September in Massachusetts is still an active planting month, not a wind-down.

October in Massachusetts means garlic and shallot cloves going into the ground, spring bulbs like tulips and daffodils getting tucked in, and cover crops…

By November, most of Massachusetts has already crossed its first fall frost, so the honest answer for open ground is: garlic and shallots if the soil is…

May is the month Massachusetts gardeners have been waiting for. By the time the calendar turns, most of the state is past its frost risk, soil has…

March sits before the frost window even at the mildest edge of Massachusetts, so direct outdoor planting stays limited to the toughest crops.

By June, Massachusetts gardens are past the frost line and running on soil warmth, not the calendar.

July in Massachusetts sits deep in the frost-free stretch, months past the last spring freeze and months before the first fall one, so the answer is…

January in Massachusetts is a planning-and-pruning month, not a planting month.

Nothing goes into open garden soil in Massachusetts this month. The last spring frost at Boston’s Logan Airport falls between April 1 and April 8, and…

By December, Massachusetts gardeners have almost nothing to plant in open ground.