When do i start planting my spring vegetable garden

For spring planting dates, you can always calculate the planting dates yourself using our Frost Dates Calculator. For an autumn harvest, however, it's a little more complicated, since you will need to harvest many vegetables before winter frosts begin. Our fall planting dates consider which crops are more hardy versus tender, and we've also made adjustments for the harvesting period. If you find that the veggie or fruit you wish to grow doesn't leave you enough days to harvest in the fall, perhaps you can find a special variety with a shorter growing season!

Note : Frost dates are based on year rolling averages, so they are only a guide of what is "typical. Also, every garden can have what we call "microclimates" e. You'll need to use your best judgement and this guide as a good starting place. Other extension publications containing information about specific gardening practices are mentioned throughout this leaflet and are available at your county Extension office.

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Step 6 - Plant Your Vegetables Right Much of the success of your garden depends on when and how your vegetables are planted. In starting seeds in the garden, follow these directions: Use disease-free seed. Mark out straight rows to make your garden attractive and to make cultivation, insect control, and harvesting easier.

To mark a row, drive two stakes into the ground at either edge of the garden and draw a string taut between them. Shallow furrows, suitable for small seed, can be made by drawing a hoe handle along the line indicated by the string.

For deeper furrows, use a wheel hoe or the corner of the hoe blade. Use correct spacing between rows. Hill or drill the seed.

Sweet corn, squash, melons, and cucumbers are often planted this way. Hilling allows easier control of weeds between the hills of plants. Space seeds properly in the row. The number of seeds to sow per foot or hill is suggested in Table 2.

Space the seeds uniformly. Small seeds sometimes can be handled better if they are mixed with dry, pulverized soil and then spread. Plant at proper depth. A general rule to follow is to place the seed at a depth about four times the diameter of the seed. Cover small seeds such as carrots and lettuce with about to inch of soil.

Place large seeds such as corn, beans, and peas 1 to 2 inches deep. In sandy soils or in dry weather, plant the seeds somewhat deeper. Cover seeds and firm soil. Pack soil around the seeds by gently tamping the soil with your hands or an upright hoe. This prevents rainwater from washing away the seeds. Thin to a desirable number of plants see Table 2 when they are young. Remove the weakest plants.

Do not wait too long before thinning or injury will result from crowding. Bean, bush, lima Very Tender May June Bean, bush, snap Tender Apr. Beet Half-hardy Apr. Corn, sweet Tender May 1-July 9. Cucumber Very Tender May June