Planting planner: Springfield, Massachusetts
Typical last spring frost May 3 (1 spring in 10 later than May 17). Typical first fall frost October 8 (1 fall in 10 earlier than September 26). Growing season about 158 days.
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Your season is too short for a separate fall planting of cabbage: sown late enough to be a fall crop, it wouldn't be ready before the typical first frost. Your spring planting is your harvest.
January
Nothing to start this month.
February
- February 15 to March 15: Broccoli and cabbage (start seeds indoors)
March
- March 1 to 29: Cauliflower (start seeds indoors)
- March 15 to April 5: Eggplant (start seeds indoors)
- March 22 to April 5: Peppers (start seeds indoors)
- March 29 to April 12: Tomatoes (start seeds indoors)
April
- April 5 to 19: Peas, spinach, lettuce, radishes, onion sets, turnips (sow outdoors)
- April 5 to 19: Broccoli and cabbage (plant out)
- April 19 to May 3: Beets, carrots, potatoes, Swiss chard (plant outdoors)
- April 19 to May 3: Cauliflower (plant out)
May
- May 3: Snap beans, sweet corn, cucumbers, summer squash (sow outdoors)
- May 17: Tomatoes, peppers, eggplant (plant out)
- May 17: Melons, winter squash, pumpkins, lima beans (sow outdoors)
June
- June 2 to 16: Broccoli for fall (start seeds)
July
- July 12: Snap beans for fall (last date to sow)
- July 16: Carrots for fall (last date to sow)
- July 17: Cucumbers for fall (last date to sow)
- July 21: Peas for fall (last date to sow)
- July 22: Summer squash for fall (last date to sow)
- July 26: Leaf lettuce and beets for fall (last date to sow)
August
- August 5: Turnips and kohlrabi for fall (last date to sow)
- August 15: Spinach for fall (last date to sow)
- August 25: Radishes for fall (last date to sow)
September
- September 26: Tomatoes, peppers, squash, melons, cucumbers (watch the forecast)
October
- October 27 to November 3: Garlic (plant cloves)
November
Nothing to start this month.
December
Nothing to start this month.
Dates from NOAA's 1991 to 2020 climate normals for Westfield Barnes Municipal Airport (station USW00014775), 10 miles from the center of Springfield. 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/massachusetts/springfield/