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Zone 5 Planting Guide

September

2020

Joel Grant

When to Start Planting According to Your Hardiness Zone
The United States is broken into 13 hardiness zones. Each zone has specific requirements for when certain plants should be started. The zones were created based on the area’s lowest average temperature. Zone 5 has a medium length growing season. In general, the zone remains frost free from May to October. If you live in zone 5, we recommend starting seeds inside before transplanting them. For more information on what plants are suitable for zone 5 and when they should be started, check out our zone 5 graph below.

Garden Planting Chart (start seeds in a controlled environment before these dates as indicated)
Vegetable	Start plants this long before planting (for your region)	Zone 1	Zone 2	Zones 3 & 4	Zones 5 & 6	Days to maturity / harvest
Artichokes	Crown	Aug – Oct	Aug – Nov
(globe)	pieces	May – Jun	Apr – June
Asparagus	1 year	Mar – Apr	Feb – Mar	Apr 15 – May 1	Apr 5 – 25	2nd seas.

Beans (lima)		not	May – Jun	May 15 – Jun 10	May 10 – 25	65-75
		suitable
Beans (snap)		May – Jun	May – July	May 15 – Jul 1	May 10 – 20	50-60

Beets		Mar – Jun	Mar – Jun	Apr 15 – Jul 1	Apr 1 – 15	55-65

Broccoli	6 weeks	May – Jun	Mar – Aug	Apr 15 – Jun 1	Mar 25 – Apr 5 Apr 5	60-80
					Sep 25 – 30
Brussels sprouts	6 weeks	May – Jun	May – Jul	Apr 15 – Jun 1

Cabbage	6 weeks	Jan – Apr	Apr – Jun	April 1 – May 1	Apr 1 – 20	65-80
		July – Sep			Sep 20 – 30
Cantaloupes	4 weeks	not	May	May 15 – June 1	May 10- 20	80-90
		suitable
Carrots		Jan – Jun	Mar – Jul 15	April 15 – June 15	Mar 25 – Apr 10	70-80
					Sept 20-30
Vegetable	Start plants this long before planting (for your region)	Zone 1	Zone 2	Zones 3 & 4	Zones 5 & 6	Days to maturity / harvest
Cauliflower	6 weeks	January &	Apr – Jul 15	April 15 – June 15	Apr 1 – 20	55-60
		June			Sept 20 – 30
Celery	9 weeks	Mar – Jun	Mar – Jul	May (mid)

Chard		Feb – May	Apr – Jul	May (early)

Chinese	4 weeks	Jul – Aug	August	Jul (early)
cabbage
Chives	6 weeks	Apr – May	Mar – May

Corn (sweet)		Apr – May	Apr – Jun		May 1 to Jul 20	80-100

Cucumbers	4 weeks	Apr – Jun	May – Jun	May 1 – Jun 15	May 10 – 30	60-65
(slicing)
Cucumbers	4 weeks	May	May – Jun
(pickling)
Dill		May	May

Eggplants	9 weeks	not	May	Jun (early)	May 15 – 25	70-90
		suitable
Endive	6 weeks	Mar – Jul	Apr – Aug 15	Apr (mid)

Garlic		Sep – Oct	Sep – Feb	Oct – Nov 1

Kale		May – Jul	May – July	Apr 15 – Jul 15	Mar 25 – Apr 5	50-70

Vegetable	Start plants this long before planting (for your region)	Zone 1	Zone 2	Zones 3 & 4	Zones 5 & 6	Days to maturity / harvest
Kohlrabi		Jul – Aug	Apr – Aug 15	Apr 15 – Aug 15	Apr (early)
					Sept (late)
Leeks		Feb – Apr	Mar – May

Lettuce (head)	5 weeks	Feb – Jul	Apr -July	Apr 15 – Aug 15	Apr 1 – May 15	60-85
					Sep 1 – 15
Lettuce (leaf)	5 weeks	Feb – Aug	Apr – Aug	Apr 15 – May 1	Apr 1 – Jun 15	45-65
					Sep 1 – 15
Okra	8 weeks	not	not	Jun (early)	May 10 – 25	55-60
		suitable	suitable
Onions	10 weeks	Jan – May	Mar – May	Apr (mid)	Mar 25 – Apr 15	100-120
					Sep 1 – Dec 31
Parsley	10 weeks	Dec – May	Mar – Jun	Apr 15 – May 1

Parsnips		May – June	Apr – May	May 1 – 15

Peas		Jan – Aug	Feb – May	Apr 10 – May 15	Mar 25 – Apr 10	60-80

Peppers	10 weeks	May	May – June	Jun (early)	May 15 – May 30	65-80

Potatoes	6 weeks	not	not	Jun (early)	May 15 – Jun 5	90-150
(sweet)		suitable	suitable
Vegetable	Start plants this long before planting (for your region)	Zone 1	Zone 2	Zones 3 & 4	Zones 5 & 6	Days to maturity / harvest
Potatoes (white)		Feb – May	Apr – Jun	Apr 15 – Jun 1	Apr 1 – Apr 15	70-90

Pumpkins		May	May	May (mid)	May 15 – 30	85-90

Radish		All year	Mar – Sep	Apr 10 – Jun 1	Mar 25 – May 1 Aug 1 – 20	25-30
				Aug 1 – Aug 15
Rhubarb	Crown	Dec – Jan	Mar – Apr	Apr 15 – May 1
	pieces
Rutabagas		Jun – Jul	Jun – July	May 15 – Jun 15

Spinach		Aug – Feb	April or	Apr (mid)	April 1 – 20	40-45
			Sept.	Aug 1- Aug 15	Aug 10 – Sep 20
Squash	4 weeks	May	May – Jun	May 10 – Jun 1	May 15 – 30	50-55
(summer)
Squash (winter)	4 weeks	May	May	May 10 – Jun 1	May 15 – 30	85-90

Tomatoes	8 weeks	May – Jun	May	May 15 – Jun 1	May 15 – 30	70-85

Turnips		January &	Apr – Sep	Apr (mid)	Mar 25 – May 1	45-65
		August		Aug (early)	Aug 5 – Set 20
Watermelons	4 weeks	not	May	May 15 – Jun 1	May 10 – 12	80-90
		suitable
For many crops, the quantity of starts to plant should be divided into several plantings, 1 or 2 weeks apart.
This schedule was compiled from extension service materials and is incomplete. We will update it when possible. Look up your local USDA extension office for more information. This table cannot be republished without permission.

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