Planting planner: North Charleston, South Carolina
Typical last spring frost March 7 (1 spring in 10 later than March 27). Typical first fall frost November 27 (1 fall in 10 earlier than November 8). Growing season about 266 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 31: Cauliflower (start seeds indoors)
- January 17 to February 7: Eggplant (start seeds indoors)
- January 24 to February 7: Peppers (start seeds indoors)
- January 31 to February 14: Tomatoes (start seeds indoors)
February
- February 7 to 21: Peas, spinach, lettuce, radishes, onion sets, turnips (sow outdoors)
- February 7 to 21: Broccoli and cabbage (plant out)
- February 21 to March 7: Beets, carrots, potatoes, Swiss chard (plant outdoors)
- February 21 to March 7: Cauliflower (plant out)
March
- March 7: Snap beans, sweet corn, cucumbers, summer squash (sow outdoors)
- March 21: Tomatoes, peppers, eggplant (plant out)
- March 21: 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 2 to 16: Cabbage for fall (start seeds)
- July 22 to August 5: Broccoli for fall (start seeds)
August
- August 31: Snap beans for fall (last date to sow)
September
- September 4: Carrots for fall (last date to sow)
- September 5: Cucumbers for fall (last date to sow)
- September 9: Peas for fall (last date to sow)
- September 10: Summer squash for fall (last date to sow)
- September 14: Leaf lettuce and beets for fall (last date to sow)
- September 24: Turnips and kohlrabi for fall (last date to sow)
October
- October 4: Spinach for fall (last date to sow)
- October 14: Radishes for fall (last date to sow)
November
- November 8: Tomatoes, peppers, squash, melons, cucumbers (watch the forecast)
December
- December 20 to January 17: Broccoli and cabbage (start seeds indoors)
Dates from NOAA's 1991 to 2020 climate normals for Charleston International Airport (station USW00013880), 2 miles from the center of North Charleston. 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/south-carolina/north-charleston/