)
May 29 Four O'Clock
May 29 Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)
May 29 Marigold (African)
May 29 Marigold (French)
May 29 Marigold (Signet)
May 29 Morning Glory
May 29 Nasturtium
May 29 Strawflower
May 29 Summer Savory
May 29 Sunflower
May 29 Zinnia

Transplant

May 4 Horseradish
May 4 Onion
May 4 Pansy
May 4 Viola
May 11 Butterhead Lettuce
May 11 Kohlrabi
May 11 Leek
May 11 Lettuce (Head)
May 11 Romaine Lettuce
May 11 Stock
May 18 Alpine Strawberry
May 18 Artichoke (Globe)
May 18 Bee Balm
May 18 Bok Choy
May 18 Broccoli
May 18 Brussels Sprouts
May 18 Cabbage
May 18 Cauliflower
May 18 Celtuce (Stem Lettuce)
May 18 Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan)
May 18 Collard Greens
May 18 Comfrey
May 18 Echinacea (Coneflower)
May 18 Endive
May 18 Escarole
May 18 Everbearing Strawberry
May 18 Fennel
May 18 Fennel (Bulbing)
May 18 Kale
May 18 Lacinato Kale (Dinosaur)
May 18 Mint (Peppermint)
May 18 Mint (Spearmint)
May 18 Napa Cabbage
May 18 Purple Sprouting Broccoli
May 18 Radicchio
May 18 Red Cabbage
May 18 Red Russian Kale
May 18 Roman Chamomile
May 18 Romanesco
May 18 Savoy Cabbage
May 18 Snapdragon
May 18 Spigarello
May 18 Strawberry
May 18 Tree Collard
May 18 Yarrow
May 29 Gladiolus
May 29 Nicotiana
May 29 Petunia

Harvest

May 19 Garden Cress
May 26 Radish
May 30 Claytonia (Miner's Lettuce)
May 30 Spinach

JUNE

Direct Sow

Jun 5 Acorn Squash
Jun 5 Amaranth (Grain)
Jun 5 Armenian Cucumber
Jun 5 Basil
Jun 5 Buckwheat
Jun 5 Bush Beans (Snap)
Jun 5 Butternut Squash
Jun 5 Cantaloupe
Jun 5 Carnival Squash
Jun 5 Corn
Jun 5 Cucamelon
Jun 5 Cucumber
Jun 5 Cumin
Jun 5 Delicata Squash
Jun 5 Dry Bean
Jun 5 Epazote
Jun 5 Genovese Basil
Jun 5 Gherkin
Jun 5 Green Beans (Bush)
Jun 5 Green Beans (Pole)
Jun 5 Honeydew
Jun 5 Hubbard Squash
Jun 5 Hyacinth Bean
Jun 5 Kabocha Squash
Jun 5 Kang Kong (Water Spinach)
Jun 5 Lemon Basil
Jun 5 Lemon Cucumber
Jun 5 Lima Beans
Jun 5 Long Pie Pumpkin
Jun 5 Molokhia
Jun 5 Muskmelon
Jun 5 New Zealand Spinach
Jun 5 Ornamental Gourd
Jun 5 Papalo
Jun 5 Patty Pan Squash
Jun 5 Pickling Cucumber
Jun 5 Pie Pumpkin
Jun 5 Popcorn
Jun 5 Pumpkin
Jun 5 Purple Basil
Jun 5 Purslane
Jun 5 Samphire
Jun 5 Scarlet Runner Bean
Jun 5 Shiso (Perilla)
Jun 5 Soybeans (Edamame)
Jun 5 Spaghetti Squash
Jun 5 Squash (Companion Reference)
Jun 5 Sugar Pumpkin
Jun 5 Summer Squash
Jun 5 Sweet Basil
Jun 5 Sweet Corn
Jun 5 Thai Basil
Jun 5 Watermelon
Jun 5 Winter Squash
Jun 5 Yellow Crookneck Squash
Jun 5 Zucchini
Jun 9 Brussels Sprouts
Jun 9 Purple Sprouting Broccoli
Jun 12 Asparagus Bean
Jun 12 Bitter Melon
Jun 12 Cowpeas (Black-eyed Peas)
Jun 12 Malabar Spinach
Jun 12 Mung Bean
Jun 12 Okra
Jun 12 Tepary Bean
Jun 12 Yard-Long Bean
Jun 23 Broccoli
Jun 23 Cabbage
Jun 23 Cauliflower
Jun 23 Red Cabbage
Jun 23 Romanesco
Jun 23 Rutabaga
Jun 23 Savoy Cabbage

Transplant

Jun 1 Celeriac
Jun 1 Celery
Jun 1 Creeping Savory
Jun 1 Dahlia
Jun 1 German Thyme
Jun 1 Greek Oregano
Jun 1 Hyssop
Jun 1 Oregano
Jun 1 Rue
Jun 1 Sage
Jun 1 Society Garlic
Jun 1 Tarragon (French)
Jun 1 Thyme
Jun 1 Winter Savory
Jun 1 Wormwood
Jun 5 Anaheim Pepper
Jun 5 Banana Pepper
Jun 5 Basil
Jun 5 Beefsteak Tomato
Jun 5 Cape Gooseberry
Jun 5 Cayenne Pepper
Jun 5 Cherry Tomato
Jun 5 Cucumber
Jun 5 Culantro
Jun 5 Genovese Basil
Jun 5 Grape Tomato
Jun 5 Ground Cherry
Jun 5 Heirloom Tomato
Jun 5 Holy Basil (Tulsi)
Jun 5 Husk Cherry
Jun 5 Jalapeño
Jun 5 Lavender
Jun 5 Lemon Basil
Jun 5 Marjoram
Jun 5 Paste Tomato
Jun 5 Pepper (Bell)
Jun 5 Pepper (Hot)
Jun 5 Pimento Pepper
Jun 5 Poblano Pepper
Jun 5 Purple Basil
Jun 5 Purple Tomatillo
Jun 5 Roma Tomato
Jun 5 Rosemary
Jun 5 San Marzano Tomato
Jun 5 Serrano Pepper
Jun 5 Shishito Pepper
Jun 5 Spilanthes (Toothache Plant)
Jun 5 Stevia
Jun 5 Sweet Basil
Jun 5 Thai Basil
Jun 5 Thai Pepper
Jun 5 Tomatillo
Jun 5 Tomato
Jun 12 Eggplant
Jun 12 Ghost Pepper
Jun 12 Habanero
Jun 12 Japanese Eggplant
Jun 12 Lemongrass
Jun 12 Rosa Bianca Eggplant
Jun 12 Vietnamese Coriander
Jun 15 Sweet Potato

Harvest

Jun 1 Mesclun Mix
Jun 3 Beet Greens
Jun 3 Mizuna
Jun 3 Mustard Greens
Jun 4 Large-Seeded Mâche
Jun 4 Mâche (Corn Salad)
Jun 8 Arugula
Jun 8 Komatsuna
Jun 13 Broccoli Raab (Rapini)
Jun 13 Chervil
Jun 13 Tatsoi
Jun 13 Turnip
Jun 18 Land Cress (Upland Cress)
Jun 18 Lettuce (Loose-leaf)
Jun 18 Oakleaf Lettuce
Jun 23 Golden Beet
Jun 23 Green Onion (Scallion)
Jun 23 Perpetual Spinach
Jun 23 Sorrel
Jun 25 Kohlrabi
Jun 27 Agretti
Jun 27 Bok Choy
Jun 27 Dill
Jun 27 Fenugreek
Jun 27 Orach (Mountain Spinach)
Jun 28 Beets
Jun 28 Snow Peas
Jun 28 Viola
Jun 30 Butterhead Lettuce

JULY

Direct Sow

Jul 7 Carrots
Jul 7 Collard Greens
Jul 7 Fennel
Jul 7 Fennel (Bulbing)
Jul 7 Nantes Carrot
Jul 7 Napa Cabbage
Jul 7 Rainbow Carrot
Jul 21 Beets
Jul 21 Black Radish
Jul 21 Bok Choy
Jul 21 Broccoli Raab (Rapini)
Jul 21 Butterhead Lettuce
Jul 21 Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan)
Jul 21 Daikon Radish
Jul 21 Endive
Jul 21 Escarole
Jul 21 Golden Beet
Jul 21 Kale
Jul 21 Kohlrabi
Jul 21 Lacinato Kale (Dinosaur)
Jul 21 Lettuce (Head)
Jul 21 Lettuce (Loose-leaf)
Jul 21 Oakleaf Lettuce
Jul 21 Radicchio
Jul 21 Red Russian Kale
Jul 21 Romaine Lettuce
Jul 21 Saffron Crocus
Jul 21 Spigarello
Jul 21 Watermelon Radish

Harvest

Jul 2 Cilantro
Jul 2 Phacelia
Jul 2 Spigarello
Jul 2 Sweet Alyssum
Jul 3 Bunching Onion
Jul 3 Chives
Jul 3 Field Pea (Cover Crop)
Jul 3 Pansy
Jul 3 Shelling Peas
Jul 3 Snap Peas
Jul 4 Fava Beans
Jul 5 Lettuce (Head)
Jul 5 Nantes Carrot
Jul 5 Romaine Lettuce
Jul 7 Calendula
Jul 7 Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan)
Jul 7 Daikon Radish
Jul 7 Endive
Jul 7 Kale
Jul 7 Napa Cabbage
Jul 7 Rainbow Chard
Jul 7 Red Russian Kale
Jul 7 Swiss Chard
Jul 7 Watercress
Jul 7 Watermelon Radish
Jul 8 Rainbow Carrot
Jul 12 Black Radish
Jul 12 Cauliflower
Jul 12 Lacinato Kale (Dinosaur)
Jul 13 Carrots
Jul 13 Garlic Chives
Jul 15 Purslane
Jul 17 Bachelor's Button (Cornflower)
Jul 17 Broccoli
Jul 17 Caraway
Jul 17 Chamomile (German)
Jul 17 Collard Greens
Jul 17 Radicchio
Jul 17 Winter Rye
Jul 18 Borage
Jul 18 Marigold (French)
Jul 18 Marigold (Signet)
Jul 18 Sweet Pea (Flower)
Jul 19 Egyptian Walking Onion
Jul 20 Summer Squash
Jul 20 Zucchini
Jul 22 Fennel
Jul 22 Fennel (Bulbing)
Jul 23 Nasturtium
Jul 23 Pickling Cucumber
Jul 23 Summer Savory
Jul 23 Yellow Crookneck Squash
Jul 25 Bush Beans (Snap)
Jul 25 Cucumber
Jul 25 Epazote
Jul 25 Green Beans (Bush)
Jul 25 Kang Kong (Water Spinach)
Jul 25 Molokhia
Jul 25 Patty Pan Squash
Jul 25 Squash (Companion Reference)
Jul 27 Cabbage
Jul 27 Catnip
Jul 27 Celtuce (Stem Lettuce)
Jul 27 Crimson Clover
Jul 27 Escarole
Jul 27 Lemon Balm
Jul 27 Mint (Peppermint)
Jul 27 Mint (Spearmint)
Jul 27 Parsley (Curly)
Jul 27 Parsley (Flat-leaf)
Jul 27 Potato
Jul 27 Roman Chamomile
Jul 28 Four O'Clock
Jul 28 Larkspur
Jul 28 Zinnia
Jul 30 Cherry Tomato
Jul 30 New Zealand Spinach

AUGUST

Direct Sow

Aug 4 Arugula
Aug 4 Beet Greens
Aug 4 Claytonia (Miner's Lettuce)
Aug 4 Crimson Clover
Aug 4 Egyptian Walking Onion
Aug 4 Komatsuna
Aug 4 Land Cress (Upland Cress)
Aug 4 Large-Seeded Mâche
Aug 4 Mâche (Corn Salad)
Aug 4 Mesclun Mix
Aug 4 Mizuna
Aug 4 Mustard Greens
Aug 4 Spinach
Aug 4 Tatsoi
Aug 4 Turnip
Aug 18 Elephant Garlic
Aug 18 Garlic
Aug 18 Hairy Vetch
Aug 18 Radish
Aug 18 Shallot
Aug 18 Winter Rye

Harvest

Aug 1 Red Cabbage
Aug 1 Romanesco
Aug 2 Shallot
Aug 4 Armenian Cucumber
Aug 4 Basil
Aug 4 Genovese Basil
Aug 4 Gherkin
Aug 4 Grape Tomato
Aug 4 Green Beans (Pole)
Aug 4 Holy Basil (Tulsi)
Aug 4 Lemon Basil
Aug 4 Lemon Cucumber
Aug 4 Papalo
Aug 4 Samphire
Aug 4 Scarlet Runner Bean
Aug 4 Shishito Pepper
Aug 4 Shiso (Perilla)
Aug 4 Sweet Basil
Aug 4 Thai Basil
Aug 4 Tomato
Aug 6 Feverfew
Aug 6 Good King Henry
Aug 6 Lentil
Aug 6 Lovage
Aug 6 Malabar Spinach
Aug 6 Okra
Aug 6 Savoy Cabbage
Aug 6 Yukon Gold Potato
Aug 7 Celosia
Aug 7 Cleome
Aug 7 Cosmos
Aug 7 Gladiolus
Aug 7 Marigold (African)
Aug 7 Morning Glory
Aug 7 Nicotiana
Aug 7 Petunia
Aug 7 Sunflower
Aug 8 Luffa
Aug 9 Banana Pepper
Aug 9 Corn
Aug 9 Cucamelon
Aug 9 Lima Beans
Aug 9 Poblano Pepper
Aug 9 Purple Basil
Aug 9 Stock
Aug 9 Sweet Corn
Aug 10 German Thyme
Aug 10 Thyme
Aug 10 Winter Savory
Aug 11 Anise Hyssop
Aug 11 Cowpeas (Black-eyed Peas)
Aug 11 Japanese Eggplant
Aug 11 Vietnamese Coriander
Aug 12 Onion
Aug 12 Strawflower
Aug 14 Buckwheat
Aug 14 Cayenne Pepper
Aug 14 Culantro
Aug 14 Ground Cherry
Aug 14 Husk Cherry
Aug 14 Jalapeño
Aug 14 Marjoram
Aug 14 Paste Tomato
Aug 14 Pepper (Bell)
Aug 14 Pepper (Hot)
Aug 14 Pimento Pepper
Aug 14 Purple Tomatillo
Aug 14 Roma Tomato
Aug 14 Spilanthes (Toothache Plant)
Aug 14 Watermelon
Aug 15 Hyssop
Aug 15 Sage
Aug 16 Bee Balm
Aug 16 Black-Eyed Susan
Aug 16 Brussels Sprouts
Aug 16 Comfrey
Aug 16 Coriander (Seed)
Aug 16 Eggplant
Aug 16 Everbearing Strawberry
Aug 16 Fingerling Potato
Aug 16 Garbanzo Bean (Chickpea)
Aug 16 Quinoa
Aug 16 Rutabaga
Aug 16 Snapdragon
Aug 16 Strawberry
Aug 19 Anaheim Pepper
Aug 19 Cantaloupe
Aug 19 Heirloom Tomato
Aug 19 Leek
Aug 19 Muskmelon
Aug 19 Serrano Pepper
Aug 19 Soybeans (Edamame)
Aug 19 Tomatillo
Aug 20 Creeping Savory
Aug 20 Greek Oregano
Aug 20 Oregano
Aug 20 Rue
Aug 20 Tarragon (French)
Aug 21 Rosa Bianca Eggplant
Aug 21 Yard-Long Bean
Aug 22 Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)
Aug 22 San Marzano Tomato
Aug 24 Acorn Squash
Aug 24 Beefsteak Tomato
Aug 24 Delicata Squash
Aug 24 Honeydew
Aug 24 Rosemary
Aug 24 Thai Pepper
Aug 26 Asparagus Bean
Aug 26 Burdock (Gobo)
Aug 26 Parsnip
Aug 26 Russet Potato
Aug 26 Yarrow
Aug 27 Amaranth (Ornamental)
Aug 27 Fennel (Seed/Herb)
Aug 29 Carnival Squash
Aug 29 Dry Bean
Aug 29 Winter Squash
Aug 30 Dahlia
Aug 30 Society Garlic
Aug 30 Wormwood
Aug 31 Bitter Melon

SEPTEMBER

Harvest

Sep 1 Milkweed
Sep 1 Spaghetti Squash
Sep 3 Butternut Squash
Sep 3 Cape Gooseberry
Sep 3 Hyacinth Bean
Sep 3 Kabocha Squash
Sep 3 Pie Pumpkin
Sep 3 Pumpkin
Sep 3 Stevia
Sep 5 Salsify
Sep 5 Scorzonera
Sep 5 Tepary Bean
Sep 6 Anise
Sep 8 Hubbard Squash
Sep 8 Long Pie Pumpkin
Sep 8 Ornamental Gourd
Sep 8 Popcorn
Sep 8 Sugar Pumpkin
Sep 9 Celeriac
Sep 9 Celery
Sep 10 Habanero
Sep 10 Lemongrass
Sep 10 Mung Bean
Sep 13 Amaranth (Grain)
Sep 13 Cumin
Sep 13 Lavender
Sep 13 Sweet Potato
Sep 15 Alpine Strawberry
Sep 15 Artichoke (Globe)
Sep 15 Echinacea (Coneflower)
Sep 15 Jerusalem Artichoke
Sep 15 Marshmallow (Herb)
Sep 15 Purple Sprouting Broccoli
Sep 15 Skirret
Sep 15 Sunchoke
Sep 15 Tree Collard
Sep 15 Valerian
Sep 16 Elephant Garlic
Sep 16 Garlic
Sep 20 Ghost Pepper
Sep 21 Horseradish

OCTOBER

No standard planting actions this month for ZIP 05902. Use this time to plan your garden and browse the growing database.

NOVEMBER

No standard planting actions this month for ZIP 05902. Use this time to plan your garden and browse the growing database.

DECEMBER

No standard planting actions this month for ZIP 05902. 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 05902 (Beecher Falls, VT). 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 25) and first fall frost (Sep 22). The frost dates are the median values from NOAA's 1991–2020 Climate Normals for the nearest weather station, and the hardiness zone (4a) 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.