Month-By-Month Suggestions
Note: (early) = 1st half of the month; (late) = 2nd half of the month. Plant as indicated.
January
- Seed in Ground: beets, cabbage, carrots, chard, leaf lettuce, onions sets, snap and sugar peas, spinach, turnips
- Seed Indoors: bok choi, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, chard, eggplant, kale, leeks, head lettuce, bunching onions, peppers, tomatoes, summer and winter squash (late)
February
- Seed in Ground: arugula, asparagus, beets, carrots, cilantro, collards, dill, leaf lettuce, mustard greens, onions sets, parsley, potatoes, radish, spinach, turnips
- Seed Indoors: basil, cucumber, eggplant, melons, peppers, pumpkins, summer and winter squash, tomatoes
- Transplant: bok choi, broccoli, cabbage, swiss chard, cucumber, kale, leeks, head lettuce, bunching onions
March
- Seed in Ground: arugula, beans, beets, cilantro, collards, sweet corn, cucumbers, dill, leaf lettuce, mustard greens, okra, parsley, peas, potatoes (early), radish, spinach, snap beans, turnips, watermelon
- Seed Indoors: melons, okra, pumpkin, tomatoes (early), winter and summer squash
- Transplant: bok choi, broccoli, cabbage, cantaloupe, cauliflower, swiss chard, cucumber, eggplant (late), kale, leeks, head lettuce, bunching onions, okra, peppers (late), tomatoes (late), summer and winter squash
April
- Seed in Ground: arugula, leaf lettuce, radish, snap beans, southern peas, sweet corn, sweet potatoes, turnip
- Seed Indoors:
- Transplant: basil, cucumbers, melons, peppers, cucumber, eggplant, okra, pumpkin, summer and winter squash, tomatoes
May
- Seed in Ground: sweet potatoes
- Transplant: melons (early), okra, tomatoes (early)
June
- Seed in Ground: peanuts
- Seed Indoors: melons (late), pumpkin (late), winter squash (late)
July
- Seed in Ground: eggplant (early), pepper (early), tomato (early)
- Seed Indoors: cabbage, cantaloupe, peppers, pumpkins, tomatoes, watermelon, winter squash
- Transplant: pumpkins
Guide to Starting a Fall Garden, by Extension Horticulturists in San Antonio and Uvalde
August
- Seed in Ground: arugula, snap and liana beans, lima bush beans, beets, carrots, cilantro, collards, sweet corn, dill, mustard greens, onion sets, parsley, southern peas (early), peppers, pumpkin (early), radish, turnip, winter squash
- Seed Indoors: bok choi, broccoli, cabbage, swiss chard, cucumber, kale, leeks, head lettuce, summer squash, zucchini
- Transplant: cantaloupe, eggplant, green beans, peppers, pumpkins, tomatoes, watermelon, winter squash
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange’s Quick Reference to Fall/Winter Vegetable Gardening.
September
- Seed in Ground: arugula, snap bush beans (early), beets, broccoli (early), brussels sprouts (early), broccoli, cabbage (early), carrots, cauliflower (early), chard, cilantro, collards, carrots, cucumber (early), dill, kohlrabi (early), leaf lettuce, mustard greens, onion sets, parsley, potato (early), radish, spinach, summer squash (mid), turnips
- Seed Indoors: bok choi, kale, leeks, head lettuce
- Transplant: broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, swiss chard, cucumbers, kale, leeks, head lettuce, summer squash
October
- Seed in Ground: arugula, beets, bok choi, chard (early), collards, garlic, kale, leaf lettuce, onions, parsley, radish, spinach, turnip
- Transplant: bok choi, broccoli (early), brussel sprouts (early), kale, leeks, head lettuce, strawberries (early)
Tips from Southern Exposure Seed Exchange on Growing a Winter Garden.
November
- Seed in Ground: carrots, leaf lettuce, mustard greens (early), onion seed (early), radish, spinach, turnip (early)
- Seed Indoors: broccoli, cabbage, leeks
- Transplant: bok choi
December
- Seed in Ground: carrots, cauliflower
- Seed Indoors: bok choi, broccoli, cabbage, kale, leeks, head lettuce, bunching onions
