Potato Varieties That Suit New Hampshire
Gardeners in New Hampshire get the best results from early and mid-season potato varieties, planted as soon as soil reaches 50°F, roughly 14 to 21 days…
Gardening in New Hampshire
Everything we have worked out for New Hampshire: 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 Manchester, the last spring freeze runs April 16 to April 27 and the first fall freeze runs October 13 to October 26, USDA zones 3b-6a, 2,973 growing degree days in the year.
Garlic does well: 26.1 weeks below 40 °F, comfortably past the six it needs to form a proper head.
Elsewhere on the property in New Hampshire: 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 New Hampshire in September
September in New Hampshire sits in the gap between summer’s last tomatoes and the first hard frost, which typically lands between October 13 and October…
What to Plant in New Hampshire in October
October in New Hampshire is garlic month, harvest month, and frost month all at once.
What to Plant in New Hampshire in November
By November in New Hampshire, the state’s first fall frost window (October 13 to October 26, at the reference weather station) has already passed for…
What to Plant in New Hampshire in May
By May, most of New Hampshire is finally clear to plant in earnest. Cold-hardy crops like peas, lettuce, and onion sets can go into the ground early in…
What to Plant in New Hampshire in March
Late winter in New Hampshire means the ground is still shut for business. With average last spring frost falling between April 16 and April 27 across the…
What to Plant in New Hampshire in June
By June, New Hampshire gardens are past the frost threat and running at full speed.
What to Plant in New Hampshire in July
July in New Hampshire is full-season planting territory: the frost risk from spring is long gone, and the state won’t see its first fall frost until…
What to Plant in New Hampshire in January
The honest answer for New Hampshire in January is that almost nothing goes into open ground this month.
What to Plant in New Hampshire in February
February in New Hampshire keeps every seed and transplant out of open garden soil.