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 > City of Chesapeake, Virginia > Government > City Agencies, Departments, and Offices > Departments > Agriculture Department > Environmental Horticulture > Vegetable Planting Dates

Vegetable Planting Dates


Recommended Vegetable Planting Dates for Chesapeake


x =
Planting Period

# = Plant and Harvest

o = Harvest Period

- = No Action

** = Do not harvest freshly planted asparagus the first year.

* = Transplants

+ = Use special two-season varieties only.

CROP Month 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 11
  Date 14 24 6 16 26 5 15 25 5 15 25 4 14 24 4 14 24 3 13 23 2 12 22 2 12 22 1
asparagus**   x x x x x o o o o o o o - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
beans, bush   - - - - - x x x x x # # # # # # o o o o o o - - - - -
beans, lima   - - - - - - - - x x x x x x - o o o o o o o o - - - -
beans, pole   - - - - - x x x x x x x x # # o o o o o o o - - - - -
beans, wax   - - - - - x x x x x x x # # # # o o o o o o - - - - -
beets   - - x x x x x - o o o o o o - - - - - - - - - - - - -
broccoli*   - - - x x x x x - - o o o o o # x x - - - - o o o o -
brussel sprouts*+   - - - x x x x x - - - o o o o # # # - - - - o o o o -
cabbage*   - - x x x x x - o o o o o o - x x x - - - o o o o - -
carrots   - - x x x x - - o o o o o o - - - - - - - - - - - - -
cauliflower*   - - - x x x - - o o o o - - - x x x x - o o o o o o -
chard, swiss   - - x x x x x x o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
chinese cabbage*   - - - x x - - - - - o o o o - x x x - - - o o o o o -
collards   x x x x x - - - o o o o o - - x x x x - o o o o o o -
 
CROP Month 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 11
  Date 14 24 6 16 26 5 15 25 5 15 25 4 14 24 4 14 24 3 13 23 2 12 22 2 12 22 1
cucumbers            - - - - - - x x x x x # # # # # # # # o o o o o - - -
eggplant*   - - - - - - x x x x x x x x o o o o o o o o o - - - -
leeks   - x x x x x - - - - - - - - o o o o o o o o o o o o o
lettuce, bibb   - - x x x x x - - o o o o - - x x x - - o o o o o - -
lettuce, leaf   - - x x x x x o o o o o - - - x x x - o o o o o - - -
muskmelons   - - - - - - x x x x x x x o o o o o o o o o o - - - -
mustard   - x x x # o o o o o - - - - - x x x x o o o o o o o o
okra   - - - - - - - x x x x x x x - o o o o o o o o o - - -
onion (set)   x x x x # # # # # o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
peas, garden   x x x x - - o o o o o - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
peppers*   - - - - - - x x x x x x x # o o o o o o o o o - - - -
potatoes   - x x x x - - - - - o o o o o o o o o o o o o o - - -
pumpkins   - - - - - - x x x x x x x - o o o o o o o o o o - - -
radish   x x # # # # o o o o - - - - - - - x x x # # o o o - -
rutabaga   - - F A L L - P L A N T - O N L Y - - - - - - - - - -
southern pea       - - - - - - - - x x x x x x x # # o o o o o o o - - -
 
CROP Month 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 11
  Date 14 24 6 16 26 5 15 25 5 15 25 4 14 24 4 14 24 3 13 23 2 12 22 2 12 22 1
soybeans               - - - - - - - - - x x x x x x x - - - - - - o o o o o
spinach   x x x x o o o o o o - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
squash, summer   - - - - - - x x x x # # # # # # # # o o o o o - - - -
squash, winter   - - - - - - x x x x x x x x x o o o o o o o o - - - -
sweet corn   - - - - - x x x x x x x # # # # o o o o o o o - - - -
sweet potato   - - - - - - x x x x x x - - - o o o o o o o o - - - -
tomatoes*   - - - - - - x x x x x x # # o o o o o o o o o - - - -
turnips   x x x x o o o o o o o - - - - x x x x o o o o o o o o
watermelon   - - - - - - x x x x x - - - o o o o o o o o o - - - -

This chart was authored by Diane Relf, Extension Horticulturist (retired) and Alan McDaniel, Associate Professor, Department of Horticulture, Virginia Tech.

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