What to Plant in Mississippi in September
September in Mississippi means the fall garden, not the last gasp of summer. With the first frost window running November 7 to November 22 at the…
Gardening in Mississippi
Everything we have worked out for Mississippi: what to plant and when, which varieties finish in time, the pests that actually turn up here, and the jobs that pay off month by month. We also cover the rest of the property, from lawns and soil to home care and energy, because a garden rarely stops at the vegetable bed.
The numbers first, because everything else follows from them. Measured at the weather station in Jackson, the last spring freeze runs March 6 to March 22 and the first fall freeze runs November 7 to November 22, USDA zones 7b-9a, 6,057 growing degree days in the year.
Garlic does well: 13 weeks below 40 °F, comfortably past the six it needs to form a proper head.
Elsewhere on the property in Mississippi: the pests that turn up here.
Figures from NOAA's 1991-2020 climate normals. A state is not one climate: elevation, a large lake or the coast can move these dates by two weeks either way, so check your own county with the extension service before you spend money.
What to Plant in Mississippi in October
October is a working month in Mississippi gardens, not a wind-down. With the first frost still four to six weeks away across most of the state, there’s…
What to Plant in Mississippi in November
Mississippi gardeners can still put a lot in the ground in November: garlic, shallots, spinach, kale, collards, mustard greens, turnips, radishes…
What to Plant in Mississippi in May
By May, Mississippi gardens are well past the frost line and running on full summer clock.
What to Plant in Mississippi in March
March in Mississippi sits right inside the frost transition. The reference station’s last spring freeze falls between March 6 and March 22, so…
What to Plant in Mississippi in June
By June, Mississippi gardens have moved well past frost risk and into full heat-season planting.
What to Plant in Mississippi in July
Mississippi in July means one thing for gardeners: the ground is hot, the air is heavier, and the frost dates from March and November are irrelevant to…
What to Plant in Mississippi in January
In Mississippi, January still falls inside the frost window that runs from the last spring freeze near March 6 to March 22 (NOAA NCEI, based on 1991-2020…
What to Plant in Mississippi in February
Mississippi’s frost window still has weeks to run in February, so the ground work leans toward cold-hardy crops rather than a full planting spree.
What to Plant in Mississippi in December
In most of Mississippi, December still leaves room for garlic, shallots, and a handful of hardy greens to go into open ground, especially south of the…