What to Plant in Kentucky in August
Direct-sow bush beans, beets, carrots, and the full run of fall greens: kale, collards, turnips, mustard, and spinach.
What to Plant in Kentucky in April
Kentucky’s April sits right on top of the state’s average last frost, which falls between March 24 and April 4 at the Louisville reporting station.
What to Plant in Kansas in September
September in Kansas is the pivot point between summer’s last harvest and the fall garden’s second wind.
What to Plant in Kansas in October
October in Kansas is garlic-planting month, not shutdown month. Early in the month there’s still time to tuck in cold-hardy greens under cover, and the…
What to Plant in Kansas in November
In Kansas, direct-sowing options in November are thin. The first fall frost window, Oct 23 to Nov 2 based on NOAA data, has usually already passed by the…
What to Plant in Kansas in May
By May, Kansas gardens are past the frost line and into full planting mode: tomatoes, peppers, squash, beans, corn, and melons all go outside this month…
What to Plant in Kansas in March
March in Kansas sits well ahead of the average last spring frost, which the National Weather Service data puts between April 4 and April 18 for the…
What to Plant in Kansas in June
By June, the frost question is settled almost everywhere in Kansas. Soil has warmed enough for beans, corn, squash, melons, and tomato and pepper…
What to Plant in Kansas in July
July in Kansas isn’t a planting-shutdown month, but it’s a heat-management one.
What to Plant in Kansas in January
For most of Kansas, January means the open garden stays closed. The soil is frozen or too wet to work across zones 5b to 7a, and the last spring frost…