Arugula
Direct sowFebruary–March · August–September
NC State Extension · Regional referenceA year in the
A year in the
Central North Carolina
vegetable garden.
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Beans, lima/bush
Direct sowSecond half of April–July
Beans, lima/pole
Direct sowSecond half of April–first half of June · Second half of July
Beans, snap/bush
Direct sowSecond half of March–September
Beans, snap/pole
Direct sowApril–September
Beets
Direct sowMarch–first half of April · Second half of July–first half of September
Broccoli
TransplantSecond half of February–first half of April · August–first half of September
Brussels sprouts
TransplantJuly–August
Cabbage
TransplantFebruary–first half of April · Second half of July–first half of September
Cabbage, Chinese
Direct sowSecond half of March · August
TransplantSecond half of March · Second half of September–first half of October
Carrots
Direct sowFebruary–March · Second half of June–first half of September
Cauliflower
Direct sowSecond half of February–first half of April · August–September
TransplantSecond half of February–first half of April · August–September
Celery
TransplantSecond half of February–March · Second half of June–first half of August
Chard, Swiss
Direct sowMarch–April · August–first half of September
TransplantMarch–April · August–first half of September
Collard greens
TransplantSecond half of February–June · Second half of July–first half of September
Direct sowSecond half of July–first half of September
Corn, sweet
Direct sowSecond half of March–May
Cucumbers
Direct sowSecond half of April–first half of August
TransplantSecond half of April–first half of August
Eggplant
TransplantSecond half of April–first half of June · August
Fennel, Florence
Direct sowMarch–April · July–August
Garlic
Plant bulbsSecond half of September–November
Kale
Direct sowSecond half of February–June · August–September
TransplantSecond half of February–June · August–September
Kohlrabi
Direct sowSecond half of February–June · August–first half of September
TransplantSecond half of February–June · August–first half of September
Leek
Direct sowSecond half of February–June
TransplantSecond half of February–June
Lettuce, head
Direct sowFebruary–first half of March · Second half of August–first half of September
TransplantSecond half of March–April · Second half of September–first half of October
Lettuce, leaf
Direct sowFebruary–April · August–September
TransplantFebruary–April · August–September
Melons, cantaloupe
Direct sowSecond half of April–first half of July
TransplantSecond half of April–first half of July
Melons, watermelon
Direct sowSecond half of April–June
TransplantSecond half of April–June
Mustard
Direct sowSecond half of February–June · August–September
Okra
Direct sowMay · August
TransplantMay
Onions, bulb
Direct sowJanuary–March · August–December
Plant bulbsMarch
Onions, green
Direct sowFebruary–March · First half of September
TransplantMarch · Second half of August–first half of September
Pac choi/bok choy
TransplantSecond half of March · Second half of August–September
Parsnips
Direct sowSecond half of February–first half of May · August–September
Peanuts
Direct sowMay
Peas, bush
Direct sowJanuary–first half of April · August–September
Peas, field/southern
Direct sowSecond half of March–June · August
Peas, vining
Direct sowJanuary–first half of April · August–September
Peppers
TransplantSecond half of April–first half of June · First half of August
Potatoes, Irish
Plant tubersSecond half of February–March
Potatoes, sweetpotatoes
TransplantMay–first half of July
Pumpkin
Direct sowSecond half of April–first half of July
Radishes
Direct sowFebruary–June · August–first half of September
Rutabega
Direct sowFebruary–first half of April · July–September
Spinach
Direct sowSecond half of February–June · August–first half of October
Squash, summer
Direct sowApril–first half of August
TransplantApril–first half of August
Squash, winter
Direct sowSecond half of April–first half of August
TransplantSecond half of April–first half of August
Tomatoes
TransplantSecond half of April–first half of July · First half of August
Turnips
Direct sowFebruary–June · August–first half of September
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Direct sowing, transplanting, bulb planting, and tuber planting have their own rows where the source supplies them. A transplant window is not an indoor sowing date, and different methods may have different windows.
Use a local check before you plant
The calendar is a regional planning reference. Current frost risk, workable soil, garden exposure, and the cultivar you choose still matter. Neither a historical freeze date nor an annual calendar can guarantee successful establishment.
Read gaps with care
Unhighlighted periods mean this source supplies no planting window in that row. They are not a finding that a crop can never grow then. Crop names follow the source; linked vegetable guides connect them to the catalogue without inventing extra schedules.