Planting planner: Mobile, Alabama
Typical last spring frost February 21 (1 spring in 10 later than March 15). Typical first fall frost December 6 (1 fall in 10 earlier than November 15). Growing season about 292 days.
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We don't give a garlic date here. The rule we use, from the University of Minnesota Extension, counts from the first killing frost, and it works where a hard freeze comes every year before the ground freezes. Your county's extension office can tell you when to plant garlic in your climate.
January
- January 3 to 24: Eggplant (start seeds indoors)
- January 10 to 24: Peppers (start seeds indoors)
- January 17 to 31: Tomatoes (start seeds indoors)
- January 24 to February 7: Peas, spinach, lettuce, radishes, onion sets, turnips (sow outdoors)
- January 24 to February 7: Broccoli and cabbage (plant out)
February
- February 7 to 21: Beets, carrots, potatoes, Swiss chard (plant outdoors)
- February 7 to 21: Cauliflower (plant out)
- February 21: Snap beans, sweet corn, cucumbers, summer squash (sow outdoors)
March
- March 7: Tomatoes, peppers, eggplant (plant out)
- March 7: Melons, winter squash, pumpkins, lima beans (sow outdoors)
April
Nothing to start this month.
May
Nothing to start this month.
June
Nothing to start this month.
July
- July 11 to 25: Cabbage for fall (start seeds)
- July 31 to August 14: Broccoli for fall (start seeds)
August
Nothing to start this month.
September
- September 9: Snap beans for fall (last date to sow)
- September 13: Carrots for fall (last date to sow)
- September 14: Cucumbers for fall (last date to sow)
- September 18: Peas for fall (last date to sow)
- September 19: Summer squash for fall (last date to sow)
- September 23: Leaf lettuce and beets for fall (last date to sow)
October
- October 3: Turnips and kohlrabi for fall (last date to sow)
- October 13: Spinach for fall (last date to sow)
- October 23: Radishes for fall (last date to sow)
November
- November 15: Tomatoes, peppers, squash, melons, cucumbers (watch the forecast)
December
- December 6 to January 3: Broccoli and cabbage (start seeds indoors)
- December 20 to January 17: Cauliflower (start seeds indoors)
Dates from NOAA's 1991 to 2020 climate normals for Mobile Downtown Airport (station USW00013838), 4 miles from the center of Mobile. Planting rules: Colorado State University Extension GardenNotes #720 (spring), Virginia Cooperative Extension 426-334 (fall crops), University of Minnesota Extension (garlic). Spring bulbs: plant when the soil has cooled to about 50 to 55°F, until a couple of weeks before the ground freezes (University of Wisconsin–Madison Extension). Full details: https://lastfrostdate.com/frost-dates/alabama/mobile/