Planting planner: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Typical last spring frost February 25 (1 spring in 10 later than March 19). Typical first fall frost November 26 (1 fall in 10 earlier than November 7). Growing season about 276 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 7 to 28: Eggplant (start seeds indoors)
- January 14 to 28: Peppers (start seeds indoors)
- January 21 to February 4: Tomatoes (start seeds indoors)
- January 28 to February 11: Peas, spinach, lettuce, radishes, onion sets, turnips (sow outdoors)
- January 28 to February 11: Broccoli and cabbage (plant out)
February
- February 11 to 25: Beets, carrots, potatoes, Swiss chard (plant outdoors)
- February 11 to 25: Cauliflower (plant out)
- February 25: Snap beans, sweet corn, cucumbers, summer squash (sow outdoors)
March
- March 11: Tomatoes, peppers, eggplant (plant out)
- March 11: 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 1 to 15: Cabbage for fall (start seeds)
- July 21 to August 4: Broccoli for fall (start seeds)
August
- August 30: Snap beans for fall (last date to sow)
September
- September 3: Carrots for fall (last date to sow)
- September 4: Cucumbers for fall (last date to sow)
- September 8: Peas for fall (last date to sow)
- September 9: Summer squash for fall (last date to sow)
- September 13: Leaf lettuce and beets for fall (last date to sow)
- September 23: Turnips and kohlrabi for fall (last date to sow)
October
- October 3: Spinach for fall (last date to sow)
- October 13: Radishes for fall (last date to sow)
November
- November 7: Tomatoes, peppers, squash, melons, cucumbers (watch the forecast)
December
- December 10 to January 7: Broccoli and cabbage (start seeds indoors)
- December 24 to January 21: Cauliflower (start seeds indoors)
Dates from NOAA's 1991 to 2020 climate normals for Baton Rouge Ryan Airport (station USW00013970), 7 miles from the center of Baton Rouge. 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/louisiana/baton-rouge/