Planting windows for Ripley
Computed from Ripley's own frost dates. Click any crop for the full zone-8 growing guide — varieties, spacing, fall plantings, and more.
| Crop | Start seeds indoors | Transplant | Direct sow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🍅 Tomatoes | Feb 6 – Feb 20 | Apr 10 – Apr 17 | — |
| 🫑 Peppers | Jan 23 – Feb 6 | Apr 17 – Apr 24 | — |
| 🥬 Lettuce | Feb 20 – Mar 6 | Mar 6 – Mar 20 | Mar 6 – Apr 3 |
| 🫛 Peas | — | — | Feb 20 – Mar 6 |
| 🥕 Carrots | — | — | Mar 13 – Apr 3 |
| 🥦 Broccoli | Feb 13 – Feb 27 | Mar 13 – Mar 27 | — |
| 🥬 Kale | Feb 20 – Mar 6 | Mar 6 – Mar 20 | Mar 6 – Mar 20 |
| 🥒 Cucumbers | Mar 6 – Mar 13 | Apr 10 – Apr 17 | Apr 10 – Apr 17 |
| 🥒 Zucchini | Mar 6 – Mar 13 | Apr 10 – Apr 17 | Apr 10 – Apr 17 |
| 🫘 Green Beans (Bush) | — | — | Apr 10 – Apr 17 |
| 🌽 Sweet Corn | — | — | Apr 10 – Apr 17 |
| 🌿 Basil | Feb 20 – Mar 6 | Apr 10 – Apr 17 | Apr 17 – Apr 24 |
| 🧄 Garlic | — | — | Fall: Sep 18 – Oct 16 |
Want this for all 50 crops, or as a printable seed-shelf schedule? Use the planting calendar and the seed starting scheduler — both can use Ripley's dates automatically after a lookup.
Reading the season in Ripley
With roughly 210 frost-free days, Ripley gardens fit long-season crops — melons, winter squash, sweet potatoes — with room left for spring and fall rounds of greens and roots. The first frost around Oct 30 is late enough that fall planting is a full second season, not an afterthought.