May is the month Minnesota gardeners split their beds in two: hardy crops go in the ground now, tender ones wait.

Minnesota gardeners get one clear answer for March: nothing goes into open garden soil yet, almost anywhere in the state.

By June, Minnesota gardens are past the frost gamble and into the real growing season.

July in Minnesota is peak-season gardening: soil is warm, days are long, and the work shifts from planting the main crop to keeping it fed, watered, and…

Nothing goes into open ground in Minnesota in January. The soil is frozen solid, often a foot or more down, and the state’s hardiness range of 3a-5a…

Nothing goes into open ground in Minnesota in February. The soil is frozen solid across the entire state, from the Iowa border to the Canadian line, and…

Minnesota’s ground is frozen solid by December, so the direct answer is that nothing new goes into open soil this month.

August in Minnesota is a fast-crop month, not a planting-season month. You’re past the last frost window (April 17 to April 30) and running against the…

Minnesota’s April is a transition month, not a planting month for most of the garden.