Planting planner: Gulfport, Mississippi
Typical last spring frost February 23 (1 spring in 10 later than March 16). Typical first fall frost December 3 (1 fall in 10 earlier than November 12). Growing season about 287 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 5 to 26: Eggplant (start seeds indoors)
- January 12 to 26: Peppers (start seeds indoors)
- January 19 to February 2: Tomatoes (start seeds indoors)
- January 26 to February 9: Peas, spinach, lettuce, radishes, onion sets, turnips (sow outdoors)
- January 26 to February 9: Broccoli and cabbage (plant out)
February
- February 9 to 23: Beets, carrots, potatoes, Swiss chard (plant outdoors)
- February 9 to 23: Cauliflower (plant out)
- February 23: Snap beans, sweet corn, cucumbers, summer squash (sow outdoors)
March
- March 9: Tomatoes, peppers, eggplant (plant out)
- March 9: 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 8 to 22: Cabbage for fall (start seeds)
- July 28 to August 11: Broccoli for fall (start seeds)
August
Nothing to start this month.
September
- September 6: Snap beans for fall (last date to sow)
- September 10: Carrots for fall (last date to sow)
- September 11: Cucumbers for fall (last date to sow)
- September 15: Peas for fall (last date to sow)
- September 16: Summer squash for fall (last date to sow)
- September 20: Leaf lettuce and beets for fall (last date to sow)
- September 30: Turnips and kohlrabi for fall (last date to sow)
October
- October 10: Spinach for fall (last date to sow)
- October 20: Radishes for fall (last date to sow)
November
- November 12: Tomatoes, peppers, squash, melons, cucumbers (watch the forecast)
December
- December 8 to January 5: Broccoli and cabbage (start seeds indoors)
- December 22 to January 19: Cauliflower (start seeds indoors)
Dates from NOAA's 1991 to 2020 climate normals for Gulfport - Biloxi Airport (station USW00093874), less than a mile from the center of Gulfport. 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/mississippi/gulfport/