What to Plant in Minnesota in July
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…
What to Plant in Minnesota in January
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…
What to Plant in Minnesota in February
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…
What to Plant in Minnesota in December
Minnesota’s ground is frozen solid by December, so the direct answer is that nothing new goes into open soil this month.
What to Plant in Minnesota in August
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…
What to Plant in Minnesota in April
Minnesota’s April is a transition month, not a planting month for most of the garden.
What to Plant in Michigan in September
September in Michigan sits in the final stretch before the first fall frost, which lands between October 6 and October 21 in zone 6a according to MSU…
What to Plant in Michigan in October
October in Michigan straddles the first fall frost, which arrives anywhere from October 6 to October 21 depending on where you garden.
What to Plant in Michigan in November
By November, the growing season in Michigan is essentially closed for anything tender.
What to Plant in Michigan in May
May is Michigan’s real planting month, but it splits into two halves. Early May still carries frost risk across most of the state, so cool-season crops…