seed planting dates for Southern gardens

1. Supplement 21, My Yard
Sow Vegetable Seeds all month or during dates suggested in parentheses
(frost-sensitive plants can be planted indoors and transplanted once soil temperatures warm up.)
Recommendations from LSU AgCenter and other sources.
1) January
asparagus crowns, beet (1/15-2/28), bell pepper (1/15-2/28), broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower (1/15-2/15),
Chinese cabbage (1/15-2/15), carrot (1/15-2/15), eggplant (1/15-5/31), hot pepper (1/15-5/1), English
peas, lettuce, mustard, onion & leek plants 12/15-1/30), mustard, parsley, potato (1/20-2/28),
radish 9/1-3/31), spinach, Swiss chard (1/15-5/1), tomato (1/1-3/15), turnip; bare-root trees and shrubs
2) February
asparagus crowns or transplants, beet, bell pepper, cantaloupe, carrot (1/15-2/15), cauliflower (1/15-
2/15), Chinese cabbage (1/15-2/15), corn (2/15-5/15), hot pepper, kale (2/15-3/30), kohlrabi, mustard,
parsley, potato, radishes, snap beans (2/15-5/15), spinach, Swiss chard, tomato, turnip; bare-root trees
and shrubs
3) March
collards (3/15-10/1), corn, cucumber, eggplant, hot pepper, Lima beans, Swiss chard, kale, kohlrabi,
mustard, okra, parsley, pumpkin (3/15-9/15), radish, snap beans, Southern peas, tomato, cucumber,
summer squash, watermelon (3/15-8/1)
4) April
cantaloupe, Swiss chard, collards, corn, cucumber; eggplant; hot pepper, Lima beans, Malabar/New
Zealand spinach, okra, parsley, peanut, pumpkin, snap beans, Southern peas, summer squash,
sweet potato (4/10-7/1), watermelon
5) May
cantaloupe, Swiss chard, collards, corn (2/15-5/15), cucumber, eggplant, hot pepper, Lima beans,
Malabar/New Zealand spinach, okra, peanut, pumpkin, Southern peas, snap beans (2/15-5/15),
summer squash, sweet potato, watermelon
6) June
bell pepper (6/5-7/5), cantaloupe, collards, cucumber, okra, peanut (4/1-6/15), Southern peas,
sweet potato, pumpkin, summer squash, tomato, watermelon
7) July
broccoli (7/15-9/1), Brussels sprouts (7/15-9/1), cabbage, cantaloupe, cauliflower; Chinese cabbage
(7/15-10/1), collards, cucumber, okra, Southern peas, pumpkin, rutabaga, shallots, summer squash
8) August
beet (8/15-10/1), broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cantaloupe, cauliflower, Chinese cabbage,
collards, cucumber, kale, kohlrabi (8/15- 10/30), lettuce (8/15-9/30), Lima beans, mustard, okra, onion
& leek (9/20-10/15), potato (8/15-9/10), pumpkin, rutabaga, shallots, snap beans (8/10-9/1), Southern
peas (3/1-8/10), summer squash (3/1-8/15), Swiss chard (8/15-10/30), turnip,
9) September
beet, cabbage (7/1-9/15), carrot, English peas (9/1-9/15), snap beans (8/10-9/10), Swiss chard, Chinese
cabbage, collards, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, mustard, onion & leek, potato (8/15-9/10) pumpkin (3/15-
9/15), radish, shallots, turnip; also, winter cover crops
10) October
cabbage, celery, carrot, celery, Swiss chard, garlic, kale, kohlrabi, mustard, onion & leek (9/20-10/15),
parsley, radish, shallots, spinach, turnip; also, cover crops
11) November
cabbage, celery, mustard, parsley shallots, spinach, turnip
12) December
cabbage, English peas (12/15-1/31), mustard, onion & leek plants (12/15-1/30), parsley, shallots,
spinach, turnip