Potato Varieties That Suit Quebec
Quebec’s growing window opens late and can close in a hurry once summer heat builds, so the varieties that suit the province are early- and mid-season…
Gardening in Quebec
Everything we have worked out for Quebec: 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 Montreal, the last spring freeze falls around May 6 and the first fall freeze falls around October 5, 2,268 growing degree days in the year.
That is enough for early varieties, tight for anything late. Garlic does well: 30.4 weeks below 40 °F, comfortably past the six it needs to form a proper head.
Elsewhere on the property in Quebec: the pests that turn up here.
Figures from Environment and Climate Change Canada. 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 Quebec in September
September is Quebec’s last real planting window before the ground hardens, and the calendar math is tight: with the average first fall frost landing…
What to Plant in Quebec in October
October in Quebec sits right on top of the average first fall frost, which lands around October 5 at the Montreal-area reference station.
What to Plant in Quebec in November
In Quebec, November opens after the average first fall frost has already passed, so this is a closing-down and setup month rather than a sowing month.
What to Plant in Quebec in May
May in Quebec sits right on the frost line. The average last spring frost for the province’s most-populated corridor falls around May 6, which means the…
What to Plant in Quebec in March
Across most of Quebec, March means the ground is still frozen or buried in snow, so the direct answer is: nothing goes into open soil yet.
What to Plant in Quebec in June
By June, Quebec’s growing season is finally wide open. The province’s average last spring frost sits around May 6, so a month later most tender crops can…
What to Plant in Quebec in July
July in Quebec sits deep inside the growing season, well past the average May 6 last frost and still three months from the average October 5 first frost…
What to Plant in Quebec in January
January in Quebec means frozen ground from the Ottawa Valley to the Gaspé, so nothing goes into open soil this month.
What to Plant in Quebec in February
In February, Quebec’s ground is frozen solid under a blanket of snow, so nothing goes into open soil this month.