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Vegetable Growing Chart

The Helena Beautification Board strives to provide education and information to residents that promote sustainability and beauty. To allow for careful planning of what type of vegetables and when to plant; a chart is provided broken out into planting months to reap the best harvest for planting in Helena.  Each plant is listed in the month of when planting can start and could be listed multiple times for a spring and fall planting. The date to maturity is the typical time for vegetables to start producing. Note that some plants, such as beans, will produce multiple times before the end of a season.


JANUARY

VEGETABLE
WHEN TO PLANT
DAYS TO MATURITY
Cabbage
January 1 - February 15
60 - 85
Cauliflower
January 1 - February 15
60 - 75
Lettuce
January 15 - February
45 - 85
Onion (bulbs)
January 15 - March 15
100 - 120

FEBRUARY

VEGETABLE
WHEN TO PLANT
DAYS TO MATURITY
Beets
February
55 - 65
Mustard
February 1 - March 15
40 - 50
Peas (Garden)
February
60 - 70
Potatoes (Irish)
February
70 - 90
Radish
February 1 - April 1
25 - 30
Spinach
February 15 - March 15
40 - 45
Swiss Chard
February 15 - March 15
60 - 70
Turnips
February 1 - March 1
40 - 60

MARCH

VEGETABLE
WHEN TO PLANT
DAYS TO MATURITY
Carrots
March
60 - 80
Corn (Sweet)
March 15 - June 1
65 - 90
Kohlrabi
March
45 - 55

APRIL

VEGETABLE
WHEN TO PLANT
DAYS TO MATURITY
Asparagus
April
2nd Year
Beans (Bush Snap)
April
50 - 60
Beans (Pole Snap)
April 10 - April 30
60 - 75
Beans (Lima)
April 10 - May 10
65 - 75
Beans (Pole Lima)
April 15 - May 15
80 - 85
Cucumbers
April 15 - May 15
50 - 65
Eggplant
April 15 - May 15
65 - 85
Muskmelons
April
75 - 90
Okra
April 10 - June 30
50 - 65
Peas (Southern)
April - July
60 - 70
Peppers
April 1 - May 10
65 - 85
Potatoes (Sweet)
April 15 - June 15
90 - 120
Squash (Summer)
April
40 - 55
Squash (Winter)
April
85 - 100
Tomatoes
April
70 - 90
Watermelon
April
80 - 90

MAY
(Continue planting from previous months)


JUNE

VEGETABLE
WHEN TO PLANT
DAYS TO MATURITY
Watermelon
June 15 - June 30
80 - 90

JULY

VEGETABLE
WHEN TO PLANT
DAYS TO MATURITY
Beans (Pole Snap)
July 20 - August 5
60 - 75
Beans (Lima)
July 20 - August 5
65 - 75
Beans (Pole Lima)
July 15 - August 1
80 - 85
Cabbage
July 25 - August 10
60 - 85
Carrots
July 20 - September 20
60 - 80
Cauliflower
July 25 - August 10
60 - 75
Collards
July 1 - September 15
60 - 80
Cucumbers
July 1 - July 20
50 - 65
Eggplant
July 1 - July 20
65 - 85
Peppers
July
65 - 85
Rutabagas
July
90 - 120
Squash (Winter)
July 15 - August 1
85 - 100
Tomatoes
July
70 - 90

AUGUST

VEGETABLE
WHEN TO PLANT
DAYS TO MATURITY
Beans (Bush Snap)
August 5 - August 20
50 - 60
Beets
August
55 - 65
Broccoli
August 1 - August 15
55 - 75
Brussels Sprouts
August 1 - September 1
90 - 120
Oriental Cabbage
August 1 - August 15
45 - 60
Kale
August 15 - September 15
50 - 70
Kohlrabi
August 15 - September
45 - 55
Lettuce
August 15 - September 1
45 - 85
Mustard
August 15 - September 5
40 - 50
Potatoes (Irish)
August 1 - August 15
70 - 90
Squash (Summer)
August 1 - August 15
40 - 55
Turnips
August 10 - October 1
40 - 60

SEPTEMBER

VEGETABLE
WHEN TO PLANT
DAYS TO MATURITY
Onion (Blubs)
September 15 - October 15
100 - 120
Radish
September 1 - October 15
25 - 30
Spinach
September
40 - 45
Swiss Chard
September
60 - 70

OCTOBER

VEGETABLE
WHEN TO PLANT
DAYS TO MATURITY
Onion (Green)
October - February
40 - 55

NOVEMBER
(Clean out you growing area)


DECEMBER
(Prepare for the new year)


** All planting dates provided by the Alabama Cooperative Extension System. (Alabama A&M University and Auburn University)
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