Spring Garden Calendar
Washington County
Cold-hardy vegetables such as cabbage, onion, peas, spinach, and turnips can be planted before the danger of frost is over. This is because they can tolerate cold temperatures and they do not fare well once temperatures get into the mid-eighties and above. Other plants such as beets, carrots, potatoes and parsnips may be planted before the last frost date but could be tender if they are out of the ground on a night when the temperatures drop well below freezing. Keep in mind that the frost-free dates given here are only average dates and will vary from season to season.
| Hardy (Frost is okay) | |
|---|---|
| February 15 - March 15 | Leafy Greens - Lettuce, Spinach, Endive, Chard |
| February 15 - March 15 | Crucifers - Broccoli, Cauliflowers, Cabbage |
| February 15 - March 15 | Roots - Onion, Radish, Beet, Potato, Carrot, Peas, Carrots |
| Intermediate (Warm Soil) | |
|---|---|
| March 15 - April 15 | Beans - Bush, Pole, and Dry |
| March 15 - April 15 | Corn - all varieties |
| March 15 - April 15 | Vine Crops - Cucumber, Squash, Melon |
| Tender ( No Frost) | |
|---|---|
| After April 1st | Tomato |
| After April 1st | Eggplant |
| After April 1st | Pepper, Squash, Cucumber |
| After April 1st | Cantaloupe and Melon |
| After April 1st | Winter Squash and Pumpkin |
You may also consider growing or purchasing “transplants” of tender vegetables i.e. tomato, pepper, eggplant, and melons. Expose young plants gradually to the weather conditions (hardening off period) to get them ready for the garden. Then plant them outdoors after the first of April (the last avg. frost date). Transplants will take less time to mature than direct-seeded vegetables and therefore “begin to bear” before it gets too hot. However, this does not work well with all vegetables. Corn, beans and root vegetables such as carrots and beets do not usually transplant well and should be “direct seeded”.
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