The way to be sure is to use a soil thermometer. This may not be accurate! Garlic dates vary wildly around the country.
Around September 18, take your cloves apart and plant the toes about 3 to 4 inches deep. Anyway, it's important to remember that the numbers in this fall planting guide are only a starting point for you! Good luck and good gardening to you.įall is the time to plant garlic. Most tomatoes, peppers and eggplants, for example, require around 100 days to harvest, therefore you'd want to transplant those into the ground around July 25. Those numbers vary widely between different varieties of the same kinds of plants! Usually the "Days to Harvest" are present on the seed packet. This means you need to consider how much time each variety needs between planting and picking. Gardening in the fall can be much more challenging than spring planting, because you are in a race to get your crops mature and harvested before the winter frosts begin, around November 2.
Now, for all the summer vegetables like beans, cowpeas, corn, squashes, pumpkins, cucumbers, watermelons, gourds and sunflowers, you should plant those seeds directly into the ground around April 1, or if your soil is still very cold, once the soil is near 60° F in temperature.Okay, now here are the cold, hard numbers, along with specific plants: Then, around March 28 you should start watching the weather forecast and, as soon as no frost is forecast, go ahead and transplant those into the ground. If the ground is still frozen, then plant these as soon as the ground thaws.ĭo you want to grow tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants? Start these indoors around January 22. Sow the seeds of peas (sugar snap and english) at the same time. Plant onion starts and potatoes around February 1. Cole crops like broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage can be direct seeded into your garden around February 19, assuming the ground can be worked, but it's better to start them indoors around January 22 and then transplant them into the garden around March 12.
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