vegetable garden

User: bella
Posts 50

The other stuff that you are going to want to take into consideration are how much sun an area gets and the type of soil you are planting in.

User: southboca
Posts 51

It absolutely depends on the types of vegetables. Stuff that tolerates the cold well or grows quickly can be planted directly into the ground as seeds. On the chart, that stuff only has a date range. Some stuff has two possible planting times. Those plants have an "or" between the dates on the chart. Other stuff must be started indoors and transplanted. The start indoors date is on the left side of the "/" sign. The transplant date is on the right side of the "/".

You will probably need to adjust to your climate. But once you adjust for two or three plants, you can easily adjust the rest for your area. Tip: Most garden centers will have a chart for your area near the place where they sell seeds.

Plant Start indoors/plant outside
Asparagus April 15 - May 1
Beans, snap (bush) May 15 - July 1
Beans, snap(pole) May 15 - July 1
Beans, dry shell May 15
Beans, lima May 15 - June 10
Beets April 15 - July 1
Broccoli March 1 - 15/April 15 or June 1
Brussels sprouts March 1 - 15/April 15 or June 1
Cabbage, early March 1 - 15/April 1 - May 1
Cabbage, late April 15 - May 1/1-Jun
Cabbage, Chinese 1-Jul
Carrots April 15 - June 15
Cauliflower March 1 - 15/April 15 or June 1
Celery Feb. 15 - March 1/15-May
Chard, Swiss 1-May
Collards 15-Apr
Cucumbers May 1 - June 15
Eggplant March 15 - April 1/1-Jun
Endive 15-Apr
Garlic Oct. 1 - Nov. 1
Horseradish April 15 - May 1
Kale April 15 - July 15
Kohlrabi April 15 - June 1 or Aug. 1 - 15
Lettuce, leaf April 15 - June 1 or Aug. 1 - 15
Lettuce, head March 1 - 15/April 15 - May 1
Muskmelon May 15 - June 1
Okra March 15 - April 1/1-Jun
Onion seeds 15-Apr
Onion, transplants Feb. 1 - 15/15-Apr
Onion, sets 15-Apr
Parsley April 15 - May 1
Parsnips May 1 - 15
Peas April 10 - May 15
Pepper March 15 - April 1/1-Jun
Potatoes, Irish April 15 - June 1
Potatoes, sweet April 15 (roots)/-Jun
Pumpkin May 10 - June 1
Radish April 10 - June 1 or Aug. 1 - 15
Rhubarb April 15 - May 1
Rutabaga May 15 - June 15
Spinach April 15 or Aug. 1 - 15
Squash, summer May 10 - June 1
Squash, winter May 10 - June 1
Sweet corn May 10 - July 1
Tomato April 1 - 15/May 15 - June 1
Turnip April 15 or Aug. 1
Watermelon May 15 - June 1

User: allieb
Posts 8

when should i start a vegetable garden? do i start all the plantings at once, or does it vary per vegetable plant? i'm definitely new to this. thanks for any advice.