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Planting Calendar · Edison, NJ · ZIP 08820

What to plant in Edison, NJ, by month.

A complete year of planting actions for ZIP 08820 — based on NOAA frost data and 803 crop schedules. Last spring frost: Apr 11. First fall frost: Oct 28. USDA Zone 7a.

Growing season
200 days
USDA Zone
7a
Crops covered
280
Frost tolerance Hardy Half-hardy Tender

JANUARY

Start Indoors

Jan 24 ● Alpine Strawberry
Jan 24 ◐ Celery
Jan 24 ◐ Lavender
Jan 31 ○ Ghost Pepper
Jan 31 ○ Habanero

Direct Sow

Jan 1 ● Elephant Garlic
Jan 1 ● Garlic

FEBRUARY

Start Indoors

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

MARCH

Start Indoors

Mar 7 ○ Basil
Mar 7 ◐ Broccoli
Mar 7 ● Brussels Sprouts
Mar 7 ◐ Butterhead Lettuce
Mar 7 ● Cabbage
Mar 7 ◐ Calendula
Mar 7 ◐ Cauliflower
Mar 7 ○ Celosia
Mar 7 ◐ Chamomile (German)
Mar 7 ○ Cleome
Mar 7 ● Collard Greens
Mar 7 ○ Cosmos
Mar 7 ○ Cumin
Mar 7 ○ Four O'Clock
Mar 7 ○ Genovese Basil
Mar 7 ○ Holy Basil (Tulsi)
Mar 7 ● Kale
Mar 7 ● Kohlrabi
Mar 7 ● Lacinato Kale (Dinosaur)
Mar 7 ○ Lemon Basil
Mar 7 ◐ Lettuce (Head)
Mar 7 ◐ Lettuce (Loose-leaf)
Mar 7 ○ Luffa
Mar 7 ○ Malabar Spinach
Mar 7 ○ Marigold (African)
Mar 7 ○ Marigold (French)
Mar 7 ○ Marigold (Signet)
Mar 7 ◐ Oakleaf Lettuce
Mar 7 ○ Purple Basil
Mar 7 ● Purple Sprouting Broccoli
Mar 7 ◐ Rainbow Chard
Mar 7 ● Red Cabbage
Mar 7 ● Red Russian Kale
Mar 7 ◐ Romaine Lettuce
Mar 7 ◐ Romanesco
Mar 7 ● Savoy Cabbage
Mar 7 ○ Shiso (Perilla)
Mar 7 ○ Summer Savory
Mar 7 ◐ Sweet Alyssum
Mar 7 ○ Sweet Basil
Mar 7 ◐ Swiss Chard
Mar 7 ○ Thai Basil
Mar 7 ○ Zinnia
Mar 18 ○ Amaranth (Grain)
Mar 18 ○ Amaranth (Ornamental)
Mar 18 ○ Bitter Melon
Mar 18 ○ Cucamelon
Mar 18 ○ Hyacinth Bean
Mar 18 ○ Kang Kong (Water Spinach)
Mar 18 ○ Molokhia
Mar 18 ○ New Zealand Spinach
Mar 18 ○ Okra
Mar 18 ○ Ornamental Gourd
Mar 18 ○ Winged Bean
Mar 25 ○ Acorn Squash
Mar 25 ○ Armenian Cucumber
Mar 25 ○ Butternut Squash
Mar 25 ○ Cantaloupe
Mar 25 ○ Carnival Squash
Mar 25 ○ Cucumber
Mar 25 ○ Delicata Squash
Mar 25 ○ Honeydew
Mar 25 ○ Hubbard Squash
Mar 25 ○ Kabocha Squash
Mar 25 ○ Lemon Cucumber
Mar 25 ○ Long Pie Pumpkin
Mar 25 ○ Muskmelon
Mar 25 ○ Patty Pan Squash
Mar 25 ○ Pickling Cucumber
Mar 25 ○ Pie Pumpkin
Mar 25 ○ Pumpkin
Mar 25 ○ Spaghetti Squash
Mar 25 ○ Sugar Pumpkin
Mar 25 ○ Summer Squash
Mar 25 ○ Watermelon
Mar 25 ○ Winter Squash
Mar 25 ○ Yellow Crookneck Squash
Mar 25 ○ Zucchini

Direct Sow

Mar 7 ● Claytonia (Miner's Lettuce)
Mar 7 ● Fava Beans
Mar 7 ● Large-Seeded Mâche
Mar 7 ● Mâche (Corn Salad)
Mar 7 ● Spinach
Mar 21 ● Arugula
Mar 21 ◐ Beet Greens
Mar 21 ◐ Beets
Mar 21 ● Broccoli Raab (Rapini)
Mar 21 ● Bunching Onion
Mar 21 ◐ Butterhead Lettuce
Mar 21 ◐ Carrots
Mar 21 ◐ Celtuce (Stem Lettuce)
Mar 21 ◐ Chervil
Mar 21 ● Chives
Mar 21 ● Collard Greens
Mar 21 ● Field Pea (Cover Crop)
Mar 21 ● Garden Cress
Mar 21 ● Garlic Chives
Mar 21 ◐ Golden Beet
Mar 21 ● Green Onion (Scallion)
Mar 21 ● Kale
Mar 21 ● Kohlrabi
Mar 21 ● Komatsuna
Mar 21 ● Lacinato Kale (Dinosaur)
Mar 21 ● Land Cress (Upland Cress)
Mar 21 ● Larkspur
Mar 21 ◐ Lettuce (Head)
Mar 21 ◐ Lettuce (Loose-leaf)
Mar 21 ● Mesclun Mix
Mar 21 ● Milkweed
Mar 21 ● Mizuna
Mar 21 ● Mustard Greens
Mar 21 ◐ Nantes Carrot
Mar 21 ◐ Oakleaf Lettuce
Mar 21 ● Onion
Mar 21 ● Perpetual Spinach
Mar 21 ● Radish
Mar 21 ◐ Rainbow Carrot
Mar 21 ● Red Russian Kale
Mar 21 ◐ Romaine Lettuce
Mar 21 ● Shallot
Mar 21 ● Shelling Peas
Mar 21 ● Snap Peas
Mar 21 ● Snow Peas
Mar 21 ● Sorrel
Mar 21 ● Spigarello
Mar 21 ● Sweet Pea (Flower)
Mar 21 ● Tatsoi
Mar 21 ● Turnip

Transplant

Mar 7 ● Egyptian Walking Onion
Mar 21 ● Horseradish
Mar 21 ● Onion
Mar 21 ● Pansy
Mar 21 ● Viola
Mar 28 ◐ Butterhead Lettuce
Mar 28 ● Kohlrabi
Mar 28 ● Leek
Mar 28 ◐ Lettuce (Head)
Mar 28 ◐ Romaine Lettuce
Mar 28 ◐ Stock

APRIL

Direct Sow

Apr 4 ◐ Agretti
Apr 4 ● Anise Hyssop
Apr 4 ● Bachelor's Button (Cornflower)
Apr 4 ● Black Radish
Apr 4 ● Black-Eyed Susan
Apr 4 ◐ Bok Choy
Apr 4 ● Burdock (Gobo)
Apr 4 ◐ Calendula
Apr 4 ● Caraway
Apr 4 ● Catnip
Apr 4 ◐ Chamomile (German)
Apr 4 ◐ Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan)
Apr 4 ◐ Cilantro
Apr 4 ◐ Coriander (Seed)
Apr 4 ● Crimson Clover
Apr 4 ● Daikon Radish
Apr 4 ◐ Dill
Apr 4 ◐ Endive
Apr 4 ◐ Escarole
Apr 4 ◐ Fennel
Apr 4 ◐ Fennel (Bulbing)
Apr 4 ◐ Fenugreek
Apr 4 ● Feverfew
Apr 4 ◐ Fingerling Potato
Apr 4 ◐ Garbanzo Bean (Chickpea)
Apr 4 ● Good King Henry
Apr 4 ● Hairy Vetch
Apr 4 ● Jerusalem Artichoke
Apr 4 ● Lemon Balm
Apr 4 ◐ Lentil
Apr 4 ● Lovage
Apr 4 ● Marshmallow (Herb)
Apr 4 ◐ Napa Cabbage
Apr 4 ◐ Orach (Mountain Spinach)
Apr 4 ◐ Parsley (Curly)
Apr 4 ◐ Parsley (Flat-leaf)
Apr 4 ● Parsnip
Apr 4 ◐ Phacelia
Apr 4 ◐ Potato
Apr 4 ◐ Quinoa
Apr 4 ● Radicchio
Apr 4 ◐ Rainbow Chard
Apr 4 ◐ Russet Potato
Apr 4 ● Rutabaga
Apr 4 ● Salsify
Apr 4 ● Scorzonera
Apr 4 ● Skirret
Apr 4 ● Sunchoke
Apr 4 ◐ Sweet Alyssum
Apr 4 ◐ Swiss Chard
Apr 4 ● Valerian
Apr 4 ● Watercress
Apr 4 ● Watermelon Radish
Apr 4 ● Winter Rye
Apr 4 ◐ Yukon Gold Potato
Apr 15 ○ Amaranth (Ornamental)
Apr 15 ◐ Anise
Apr 15 ◐ Borage
Apr 15 ○ Celosia
Apr 15 ○ Cleome
Apr 15 ○ Cosmos
Apr 15 ◐ Fennel (Seed/Herb)
Apr 15 ○ Four O'Clock
Apr 15 ○ Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)
Apr 15 ○ Marigold (African)
Apr 15 ○ Marigold (French)
Apr 15 ○ Marigold (Signet)
Apr 15 ○ Morning Glory
Apr 15 ○ Nasturtium
Apr 15 ○ Strawflower
Apr 15 ○ Summer Savory
Apr 15 ○ Sunflower
Apr 15 ○ Zinnia
Apr 22 ○ Acorn Squash
Apr 22 ○ Amaranth (Grain)
Apr 22 ○ Armenian Cucumber
Apr 22 ○ Basil
Apr 22 ○ Buckwheat
Apr 22 ○ Bush Beans (Snap)
Apr 22 ○ Butternut Squash
Apr 22 ○ Cantaloupe
Apr 22 ○ Carnival Squash
Apr 22 ○ Corn
Apr 22 ○ Cucamelon
Apr 22 ○ Cucumber
Apr 22 ○ Cumin
Apr 22 ○ Delicata Squash
Apr 22 ○ Dry Bean
Apr 22 ○ Epazote
Apr 22 ○ Genovese Basil
Apr 22 ○ Gherkin
Apr 22 ○ Green Beans (Bush)
Apr 22 ○ Green Beans (Pole)
Apr 22 ○ Honeydew
Apr 22 ○ Hubbard Squash
Apr 22 ○ Hyacinth Bean
Apr 22 ○ Kabocha Squash
Apr 22 ○ Kang Kong (Water Spinach)
Apr 22 ○ Lemon Basil
Apr 22 ○ Lemon Cucumber
Apr 22 ○ Lima Beans
Apr 22 ○ Long Pie Pumpkin
Apr 22 ○ Molokhia
Apr 22 ○ Muskmelon
Apr 22 ○ New Zealand Spinach
Apr 22 ○ Ornamental Gourd
Apr 22 ○ Papalo
Apr 22 ○ Patty Pan Squash
Apr 22 ○ Pickling Cucumber
Apr 22 ○ Pie Pumpkin
Apr 22 ○ Popcorn
Apr 22 ○ Pumpkin
Apr 22 ○ Purple Basil
Apr 22 ○ Purslane
Apr 22 ◐ Samphire
Apr 22 ○ Scarlet Runner Bean
Apr 22 ○ Shiso (Perilla)
Apr 22 ○ Soybeans (Edamame)
Apr 22 ○ Spaghetti Squash
Apr 22 ○ Squash (Companion Reference)
Apr 22 ○ Sugar Pumpkin
Apr 22 ○ Summer Squash
Apr 22 ○ Sweet Basil
Apr 22 ○ Sweet Corn
Apr 22 ○ Thai Basil
Apr 22 ○ Watermelon
Apr 22 ○ Winter Squash
Apr 22 ○ Yellow Crookneck Squash
Apr 22 ○ Zucchini
Apr 29 ○ Asparagus Bean
Apr 29 ○ Bitter Melon
Apr 29 ○ Cowpeas (Black-eyed Peas)
Apr 29 ○ Malabar Spinach
Apr 29 ○ Mung Bean
Apr 29 ○ Okra
Apr 29 ○ Peanut
Apr 29 ○ Tepary Bean
Apr 29 ○ Winged Bean
Apr 29 ○ Yard-Long Bean

Transplant

Apr 4 ● Alpine Strawberry
Apr 4 ◐ Artichoke (Globe)
Apr 4 ● Bee Balm
Apr 4 ◐ Bok Choy
Apr 4 ◐ Broccoli
Apr 4 ● Brussels Sprouts
Apr 4 ● Cabbage
Apr 4 ◐ Cauliflower
Apr 4 ◐ Celtuce (Stem Lettuce)
Apr 4 ◐ Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan)
Apr 4 ● Collard Greens
Apr 4 ● Comfrey
Apr 4 ● Echinacea (Coneflower)
Apr 4 ◐ Endive
Apr 4 ◐ Escarole
Apr 4 ● Everbearing Strawberry
Apr 4 ◐ Fennel
Apr 4 ◐ Fennel (Bulbing)
Apr 4 ● Kale
Apr 4 ● Lacinato Kale (Dinosaur)
Apr 4 ● Mint (Peppermint)
Apr 4 ● Mint (Spearmint)
Apr 4 ◐ Napa Cabbage
Apr 4 ● Purple Sprouting Broccoli
Apr 4 ● Radicchio
Apr 4 ● Red Cabbage
Apr 4 ● Red Russian Kale
Apr 4 ● Roman Chamomile
Apr 4 ◐ Romanesco
Apr 4 ● Savoy Cabbage
Apr 4 ◐ Snapdragon
Apr 4 ● Spigarello
Apr 4 ● Strawberry
Apr 4 ● Tree Collard
Apr 4 ● Yarrow
Apr 15 ○ Gladiolus
Apr 15 ○ Nicotiana
Apr 15 ○ Petunia
Apr 18 ◐ Ashitaba
Apr 18 ◐ Celeriac
Apr 18 ◐ Celery
Apr 18 ◐ Creeping Savory
Apr 18 ○ Dahlia
Apr 18 ◐ German Thyme
Apr 18 ◐ Greek Oregano
Apr 18 ● Hyssop
Apr 18 ◐ Oregano
Apr 18 ● Rue
Apr 18 ◐ Sage
Apr 18 ○ Society Garlic
Apr 18 ◐ Tarragon (French)
Apr 18 ◐ Thyme
Apr 18 ◐ Winter Savory
Apr 18 ● Wormwood
Apr 22 ○ Anaheim Pepper
Apr 22 ○ Banana Pepper
Apr 22 ○ Basil
Apr 22 ○ Beefsteak Tomato
Apr 22 ○ Cape Gooseberry
Apr 22 ◐ Cardoon
Apr 22 ○ Cayenne Pepper
Apr 22 ○ Cherry Tomato
Apr 22 ○ Cucumber
Apr 22 ○ Culantro
Apr 22 ○ Genovese Basil
Apr 22 ○ Grape Tomato
Apr 22 ○ Ground Cherry
Apr 22 ○ Heirloom Tomato
Apr 22 ○ Holy Basil (Tulsi)
Apr 22 ○ Husk Cherry
Apr 22 ○ Jalapeño
Apr 22 ◐ Lavender
Apr 22 ○ Lemon Basil
Apr 22 ○ Marjoram
Apr 22 ○ Paste Tomato
Apr 22 ○ Pepper (Bell)
Apr 22 ○ Pepper (Hot)
Apr 22 ○ Pimento Pepper
Apr 22 ○ Poblano Pepper
Apr 22 ○ Purple Basil
Apr 22 ○ Purple Tomatillo
Apr 22 ○ Roma Tomato
Apr 22 ◐ Rosemary
Apr 22 ○ San Marzano Tomato
Apr 22 ○ Serrano Pepper
Apr 22 ○ Shishito Pepper
Apr 22 ○ Spilanthes (Toothache Plant)
Apr 22 ○ Stevia
Apr 22 ○ Sweet Basil
Apr 22 ○ Thai Basil
Apr 22 ○ Thai Pepper
Apr 22 ○ Tomatillo
Apr 22 ○ Tomato
Apr 29 ○ Eggplant
Apr 29 ○ Ghost Pepper
Apr 29 ○ Habanero
Apr 29 ○ Japanese Eggplant
Apr 29 ○ Jicama
Apr 29 ○ Lemongrass
Apr 29 ○ Rosa Bianca Eggplant
Apr 29 ○ Vietnamese Coriander

Harvest

Apr 5 ● Garden Cress
Apr 12 ● Radish
Apr 16 ● Claytonia (Miner's Lettuce)
Apr 16 ● Spinach
Apr 18 ● Mesclun Mix
Apr 20 ◐ Beet Greens
Apr 20 ● Mizuna
Apr 20 ● Mustard Greens
Apr 21 ● Large-Seeded Mâche
Apr 21 ● Mâche (Corn Salad)
Apr 25 ● Arugula
Apr 25 ● Komatsuna
Apr 30 ● Broccoli Raab (Rapini)
Apr 30 ◐ Chervil
Apr 30 ● Tatsoi
Apr 30 ● Turnip

MAY

Transplant

May 2 ○ Sweet Potato

Harvest

May 5 ● Land Cress (Upland Cress)
May 5 ◐ Lettuce (Loose-leaf)
May 5 ◐ Oakleaf Lettuce
May 10 ◐ Golden Beet
May 10 ● Green Onion (Scallion)
May 10 ● Perpetual Spinach
May 10 ● Sorrel
May 12 ● Kohlrabi
May 14 ◐ Agretti
May 14 ◐ Bok Choy
May 14 ◐ Dill
May 14 ◐ Fenugreek
May 14 ◐ Orach (Mountain Spinach)
May 15 ◐ Beets
May 15 ● Snow Peas
May 15 ● Viola
May 17 ◐ Butterhead Lettuce
May 19 ◐ Cilantro
May 19 ◐ Phacelia
May 19 ● Spigarello
May 19 ◐ Sweet Alyssum
May 20 ● Bunching Onion
May 20 ● Chives
May 20 ● Field Pea (Cover Crop)
May 20 ● Pansy
May 20 ● Shelling Peas
May 20 ● Snap Peas
May 21 ● Fava Beans
May 22 ◐ Lettuce (Head)
May 22 ◐ Nantes Carrot
May 22 ◐ Romaine Lettuce
May 24 ◐ Calendula
May 24 ◐ Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan)
May 24 ● Daikon Radish
May 24 ◐ Endive
May 24 ● Kale
May 24 ◐ Napa Cabbage
May 24 ◐ Rainbow Chard
May 24 ● Red Russian Kale
May 24 ◐ Swiss Chard
May 24 ● Watercress
May 24 ● Watermelon Radish
May 25 ◐ Rainbow Carrot
May 29 ● Black Radish
May 29 ◐ Cauliflower
May 29 ● Lacinato Kale (Dinosaur)
May 30 ◐ Carrots
May 30 ● Garlic Chives

JUNE

Harvest

Jun 1 ○ Purslane
Jun 3 ● Bachelor's Button (Cornflower)
Jun 3 ◐ Broccoli
Jun 3 ● Caraway
Jun 3 ◐ Chamomile (German)
Jun 3 ● Collard Greens
Jun 3 ● Radicchio
Jun 3 ● Winter Rye
Jun 4 ◐ Borage
Jun 4 ○ Marigold (French)
Jun 4 ○ Marigold (Signet)
Jun 4 ● Sweet Pea (Flower)
Jun 5 ● Egyptian Walking Onion
Jun 6 ○ Summer Squash
Jun 6 ○ Zucchini
Jun 8 ◐ Fennel
Jun 8 ◐ Fennel (Bulbing)
Jun 9 ○ Nasturtium
Jun 9 ○ Pickling Cucumber
Jun 9 ○ Summer Savory
Jun 9 ○ Yellow Crookneck Squash
Jun 11 ○ Bush Beans (Snap)
Jun 11 ○ Cucumber
Jun 11 ○ Epazote
Jun 11 ○ Green Beans (Bush)
Jun 11 ○ Kang Kong (Water Spinach)
Jun 11 ○ Molokhia
Jun 11 ○ Patty Pan Squash
Jun 11 ○ Squash (Companion Reference)
Jun 13 ● Cabbage
Jun 13 ● Catnip
Jun 13 ◐ Celtuce (Stem Lettuce)
Jun 13 ● Crimson Clover
Jun 13 ◐ Escarole
Jun 13 ● Lemon Balm
Jun 13 ● Mint (Peppermint)
Jun 13 ● Mint (Spearmint)
Jun 13 ◐ Parsley (Curly)
Jun 13 ◐ Parsley (Flat-leaf)
Jun 13 ◐ Potato
Jun 13 ● Roman Chamomile
Jun 14 ○ Four O'Clock
Jun 14 ● Larkspur
Jun 14 ○ Zinnia
Jun 16 ○ Cherry Tomato
Jun 16 ○ New Zealand Spinach
Jun 18 ● Red Cabbage
Jun 18 ◐ Romanesco
Jun 19 ● Shallot
Jun 21 ○ Armenian Cucumber
Jun 21 ○ Basil
Jun 21 ○ Genovese Basil
Jun 21 ○ Gherkin
Jun 21 ○ Grape Tomato
Jun 21 ○ Green Beans (Pole)
Jun 21 ○ Holy Basil (Tulsi)
Jun 21 ○ Lemon Basil
Jun 21 ○ Lemon Cucumber
Jun 21 ○ Papalo
Jun 21 ◐ Samphire
Jun 21 ○ Scarlet Runner Bean
Jun 21 ○ Shishito Pepper
Jun 21 ○ Shiso (Perilla)
Jun 21 ○ Sweet Basil
Jun 21 ○ Thai Basil
Jun 21 ○ Tomato
Jun 23 ● Feverfew
Jun 23 ● Good King Henry
Jun 23 ◐ Lentil
Jun 23 ● Lovage
Jun 23 ○ Malabar Spinach
Jun 23 ○ Okra
Jun 23 ● Savoy Cabbage
Jun 23 ◐ Yukon Gold Potato
Jun 24 ○ Celosia
Jun 24 ○ Cleome
Jun 24 ○ Cosmos
Jun 24 ○ Gladiolus
Jun 24 ○ Marigold (African)
Jun 24 ○ Morning Glory
Jun 24 ○ Nicotiana
Jun 24 ○ Petunia
Jun 24 ○ Sunflower
Jun 25 ○ Luffa
Jun 26 ○ Banana Pepper
Jun 26 ○ Corn
Jun 26 ○ Cucamelon
Jun 26 ○ Lima Beans
Jun 26 ○ Poblano Pepper
Jun 26 ○ Purple Basil
Jun 26 ◐ Stock
Jun 26 ○ Sweet Corn
Jun 27 ◐ German Thyme
Jun 27 ◐ Thyme
Jun 27 ◐ Winter Savory
Jun 28 ● Anise Hyssop
Jun 28 ○ Cowpeas (Black-eyed Peas)
Jun 28 ○ Japanese Eggplant
Jun 28 ○ Vietnamese Coriander
Jun 29 ● Onion
Jun 29 ○ Strawflower

JULY

Direct Sow

Jul 1 ● Parsnip
Jul 15 ● Brussels Sprouts
Jul 15 ● Purple Sprouting Broccoli
Jul 29 ◐ Broccoli
Jul 29 ● Cabbage
Jul 29 ◐ Cauliflower
Jul 29 ● Red Cabbage
Jul 29 ◐ Romanesco
Jul 29 ● Rutabaga
Jul 29 ● Savoy Cabbage

Transplant

Jul 4 ● Saffron Crocus

Harvest

Jul 1 ○ Buckwheat
Jul 1 ○ Cayenne Pepper
Jul 1 ○ Culantro
Jul 1 ○ Ground Cherry
Jul 1 ○ Husk Cherry
Jul 1 ○ Jalapeño
Jul 1 ○ Marjoram
Jul 1 ○ Paste Tomato
Jul 1 ○ Pepper (Bell)
Jul 1 ○ Pepper (Hot)
Jul 1 ○ Pimento Pepper
Jul 1 ○ Purple Tomatillo
Jul 1 ○ Roma Tomato
Jul 1 ○ Spilanthes (Toothache Plant)
Jul 1 ○ Watermelon
Jul 2 ● Hyssop
Jul 2 ◐ Sage
Jul 3 ● Bee Balm
Jul 3 ● Black-Eyed Susan
Jul 3 ● Brussels Sprouts
Jul 3 ● Comfrey
Jul 3 ◐ Coriander (Seed)
Jul 3 ○ Eggplant
Jul 3 ● Everbearing Strawberry
Jul 3 ◐ Fingerling Potato
Jul 3 ◐ Garbanzo Bean (Chickpea)
Jul 3 ◐ Quinoa
Jul 3 ● Rutabaga
Jul 3 ◐ Snapdragon
Jul 3 ● Strawberry
Jul 6 ○ Anaheim Pepper
Jul 6 ○ Cantaloupe
Jul 6 ○ Heirloom Tomato
Jul 6 ● Leek
Jul 6 ○ Muskmelon
Jul 6 ○ Serrano Pepper
Jul 6 ○ Soybeans (Edamame)
Jul 6 ○ Tomatillo
Jul 7 ◐ Creeping Savory
Jul 7 ◐ Greek Oregano
Jul 7 ◐ Oregano
Jul 7 ● Rue
Jul 7 ◐ Tarragon (French)
Jul 8 ○ Rosa Bianca Eggplant
Jul 8 ○ Yard-Long Bean
Jul 9 ○ Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)
Jul 9 ○ San Marzano Tomato
Jul 11 ○ Acorn Squash
Jul 11 ○ Beefsteak Tomato
Jul 11 ○ Delicata Squash
Jul 11 ○ Honeydew
Jul 11 ◐ Rosemary
Jul 11 ○ Thai Pepper
Jul 13 ○ Asparagus Bean
Jul 13 ● Burdock (Gobo)
Jul 13 ● Parsnip
Jul 13 ◐ Russet Potato
Jul 13 ● Yarrow
Jul 14 ○ Amaranth (Ornamental)
Jul 14 ◐ Fennel (Seed/Herb)
Jul 16 ○ Carnival Squash
Jul 16 ○ Dry Bean
Jul 16 ○ Winter Squash
Jul 17 ○ Dahlia
Jul 17 ○ Society Garlic
Jul 17 ● Wormwood
Jul 18 ○ Bitter Melon
Jul 19 ● Milkweed
Jul 19 ○ Spaghetti Squash
Jul 21 ○ Butternut Squash
Jul 21 ○ Cape Gooseberry
Jul 21 ○ Hyacinth Bean
Jul 21 ○ Kabocha Squash
Jul 21 ○ Pie Pumpkin
Jul 21 ○ Pumpkin
Jul 21 ○ Stevia
Jul 23 ● Salsify
Jul 23 ● Scorzonera
Jul 23 ○ Tepary Bean
Jul 24 ◐ Anise
Jul 26 ○ Hubbard Squash
Jul 26 ○ Long Pie Pumpkin
Jul 26 ○ Ornamental Gourd
Jul 26 ○ Popcorn
Jul 26 ○ Sugar Pumpkin
Jul 27 ◐ Celeriac
Jul 27 ◐ Celery
Jul 28 ○ Habanero
Jul 28 ○ Lemongrass
Jul 28 ○ Mung Bean
Jul 31 ○ Amaranth (Grain)
Jul 31 ○ Cumin
Jul 31 ◐ Lavender
Jul 31 ○ Sweet Potato

AUGUST

Direct Sow

Aug 12 ◐ Carrots
Aug 12 ● Collard Greens
Aug 12 ◐ Fennel
Aug 12 ◐ Fennel (Bulbing)
Aug 12 ◐ Nantes Carrot
Aug 12 ◐ Napa Cabbage
Aug 12 ◐ Rainbow Carrot
Aug 26 ◐ Beets
Aug 26 ● Black Radish
Aug 26 ◐ Bok Choy
Aug 26 ● Broccoli Raab (Rapini)
Aug 26 ◐ Butterhead Lettuce
Aug 26 ◐ Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan)
Aug 26 ● Daikon Radish
Aug 26 ◐ Endive
Aug 26 ◐ Escarole
Aug 26 ◐ Golden Beet
Aug 26 ● Kale
Aug 26 ● Kohlrabi
Aug 26 ● Lacinato Kale (Dinosaur)
Aug 26 ◐ Lettuce (Head)
Aug 26 ◐ Lettuce (Loose-leaf)
Aug 26 ◐ Oakleaf Lettuce
Aug 26 ● Radicchio
Aug 26 ● Red Russian Kale
Aug 26 ◐ Romaine Lettuce
Aug 26 ● Saffron Crocus
Aug 26 ● Spigarello
Aug 26 ● Watermelon Radish

Harvest

Aug 2 ● Alpine Strawberry
Aug 2 ◐ Artichoke (Globe)
Aug 2 ● Echinacea (Coneflower)
Aug 2 ● Jerusalem Artichoke
Aug 2 ● Marshmallow (Herb)
Aug 2 ● Purple Sprouting Broccoli
Aug 2 ● Skirret
Aug 2 ● Sunchoke
Aug 2 ● Tree Collard
Aug 2 ● Valerian
Aug 7 ○ Ghost Pepper
Aug 8 ● Horseradish
Aug 20 ◐ Cardoon
Aug 27 ○ Jicama
Aug 27 ○ Peanut
Aug 27 ○ Winged Bean
Aug 29 ● Elephant Garlic
Aug 29 ● Garlic

SEPTEMBER

Direct Sow

Sep 9 ● Arugula
Sep 9 ◐ Beet Greens
Sep 9 ● Claytonia (Miner's Lettuce)
Sep 9 ● Crimson Clover
Sep 9 ● Egyptian Walking Onion
Sep 9 ● Komatsuna
Sep 9 ● Land Cress (Upland Cress)
Sep 9 ● Large-Seeded Mâche
Sep 9 ● Mâche (Corn Salad)
Sep 9 ● Mesclun Mix
Sep 9 ● Mizuna
Sep 9 ● Mustard Greens
Sep 9 ● Spinach
Sep 9 ● Tatsoi
Sep 9 ● Turnip
Sep 23 ● Elephant Garlic
Sep 23 ● Garlic
Sep 23 ● Hairy Vetch
Sep 23 ● Radish
Sep 23 ● Shallot
Sep 23 ● Winter Rye

Harvest

Sep 2 ● Saffron Crocus
Sep 15 ◐ Ashitaba

OCTOBER

Harvest

Oct 1 ● Hairy Vetch

NOVEMBER

No standard planting actions this month for ZIP 08820. Use this time to plan your garden and browse the growing database.

DECEMBER

No standard planting actions this month for ZIP 08820. 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 08820 (Edison, NJ). 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 11) and first fall frost (Oct 28). The frost dates are the median values from NOAA's 1991–2020 Climate Normals for the nearest weather station, and the hardiness zone (7a) 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 08820
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.