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What to plant in May
Every crop with a planting window touching May, by zone — straight from the NOAA freeze normals × extension windows join.
Zones 3–4
- Broccoli — transplant (4a)
- Cucumbers — start indoors (4a)
- Lettuce — start indoors (4a)
- Peppers — transplant (4a)
- Potatoes — direct sow (4a)
- Snap Beans — direct sow (4a)
- Sweet Corn — direct sow (4a)
- Tomatoes — transplant (4a)
- Winter Squash & Pumpkins — start indoors (4a)
- Zucchini & Summer Squash — start indoors (4a)
- Broccoli — transplant (4b)
- Cucumbers — start indoors (4b)
- Peppers — transplant (4b)
- Snap Beans — direct sow (4b)
- Sweet Corn — direct sow (4b)
- Tomatoes — transplant (4b)
- Winter Squash & Pumpkins — start indoors (4b)
- Zucchini & Summer Squash — start indoors (4b)
- Broccoli — start indoors (3a)
- Cucumbers — start indoors (3a)
- Cucumbers — start indoors (3b)
- Lettuce — start indoors (3a)
- Lettuce — start indoors (3b)
- Potatoes — direct sow (3a)
- Potatoes — direct sow (3b)
- Snap Beans — direct sow (3a)
- Snap Beans — direct sow (3b)
- Sweet Corn — direct sow (3a)
- Sweet Corn — direct sow (3b)
- Tomatoes — direct sow (3a)
- Tomatoes — transplant (3b)
- Winter Squash & Pumpkins — start indoors (3a)
- Winter Squash & Pumpkins — start indoors (3b)
- Zucchini & Summer Squash — start indoors (3a)
- Zucchini & Summer Squash — start indoors (3b)
Zones 5–6
- Broccoli — transplant (5a)
- Cucumbers — transplant (5a)
- Lettuce — transplant (5a)
- Peppers — transplant (5a)
- Tomatoes — transplant (5a)
- Winter Squash & Pumpkins — transplant (5a)
- Zucchini & Summer Squash — transplant (5a)
- Broccoli — transplant (5b)
- Cucumbers — transplant (5b)
- Lettuce — transplant (5b)
- Peppers — transplant (5b)
- Tomatoes — transplant (5b)
- Winter Squash & Pumpkins — transplant (5b)
- Zucchini & Summer Squash — transplant (5b)
- Broccoli — transplant (6a)
- Cucumbers — transplant (6a)
- Lettuce — transplant (6a)
- Peppers — transplant (6a)
- Tomatoes — transplant (6a)
- Winter Squash & Pumpkins — transplant (6a)
- Zucchini & Summer Squash — transplant (6a)
- Broccoli — transplant (6b)
- Cucumbers — transplant (6b)
- Lettuce — transplant (6b)
- Peppers — transplant (6b)
- Tomatoes — transplant (6b)
- Winter Squash & Pumpkins — transplant (6b)
- Zucchini & Summer Squash — transplant (6b)
Zones 7–8
- Broccoli — transplant (7a)
- Lettuce — transplant (7a)
- Peppers — transplant (7a)
- Lettuce — transplant (7b)
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