Zone 2a Planting Schedule

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Last spring frost: May 25th

First fall frost: Aug 29th

Growing season: 96 days

Action Plan: May in Zone 2a

Expert Note

May in Zone 2a is usually warm enough to keep soil evenly moist but not waterlogged. Watch for early-season flea beetles and cutworms on tender seedlings; use row cover if needed. Mulch after plants establish to stabilize soil temperature and reduce weeds.

Seed & Soil

Transplant or direct sow warm-season favorites like Potato and Tomato only after nights are consistently above freezing. Direct sow quick, cool-season standbys like Spinach and Carrot while soil is still workable, and keep Pea going for steady early harvests.

The Harvest

Start harvesting from your early fruit and berry plantings: Bluecrop, Blueray, Jersey Knight, and Jersey Supreme as they ripen. Continue picking Boysenberry and Marionberry frequently to prevent overripening and to keep plants producing.

Planting Schedule

Add crops from the list below to build your planting schedule.

Crop	Indoor Start	Transplant / Direct Sow	Harvest Window
Belleville	May 4th	May 25th	Jul 4th – Aug 29th
Berggarten	May 4th	Jul 13th	Sep 21st – Aug 29th
Boston	May 4th	May 25th	Jul 14th – Aug 29th
Bright Lights	May 4th	May 25th	Jul 19th – Aug 29th
Cardinal	May 4th	Jul 13th	Aug 27th – Aug 29th
Chocolate Mint	May 4th	May 25th	Jul 24th – Aug 29th
Clio	May 4th	May 25th	Jul 9th – Aug 29th
Copperhead	May 4th	Jun 1st	Jul 31st – Aug 29th
Cosmo Savoy	May 4th	May 25th	Jul 14th – Aug 29th
Crispy Frills	May 4th	May 25th	Jul 9th – Aug 29th
Dark Green Italian	May 4th	May 25th	Aug 3rd – Aug 29th
Flat Leaf Plain	May 4th	Jul 6th	Sep 14th – Aug 29th
French Summer Thyme	May 4th	May 25th	Jul 24th – Aug 29th
Genovese Basil	May 4th	Jul 13th	Sep 11th – Aug 29th
German Thyme	May 4th	Jun 29th	Aug 28th – Aug 29th
Great Lakes	May 4th	May 25th	Aug 3rd – Aug 29th
Great Lakes 659	May 4th	May 25th	Aug 3rd – Aug 29th
Green Callaloo	May 4th	May 25th	Jun 29th – Aug 29th
Green Deer Tongue	May 4th	May 25th	Jul 9th – Aug 29th
Green Shiso	May 4th	Jul 6th	Sep 4th – Aug 29th
Green Tails	May 4th	May 25th	Aug 3rd – Aug 29th
Joseph's Coat	May 4th	May 25th	Jul 14th – Aug 29th
Joseph's Coat Tricolor	May 4th	May 25th	Jun 29th – Aug 29th
Kalura	May 4th	May 25th	Jul 24th – Aug 29th
Krishna	May 4th	Jul 13th	Sep 16th – Aug 29th
Kwiek	May 4th	May 25th	Jul 9th – Aug 29th
Lemon Mrs. Burns	May 4th	Jul 13th	Sep 11th – Aug 29th
Lollo Rossa	May 4th	May 25th	Jul 9th – Aug 29th
Magic Carpet	May 4th	May 25th	Jul 24th – Aug 29th
Merlot	May 4th	May 25th	Jul 14th – Aug 29th
Miriah Carribean	May 4th	May 25th	Jun 29th – Aug 29th
Napolitano	May 4th	Jul 6th	Aug 25th – Aug 29th
Nevada	May 4th	May 25th	Jul 19th – Aug 29th
New Red Fire	May 4th	May 25th	Jul 14th – Aug 29th
Red Malabar Spinach	May 4th	May 25th	Jul 19th – Aug 29th
Saharan	May 4th	May 25th	Aug 8th – Aug 29th
Serata	May 4th	Jul 13th	Sep 11th – Aug 29th
Skyphos	May 4th	May 25th	Jul 24th – Aug 29th
Spearmint	May 4th	Jul 6th	Sep 4th – Aug 29th
Spicy Globe	May 4th	Jul 13th	Sep 11th – Aug 29th
Summer	May 4th	Jul 13th	Sep 1st – Aug 29th
Summertime	May 4th	May 25th	Aug 3rd – Aug 29th
Sweet Dani Lemon Basil	May 4th	Jul 13th	Sep 11th – Aug 29th
Tampala	May 4th	May 25th	Jul 4th – Aug 29th
Toscano	May 4th	Jul 6th	Aug 20th – Aug 29th
Upland Cress	May 4th	May 25th	Jun 29th – Aug 29th
Vulcan	May 4th	May 25th	Jul 9th – Aug 29th
Wild Zaatar	May 4th	Jul 20th	Sep 18th – Aug 29th
Alvaro	May 11th	Jun 8th	Aug 17th – Aug 29th
Anivip	Direct Sow	May 11th	Jun 25th – Aug 29th
Arancino	May 11th	May 25th	Aug 13th – Aug 29th
Armenian	May 11th	May 25th	Jul 29th – Aug 29th
Athena	May 11th	May 25th	Aug 8th – Aug 29th
Baby Pam	May 11th	May 25th	Aug 28th – Aug 29th
Beit Alpha	May 11th	May 25th	Jul 14th – Aug 29th
Bennings Green Tint	May 11th	May 25th	Jul 9th – Aug 29th
Big Apple	May 11th	May 25th	Aug 28th – Aug 29th
Big Max	May 11th	May 25th	Sep 12th – Aug 29th
Birdhouse	May 11th	May 25th	Sep 22nd – Aug 29th
Boule d'Or	May 11th	May 25th	Aug 23rd – Aug 29th
Burpee's Golden	May 11th	May 25th	Jul 9th – Aug 29th
Calabash	May 11th	Jun 8th	Sep 6th – Aug 29th
Canary Yellow	May 11th	May 25th	Aug 13th – Aug 29th
Candy Roaster	May 11th	May 25th	Sep 2nd – Aug 29th
Canteen	May 11th	May 25th	Sep 22nd – Aug 29th
Caveman's Club	May 11th	May 25th	Sep 12th – Aug 29th
Celebration	Mar 16th	May 11th	Jul 30th – Aug 29th
Climbing Gourd	May 11th	May 25th	Aug 23rd – Aug 29th
Collective Farm Woman	Apr 27th	May 11th	Jul 30th – Aug 29th
Common	May 11th	Jul 6th	Sep 4th – Aug 29th
Copra	Mar 16th	May 11th	Aug 19th – Aug 29th
Costata Romanesco	May 11th	May 25th	Jul 14th – Aug 29th
Crane Melon	May 11th	May 25th	Aug 13th – Aug 29th
Crenshaw	May 11th	May 25th	Aug 18th – Aug 29th
Da Hulu	May 11th	May 25th	Aug 23rd – Aug 29th
Diva	May 11th	May 25th	Jul 19th – Aug 29th
Eight Ball Hybrid	May 11th	May 25th	Jul 9th – Aug 29th
Encore	Direct Sow	May 11th	Aug 9th – Aug 29th
Flat Leaf Splendor	May 11th	Jun 22nd	Aug 31st – Aug 29th
French Chervil	May 11th	Jun 8th	Jul 23rd – Aug 29th
Gagon	May 11th	May 25th	Jul 19th – Aug 29th
Galeux d'Eysines	May 11th	May 25th	Aug 28th – Aug 29th
Galia	May 11th	May 25th	Aug 8th – Aug 29th
Giant Of Italy	May 11th	Jun 1st	Aug 10th – Aug 29th
Gold Rush	May 11th	May 25th	Jul 9th – Aug 29th
Golden Jenny	May 11th	May 25th	Aug 13th – Aug 29th
Golden Lemon Thyme	May 11th	Jul 6th	Sep 4th – Aug 29th
Golden Oregano	May 11th	Jul 6th	Sep 4th – Aug 29th
Golden Zebra	May 11th	May 25th	Jul 9th – Aug 29th
Green Perilla	May 11th	Jul 6th	Aug 20th – Aug 29th
Greenflesh	May 11th	May 25th	Aug 13th – Aug 29th
Halona	May 11th	May 25th	Aug 3rd – Aug 29th
Hannah's Choice	May 11th	May 25th	Aug 18th – Aug 29th
Hearts of Gold	May 11th	May 25th	Aug 13th – Aug 29th
Heritage F1	May 11th	Jun 8th	Aug 27th – Aug 29th
Hokkai T-10	May 11th	May 25th	Aug 8th – Aug 29th
Honey White	May 11th	May 25th	Aug 8th – Aug 29th
Honeybaby	May 11th	May 25th	Aug 23rd – Aug 29th
Honeyboat	May 11th	May 25th	Aug 28th – Aug 29th
Honeydew Orange Flesh T	May 11th	May 25th	Aug 18th – Aug 29th