September in Nova Scotia still sits inside the growing season. The average first fall frost at Halifax Stanfield lands October 18, so there are roughly…

October in Nova Scotia sits right at the edge of the frost line. Garlic and shallots still go into the ground, hardy greens sown early in the month can…

By November, Nova Scotia has already crossed its average first fall frost, so this is not a month for new outdoor sowing of anything tender.

May in Nova Scotia sits right on the edge of the frost window, so the safe list is short but real: cold-hardy greens, alliums, peas, and seedlings…

March in Nova Scotia sits roughly two months before the average last spring frost, so open-ground planting stays limited to the hardiest crops and to…

Frost risk has mostly cleared by now across mainland Nova Scotia, so June is the month when the garden actually fills up.

July in Nova Scotia sits in the middle of the growing season, well past the average last spring frost and still months from the average first fall frost.

January in Nova Scotia is not a planting month for open ground. The frost window here runs from a mean last spring frost around May 7 to a mean first…

Nothing goes into open ground in Nova Scotia this month, and that is the honest, direct answer.

December in Nova Scotia sits deep in dormancy, weeks past the average first fall frost and months from the average last spring frost.