Vegetable Planting Schedule in RI

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Vegetable Planting Dates

Beans, Snap seed May 10- June 30
Beet seed April1-June 15
Broccoli plants April 1 - May 1
Cabbage plants March 15 - April 10
Carrot seed April 10 - June 1
Celery/Celeriac seed April 15 - May 1
Corn seed May 5 - June 15
Cucumber seed May 15 - June 15
Eggplant plants May 15 - June 10
Escarole April 1 - May 1
Garlic March 15 - April 15; October
Kale April 1 - April 20
Leek April 1 - May 1
Lettuce, head seed April 1 - May 1
Lettuce, leaf seed April 1 - June 1
Melon seed May 15 - June 15
Onion plants April 1 - May 1
Onion seed March 15 - April 15
Onion sets March 10 - April 10
Parsley seed April 1 - May 1
Pea seed March 20 - May 1
Pepper plants May 15 - June 10
Potato plants April 1 - May 1
Radish seed March 20 - May 10
Rutabaga seed May 1 - June 1
Spinach seed March 20 - April 20
Squash seed May 15 - June 15
Swiss chard seed April 15 - June 15
Tomato plants May 10 - June 15
Turnip seed March 20 - May 1

Prepared with assistance of URI Master Gardeners Carol Salzillo and Henry Loven