Growing Vegetables Chart
by The Old Farmer's Almanac
Vegetable | Start Seeds Indoors (weeks before last spring frost) |
Start Seeds Outdoors (weeks before or after last spring frost) |
Minimum Soil Temperature to Germinate (°F) | Cold Hardiness | When to Fertilize | When to Water |
Beans | -- | Anytime after | 48-50 | Tender | After heavy bloom and set of pods | Regularly, from start of pod to set |
Beets | -- | 4 before to 4 after | 39-41 | Half-hardy | At time of planting | Only during drought conditions |
Broccoli | 6-8 | 4 before | 55-75 | Hardy | Three weeks after transplanting | Only during drought conditions |
Brussels sprouts | 6-8 | -- | 55-75 | Hardy | Three weeks after transplanting | At transplanting |
Cabbage | 6-8 | Anytime after | 38-40 | Hardy | Three weeks after transplanting | Two to three weeks before harvest |
Carrots | -- | 4-6 before | 39-41 | Half-hardy | Preferably in the fall for the following spring | Only during drought conditions |
Cauliflower | 6-8 | 4 before | 65-75 | Half-hardy | Three weeks after transplanting | Once, three weeks before harvest |
Celery | 6-8 | -- | 60-70 | Tender | At time of transplanting | Once a week |
Corn | -- | 2 after | 46-50 | Tender | When eight to ten inches tall, and again when first silk appears | When tassels appear and cobs start to swell |
Cucumbers | 3-4 | 1-2 after | 65-70 | Very tender | One week after bloom, and again three weeks later | Frequently, especially when fruits form |
Lettuce | 4-6 | 2-3 after | 40-75 | Half-hardy | Two to three weeks after transplanting | Once a week |
Melons | 3-4 | 2 after | 55-60 | Very tender | One week after bloom, and again three weeks later | Once a week |
Onion sets | -- | 4 before | 34-36 | Hardy | When bulbs begin to swell, and again when plants are one foot tall | Only during drought conditions |
Parsnips | -- | 2-4 before | 55-70 | Hardy | One year before planting | Only during drought conditions |
Peas | -- | 4-6 before | 34-36 | Hardy | After heavy bloom and set of pods | Regularly, from start of pod to set |
Peppers | 8-10 | -- | 70-80 | Very tender | After first fruit-set | Once a week |
Potato tubers | -- | 2-4 before | 55-70 | Half-hardy | At bloom time or time of second hilling | Regularly, when tubers start to form |
Pumpkins | 3-4 | 1 after | 55-60 | Tender | Just before vines start to run, when plants are about one foot tall | Only during drought conditions |
Radishes | -- | 4-6 before | 39-41 | Hardy | Before spring planting | Once a week |
Spinach | -- | 4-6 before | 55-65 | Hardy | When plants are one-third grown | Once a week |
Squash, summer | 3-4 | 1 after | 55-60 | Very tender | Just before vines start to run, when plants are about one foot tall | Only during drought conditions |
Squash, winter | 3-4 | 1 after | 55-60 | Tender | Just before vines start to run, when plants are about one foot tall | Only during drought conditions |
Tomatoes | 6-8 | -- | 50-55 | Tender | Two weeks before, and after first picking | Twice a week |
This information provided by The Old Farmer's Almanac.
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