Garden Planting Calendar Zone 5

See the chart on right to view the average dates of first and last freeze low temperature reaches 32 degrees fahrenheit for each zone.

Garden planting calendar zone 5.

The gardening experts at the old farmer s almanac. The exact values may be slightly off 2 weeks for your particular zone. Plant by the moon calendar from the farmers almanac. When to plant vegetables for zones 5 6.

Each usda planting zone has its own schedule for sowing seeds. The map is based on the average annual minimum winter temperature divided into 10 degree f zones. Zone 5 is ideal for using raised garden beds and transplanting of crops grown indoors or from a greenhouse to ensure the plants are hardy enough for the cooler temperatures. The average last frost date in spring for zone 5 falls beginning to mid april with another growing season typically taking place in fall before the first frost hits in october.

We ll tell you the earliest dates to plant vegetables in the spring and the last dates that you can plant for a fall harvest based on average frost dates for your location. Welcome to the farmers almanac gardening by the moon calendar. Enter your location above to get your spring and fall planting dates. In case you don t know it then use our look up tool to find it.

Vegetable planting calendar find out when to plant vegetables with the almanac s planting guide. Enter your usda plant hardiness zone. This planting calendar helps you pick the best dates for popular garden tasks starting seeds pruning shrubs harvesting weeding and much more according to our 200 year old formula that relies on phases and position of the moon. These dates will in part dictate when the best time to plant is.

Annual minimum temperature for zone 5 is 15ºf. Start by entering your usda plant hardiness zone. Most vegetable varieties will have no problem maturing before your first frost date. These dates will vary a week or two so it s important to watch the weather before planting.

The 2012 usda plant hardiness zone map is the standard by which gardeners and growers can determine which plants are most likely to thrive at a location. By entering your hardiness zone only plants that can be reasonably grown in your planting zone will appear on your customized planting list. Zone 5 has medium length growing season. The succession gardening chart below shows the last fall planting dates based on the first expected frost dates in the fall.

Here s a handy fall garden guide to help you decide what to plant in the fall garden and when to plant your fall crops. Here s how to use our vegetable planting calendar. With a last frost date of may 15th and first frost date of october 15th. You should adjust the planting dates relative to your particular area and the specific variety of vegetables going into your garden.