This month in the garden
What to plant. What to do. And how.
Your plants. Your planting calendar.
Save what you grow in My Garden for planting times and practical help, tailored to your gardening zone.
Explore the planting calendar
Compare planting times across all five zones
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Follow a simple reading path from choosing your space to planting and caring for your first crops. Starting your first vegetable garden? →
In the garden this month
Your garden
What can I plant this month?
How to read the calendar
The action on each plant shows how it is commonly started. Open its growing guide for practical detail. A possible or shoulder month sits outside the core window and has less certain timing.
Local weather, unusual seasons and your garden’s microclimate can shift timing slightly.
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