new-york-vegetable-planting-calendar (2024)

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When to plant vegetables in NY? ›

First Seeding & Transplanting Dates for Vegetables in NY

(t) Indicates variety may be transplants, sets or seed. As early as garden may be worked in spring or about April 15. After the date of the last average frost in Ithaca area (May 14). After the soil has become warm in spring-June 1.

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 May 15, or if your soil is still very cold, once the soil is near 60° F in temperature.

Root vegetables such as carrots, beets, and radishes are ideal for New York gardens due to their hardiness. Carrots and beets prefer well-drained soil and can be planted directly outdoors after the last frost. Radishes, one of the fastest-growing vegetables, can be sown several times throughout the growing season.

Beans grow best when direct-seeded outdoors. Sow any time after the last spring frost date, when the soil has warmed to at least 55°F (12°C). Don't plant too early, as cold, moist soil will delay germination and could cause the seeds to rot.

Transplant your tomatoes into the garden after the soil has warmed up, usually May 15 in the New York area. Tomatoes will root from their stem, so plant them deeply. Dig a hole slightly deeper than the pot size, strip off the lower leaves, and plant so that the bottom portion of the stem is underground.

Vegetables Vegetables - Mid-month - Lettuce, Carrots, Radishes, Spinach, Beets, Chard, Jerusalem Artichokes, Salsify, Parsnips. Late in the month start Melons, Cucumbers, Squash, and Pumpkins for transplanting in late May or early June.

SEEDING - EARLY SPRING

Tomatoes are heat-loving vegetables. We begin sowing seeds in the greenhouse in April (about 7-8 weeks before the final frost date) so that when it's time to transplant, we can be certain that it will be warm enough. When sowing tomato seeds, it's important to give them space to grow.

Zucchini is a warm-season crop that cannot tolerate frost or freezing temperatures, so its best to plant your zucchini in the early summer, when temperatures are at least 70 degrees Fahrenheit or more.

Your first year, maybe that's easy-to-grow vegetables that taste better than from the grocery -- like peas, green beans, and lettuce. Is space limited? Try salad greens, carrots, herbs, hot peppers, radishes, and snap beans.

When should I plant my garden in upstate NY? ›

First Seeding & Transplanting Dates for Vegetables in NY

As early as garden may be worked in spring or about April 15. After the date of the last average frost in Ithaca area (May 14). After the soil has become warm in spring-June 1.

New York is in USDA plant hardiness zones 3-7. *Based on statistics there is a 10% chance that frost will occur before or after these dates.

We recommend planting zucchini and summer squash from late May to early July, depending on the season's temperatures and rainfall. It's a warm season crop, so it needs warm air, warm soil, and no chance of frost.

Plant in spring, 2 to 3 weeks before last frost, ½ inch deep, ½ inch apart, in rows 12 to 24 inches apart. Deeply worked soil with fine, weed-free seedbed will greatly improve chances of successful crop. Carrots are slow to germinate (1 to 3 weeks), and often germinate unevenly over a period of several weeks.

At the end of the season, when the plants have died back it's time to dig up your bumper crop of delicious potatoes. In the NY/NJ area potatoes are generally planted in April or May, though you can plant them through the first two weeks of June for a later crop of potatoes.

Mid-March to mid-April—early spring–for planting early, hardy crops. May 1 to June 1—late spring– for planting tender crops. Late June to late July—mid-summer–for planting succession crops warm weather crops and cool-season crops for fall and winter harvest.

Generally March and April, when the soil begins to warm, are the best months to begin sowing many hardy annual vegetable seeds outdoors including broccoli, cabbage, chard, carrots, peas and parsnips.

You can plant or harvest something from your garden almost all year. The two major planting periods, however, are spring (March to May) and fall (mid-July to September). The spring plantings are harvested in June and July, while the fall plantings are harvested from October to December.