Your month-by-month guide to urban garden success
Plan Your Year-Round Garden
Timing is everything in gardening! This comprehensive planting calendar helps you know exactly what to plant and when for optimal results. Whether you’re starting seeds indoors, transplanting seedlings, or direct sowing outdoors, our seasonal guide ensures you never miss the perfect planting window.
Garden Timeline Overview
A visual guide to your entire gardening year
Early Spring (March – April)
Start cool-season crops indoors, prepare garden beds, plant peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes outdoors.
Late Spring (May – June)
Transplant warm-season starts, direct sow beans and squash, plant tomatoes and peppers after last frost.
Summer (July – August)
Succession plant quick crops, start fall seedlings, maintain and harvest summer vegetables.
Fall (September – October)
Plant cool-season crops, garlic, and cover crops. Harvest summer vegetables and prepare for winter.
Winter (November – February)
Plan next year’s garden, start slow-growing seeds indoors, maintain indoor herbs, rest and prepare.