Planting windows for St. Louis
Computed from St. Louis's own frost dates. Click any crop for the full zone-7 growing guide — varieties, spacing, fall plantings, and more.
| Crop | Start seeds indoors | Transplant | Direct sow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🍅 Tomatoes | Feb 4 – Feb 18 | Apr 8 – Apr 15 | — |
| 🫑 Peppers | Jan 21 – Feb 4 | Apr 15 – Apr 22 | — |
| 🥬 Lettuce | Feb 18 – Mar 4 | Mar 4 – Mar 18 | Mar 4 – Apr 1 |
| 🫛 Peas | — | — | Feb 18 – Mar 4 |
| 🥕 Carrots | — | — | Mar 11 – Apr 1 |
| 🥦 Broccoli | Feb 11 – Feb 25 | Mar 11 – Mar 25 | — |
| 🥬 Kale | Feb 18 – Mar 4 | Mar 4 – Mar 18 | Mar 4 – Mar 18 |
| 🥒 Cucumbers | Mar 4 – Mar 11 | Apr 8 – Apr 15 | Apr 8 – Apr 15 |
| 🥒 Zucchini | Mar 4 – Mar 11 | Apr 8 – Apr 15 | Apr 8 – Apr 15 |
| 🫘 Green Beans (Bush) | — | — | Apr 8 – Apr 15 |
| 🌽 Sweet Corn | — | — | Apr 8 – Apr 15 |
| 🌿 Basil | Feb 18 – Mar 4 | Apr 8 – Apr 15 | Apr 15 – Apr 22 |
| 🧄 Garlic | — | — | Fall: Sep 23 – Oct 21 |
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 St. Louis's dates automatically after a lookup.
Reading the season in St. Louis
With roughly 217 frost-free days, St. Louis 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 Nov 4 is late enough that fall planting is a full second season, not an afterthought.