Vegetable Planting in the Spring

When it comes to fruits and vegetables, it is important to know when to plant them. Here is a chart that may be of great help to all those who want to take up gardening of vegetables and fruits in coastal South Carolina.

	Spring Planting	Fall Planting
Asparagus	Early January to Late February (Crowns)	——–
Beans, Snap	March 15^th – 30^th	August 15^th – 30^th
Beans, Pole	March 20^th – 30^th	August 1^st – 10^th
Beans, Half Runner	March 15^th – 30^th	August 15^th – 30^th
Beans, Lima	March 20^th – 30^th	August 1^st – 10^th
Beans, Pole Lima	March 20^th – April 15^th	July 20^th – 30^th
Beans, Edible Soy	May 10^th – July 15^th	——–
Beets	December 15^th – January 30^th	August 1^st – 20^th
Broccoli [Transplant Plants]	February 15^th – March 1^st	August 10^th – September 15^th
Brussels Sprouts	——–	August 1^st – 15^th
Cabbage [Transplant Plants]	December 1^st to January 15^th	August 1^st – 15^th
Cantaloupe & Honeydew	March 10^th – April 10^th	——–
Carrots	December 15^th – January 30^th	August 1^st – 20^th
Cauliflower [Transplant Plants]	——–	August 1^st – 20^th
Collards	February 20^th – March 15^th	August 1^st – 25^th
Cucumber	March 20^th – 30^th	August 1^st – 20^th
Eggplant [Transplant Plants]	March 25^th – April 10^th	July 20^th – 25^th
Garlic	——–	October 1^st – November 30^th
Kale	——–	August 15^th – September 15^th
Lettuce	December 20^th – February 5^th	August 15^th – 25^th
Mustard [For longer harvest season, plant at intervals during suggested dates]	January 1^st – February 25^th	August 15^th – October 1^st
Onion, Sets	February 1^st – March 1^st	October 1^st – November 30^th
Onion, Plants	February 1^st – March 1^st	——–
Onion, Seeds	——–	October 1^st – 30^th
Okra	April 1^st – 20^th	June 15^th – 30^th
Peanuts	April 25^th – May 15^th	——–
Peas, Garden	January 10^th – 20^th	——–
Peas, Southern	March 25^th – April 15^th	August 1^st – 10^th
Pepper [Transplant Plants]	March 25^th – April 10^th	July 20^th – 25^th
Potatoes, Irish	February 1^st – 15^th	July 15^th – 30^th [Seed potatoes for July planting and fall harvest may have to be mail-ordered. It is usually available from local garden supply stores].
Potatoes, Sweet	April 15^th – July 1^st	——–
Pumpkins	——–	July 1^st -15^th
Radish [For longer harvest season, plant at intervals during suggested dates]	January 1^st – March 1^st	September 1^st – November 1^st
Rutabaga	——–	August 1^st – 20^th
Spinach [For longer harvest season, plant at intervals during suggested dates]	January 1^st – February 25^th	September 15^th – November 10^th
Sweet Corn [For longer harvest season, plant at intervals during suggested dates]	March 20^th – April 30^th	——–
Squash, Summer	March 20^th – April 10^th	August 10^th – 25^th
Squash, Winter	March 20^th – April 10^th	August 10^th – 25^th
Tomato [Transplant Plants]	March 25^th – April 10^th	July 25^th – 30^th
Turnips [For longer harvest season, plant at intervals during suggested dates]	January 1^st – March 1^st	August 25^th – October 15^th
Watermelon	March 25^th – April 20^th	——–

For more information on freeze and frost occurrence data for cities in South Carolina, please see the NOAA website: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenormals/clim20supp1/states/SC.pdf