Planting calendar

Choose where you garden

Planting dates only make sense with a location. Start with your state to use the regional model supported by its crop sources.

Plan by your location

Find planting dates for your garden

Choose the state, regional model and crop. The calendar keeps each Extension source’s own way of expressing a planting window.

What to plant by month

See source-backed planting windows for a month

These are calendar windows, not a live weather recommendation. Texas spring timing stays tied to your local frost-free date when the source does not publish a calendar month.

Month

Browse a state collection to see its published crop windows: Georgia, Texas, North Carolina or Alabama.

Available state calendars

Georgia

North, Middle or South Georgia

Choose a crop and region to see the published window and supported adjustment.

Choose Georgia

Texas

Local frost dates and Regions I–V

Choose a crop for spring and fall timing shaped by local frost dates and available regional anchors.

Choose Texas

North Carolina

Eastern, Central or Western calendar

Choose a crop, then use the regional Extension calendar that matches where you garden.

Choose North Carolina

Alabama

North and South planting ranges

Choose a crop to compare the Extension range for the relevant part of the state.

Choose Alabama