The year calendar

2025 at usual odds

All 34 vegetables on one chart. Pale blue is frost risk (before Apr 27 and after Oct 30). The pale bars are indoor seed-starting windows, the green bars are planting-out windows.

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Frost odds · chance of a freezing night after your spring date

Vegetable JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Lima bean outdoors Apr 20 – Aug 7

Snap bean outdoors Apr 20 – Aug 7

Beet outdoors Mar 30 – Sep 4

Broccoli indoors Jan 19 – Jun 12; outdoors Mar 16 – Jul 24

Brussels sprouts indoors Jan 19 – Apr 6; outdoors Mar 16 – May 18

Cabbage indoors Jan 19 – Jun 19; outdoors Mar 16 – Jul 31

Carrot outdoors Mar 30 – Jul 31

Cauliflower indoors Mar 2 – Jun 26; outdoors Apr 6 – Jul 24

Celery indoors Jan 26 – Apr 10; outdoors Apr 6 – Jun 19

Swiss chard outdoors Mar 30 – Sep 18

Chinese cabbage indoors Feb 16 – Mar 30; outdoors Mar 16 – Apr 27; indoors around Jul 17; outdoors around Aug 14

Collards outdoors Mar 30 – May 11; outdoors Aug 21 – Sep 4

Sweet corn indoors Mar 30 – Apr 20; outdoors Apr 27 – May 18

Cucumber indoors Mar 23 – Jul 10; outdoors Apr 20 – Aug 7

Eggplant indoors Feb 9 – Jun 12; outdoors Apr 20 – Jul 24

Kale outdoors Mar 23 – May 11; outdoors Sep 4 – Sep 18

Kohlrabi indoors Jan 26 – Mar 30; outdoors Mar 23 – May 11; indoors Jun 26 – Jul 10; outdoors around Aug 21

Lettuce indoors Feb 16 – Aug 21; outdoors Mar 30 – Sep 18

Muskmelon indoors Mar 23 – Jun 19; outdoors Apr 20 – Jul 10

Okra indoors Feb 23 – May 29; outdoors Apr 20 – Jul 10

Onion indoors Feb 9 – Apr 13; outdoors Apr 6 – May 11

Parsnip outdoors Mar 30 – May 25

Peas outdoors Mar 16 – May 18; outdoors around Aug 7

Pepper indoors Feb 23 – May 22; outdoors Apr 20 – Jul 3

Potato outdoors Apr 20 – Jul 3

Pumpkin indoors Mar 30 – Jun 19; outdoors Apr 27 – Jul 17

Radish outdoors around Mar 16; outdoors around Sep 11

Rutabaga outdoors Mar 16 – Jul 10

Spinach outdoors Mar 16 – May 3; outdoors Sep 4 – Sep 18

Summer squash indoors Mar 30 – Jul 24; outdoors Apr 27 – Aug 21

Winter squash indoors Mar 23 – Jul 10; outdoors Apr 20 – Jul 31

Tomato indoors Feb 9 – May 22; outdoors Apr 20 – Jul 3

Turnip outdoors Mar 16 – Jun 21; outdoors Sep 4 – Sep 18

Watermelon indoors Mar 23 – Jun 19; outdoors Apr 20 – Jul 10

Start indoors Plant out / sow Frost risk

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