Zones 9-10 Planting Schedule
When to Plant Vegetables for Zones 9-10
Each USDA planting zone has its own schedule for sowing seeds. If you're new to vegetable gardening, you'll want to know that there is a right time to sow each variety of vegetable seed. By following our zone chart for both cool and warm season vegetables, you'll be sure to sow your seeds in the correct window of time, enabling optimum sprouting and yield. And don't forget, the seeds you pick are also of the greatest importance. Even if you are an old hand in the vegetable garden, we hope that our USDA zone planting chart will be a useful tool for organizing your spring and summer vegetable planting.
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A Garden Planting Chart
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WARM SEASON VEGETABLES
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| Crop | Seeds/plants Per 100' | Spacing (inches) Plants | Seed depth (inches) | Zone 9 | Zone 10 | Zone 10b |
| Beans, bush
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1 lb.
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2-3
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1-2
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Mar-Apr
Aug-Sept
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Feb-Apr
Sept
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Sept-Apr
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| Beans, pole
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½ lb.
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3-6
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1-2
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Mar-Apr
Aug-Sept
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Feb-Apr
Aug-Sept
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Aug-Apr
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| Beans, lima
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2 lb.
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3-4
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1-2
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Mar-Aug
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Feb-Apr
Sept.
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Aug-Apr
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| Cantaloupes
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½ oz.
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24-36
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1-2
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Mar-Apr
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Feb-Apr
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Aug-Sept
Feb-Mar
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| Corn, sweet
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2 oz.
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12-18
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1-2
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Mar-Apr
Aug
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Feb-Mar
Aug-Sept
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Aug-Mar
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| Cucumbers
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½ oz.
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12-24
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1-2
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Feb-Apr
Aug-Sept
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Feb-Mar
Sept
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Sept-Mar
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| Eggplant
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50 plts
1 pkt
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24-36
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½
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Feb-July
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Jan-Mar
Aug-Sept
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Dec-Feb
Aug-Oct
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| Okra
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1 oz.
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6-12
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1-2
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Mar-July
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Mar-Aug
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Aug-Sept
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| Peas, southern
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½ oz.
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2-3
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1-2
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Mar-Aug
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Mar-Sept
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Aug-Apr
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| Peppers
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100 plts
1 pkt
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12-24
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½
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Feb-Apr
July-Aug
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Jan-Mar
Aug-Sept
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Aug-Mar
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| Potatoes, sweet
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100 plts
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12-14
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Mar-June
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Feb-June
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Feb-June
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| Pumpkin
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1 oz.
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36-60
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1-2
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Mar-Apr
Aug
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Feb-Mar
Aug
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Jan-Feb
Aug-Sept
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| Squash, Summer
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1½ oz.
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24-36
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1-2
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Mar-Apr
Aug-Sept
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Feb-Mar Aug-Sept
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Jan-Mar
Sept-Oct
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| Squash, Winter
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1 oz.
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36-48
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1-2
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Mar
Aug
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Feb-Mar
Aug
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Jan-Feb
Sept
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| Tomatoes, Stake
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70 plts
1 pkt
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18-24
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½
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Feb-Apr
Aug
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Jan-Mar
Sept
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Aug-Mar
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| Tomatoes, Ground
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35 plts
1 pkt
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36-40
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½
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"
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"
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"
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| Tomatoes, Container
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| Watermelon, Large
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1/8 oz.
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48-60
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1-2
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Mar-Apr
July-Aug
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Jan-Mar
Aug
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Jan-Mar
Aug-Sept
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| Watermelon, Small
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1/8 oz.
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15-30
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| Watermelon, Seedless
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70 plts
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15-30
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| Beets
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1 oz.
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3-5
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½ - 1
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Sept-Mar
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Oct-Mar
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Oct-Feb
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| Broccoli
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100 plts
1/8 oz.
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12-18
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½ - 1
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Aug-Feb
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Aug-Jan
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Sept-Jan
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| Brussels Sprouts
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100 plts
1/8 oz
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18
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½ - 1
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Sept-Nov
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Oct-Nov
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Oct-Dec
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| Cabbage
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(1/8 oz)
100 plts
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12-24
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½ - 1
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Sept-Feb
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Sept-Jan
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Sept-Jan
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| Carrots
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1/8 oz.
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1-3
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½
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Sept-Mar
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Oct-Mar
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Oct-Feb
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| Cauliflower
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55 plts
(1/8 oz)
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18-24
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½ - 1
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Jan-Feb
Aug-Oct
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Oct-Jan
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Oct-Jan
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| Celery
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150 plts
(1/8 oz)
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6-10
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¼ - ½
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Jan-Mar
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Aug-Feb
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Oct-Jan
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| Chinese cabbage
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125 plts
(1/8 oz)
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12-24
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¼ - ¾
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Oct-Feb
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Oct-Jan
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Nov-Jan
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| Collards
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100 plts
(1/8 oz)
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10-18
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½ - 1
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Feb-Apr
Aug-Nov
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Aug-Mar
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Aug-Feb
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| Endive/Escarole
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100 plts
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8-12
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½
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Feb-Mar
Sept
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Jan-Feb
Sept
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Sept-Jan
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| Kale
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100 plts
(1/8 oz)
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12-18
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½ - 1
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Sept-Feb
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Sept-Jan
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Sept-Jan
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| Kohlrabi
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1/8 oz.
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3-5
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½ - 1
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Sept-Mar
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Oct-Mar
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Oct-Feb
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| Leek
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½ oz.
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2-4
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½
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Sept-Mar
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Sept-Feb
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Oct-Jan
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| Lettuce: Crisp, Butter-head, Leaf & Romaine
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100 plts
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8-12
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½
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Feb-Mar
Sept-Oct
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Sept-Mar
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Sept-Jan
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| Mustard
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¼ oz.
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1-6
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½ - 1
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Sept-May
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Sept-Mar
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Sept-Mar
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| Onions, Bulbing
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300 plts or sets,
1 oz seed
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4-6
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½ - 1
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Sept-Dec
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Sept-Dec
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Sept-Nov
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| Onions, Bunching
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800 plts or sets,
1 - 1½ oz seed
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1-2
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2-3
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Aug-Mar
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Aug-Mar
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Sept-Mar
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| Onions, Multipliers
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"
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6-8
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½ - ¾
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| Parsley
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¼ oz.
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8-12
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¼ |
Sept-Mar
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Oct-Feb
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Sept-Jan
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| Peas, English
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1 lb.
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2-3
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1-2
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Jan-Mar
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Sept-Mar
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Sept-Feb
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| Potatoes
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15 lbs.
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8-12
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3-4
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Jan-Mar
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Jan-Feb
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Sept-Jan
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| Radish
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1 oz.
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1-2
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¾ |
Sept-Mar
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Sept-Mar
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Oct-Mar
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| Spinach
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1 oz.
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3-5
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¾ |
Oct-Nov
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Oct-Nov
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Oct-Jan
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| Strawberry
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100 plts
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10-14
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Oct-Nov
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Oct-Nov
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Oct-Nov
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| Turnips
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¼ oz.
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4-6
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½ -1
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Jan-Apr
Aug-Oct
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Jan-Mar
Sept-Nov
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Oct-Feb
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This schedule is a general guide for the zone, please check with your local extension office for precise information for your specific area. Copyright © www.thevegetablegarden.info 2011.
