Zone 2b Planting Schedule

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Last spring frost: May 15th

First fall frost: Aug 25th

Growing season: 102 days

Action Plan: May in Zone 2b

Expert Note

May in Zone 2b is usually cool-to-warm with frost risk early; wait to transplant until nights are consistently above 50°F. Keep soil evenly moist, add compost, and watch for flea beetles and cutworms on tender starts.

Seed & Soil

Get warm-season production going with Potato and Tomato once soil is workable and nights stabilize. Direct sow quick, cold-tolerant greens like Spinach and Arugula, and add Zucchini for fast summer harvests.

The Harvest

Harvest fruit as it ripens: pick Bluecrop and Blueray often for best flavor, and gather Honeycrisp and Golden Delicious when they come off easily. Continue with Boysenberry for peak sweetness; refrigerate promptly.

Planting Schedule

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

Crop	Indoor Start	Transplant / Direct Sow	Harvest Window
Ananas D'Amerique A Chair Verte	May 1st	May 15th	Aug 3rd – Aug 25th
Apple Gourd	May 1st	May 15th	Aug 23rd – Aug 25th
Arancino	May 1st	May 15th	Aug 3rd – Aug 25th
Armenian	May 1st	May 15th	Jul 19th – Aug 25th
Atlantic Giant	May 1st	May 15th	Sep 7th – Aug 25th
Baby Bear	May 1st	May 15th	Aug 18th – Aug 25th
Baby Boo	May 1st	May 15th	Aug 18th – Aug 25th
Beit Alpha	May 1st	May 15th	Jul 4th – Aug 25th
Big Max	May 1st	May 15th	Aug 18th – Aug 25th
Birdhouse	May 1st	May 15th	Sep 12th – Aug 25th
Black Satin	Direct Sow	May 1st	Jun 30th – Aug 25th
Bottle Gourd	May 1st	May 15th	Aug 8th – Aug 25th
Bush Slicer	May 1st	May 15th	Jul 9th – Aug 25th
Canteen Gourd	May 1st	May 15th	Sep 2nd – Aug 25th
Carouby De Maussane	Direct Sow	May 1st	Jun 30th – Aug 25th
Celebration	Mar 6th	May 1st	Jul 20th – Aug 25th
Collective Farm Woman	Apr 17th	May 1st	Jul 20th – Aug 25th
Common	May 1st	Jun 26th	Aug 25th – Aug 25th
Copra	Mar 6th	May 1st	Aug 9th – Aug 25th
Costata Romanesco	May 1st	May 15th	Jul 4th – Aug 25th
Crane Melon	May 1st	May 15th	Aug 3rd – Aug 25th
Crenshaw	May 1st	May 15th	Aug 8th – Aug 25th
Diva	May 1st	May 15th	Jul 9th – Aug 25th
Eight Ball Hybrid	May 1st	May 15th	Jun 29th – Aug 25th
Encore	Direct Sow	May 1st	Jul 30th – Aug 25th
Galeux d'Eysines	May 1st	May 15th	Aug 18th – Aug 25th
Galia	May 1st	May 15th	Jul 29th – Aug 25th
Gold Rush	May 1st	May 15th	Jun 29th – Aug 25th
Hearts of Gold	May 1st	May 15th	Aug 3rd – Aug 25th
Italian Flat Leaf	May 1st	Jun 26th	Sep 4th – Aug 25th
Jester	May 1st	May 15th	Aug 8th – Aug 25th
Jubilee	May 1st	May 15th	Aug 11th – Aug 25th
Kajari	May 1st	May 15th	Jul 19th – Aug 25th
Kojak	Feb 20th	May 1st	Aug 29th – Aug 25th
Lancelot	Mar 6th	May 1st	Aug 19th – Aug 25th
Lettuce Leaf Basil	May 1st	Jun 26th	Aug 15th – Aug 25th
Lilly Crenshaw	May 1st	May 15th	Aug 8th – Aug 25th
Long Island Cheese	May 1st	May 15th	Aug 18th – Aug 25th
Longissimo di Sicilia	May 1st	May 15th	Aug 13th – Aug 25th
Minerva	May 1st	May 15th	Jul 24th – Aug 25th
Monarch	Mar 6th	May 1st	Aug 14th – Aug 25th
Muncher	May 1st	May 15th	Jul 4th – Aug 25th
Navajo Melon	May 1st	May 15th	Aug 8th – Aug 25th
Ngo Gai	May 1st	May 29th	Jul 13th – Aug 25th
Orange Flesh Honeydew	May 1st	May 15th	Jul 29th – Aug 25th
Pascal	Mar 6th	May 1st	Aug 9th – Aug 25th
Pennsylvania Dutch Crookneck	May 1st	May 15th	Aug 18th – Aug 25th
Peppermint Stick	Mar 6th	May 1st	Jul 25th – Aug 25th
Peter Pan	May 1st	May 15th	Jun 29th – Aug 25th
Piel de Sapo	May 1st	May 15th	Aug 3rd – Aug 25th
Pistou	May 1st	Jun 26th	Aug 15th – Aug 25th
Planters Jumbo	May 1st	May 15th	Aug 8th – Aug 25th
Polyvit	May 1st	Jun 26th	Aug 10th – Aug 25th
Prescott Fond Blanc	Apr 17th	May 1st	Jul 18th – Aug 25th
Prospera	May 1st	Jun 26th	Aug 25th – Aug 25th
Red Marble	Apr 3rd	May 1st	Jul 30th – Aug 25th
Rich Sweetness 132	May 1st	May 15th	Aug 3rd – Aug 25th
Rouge Vif d'Etampes	May 1st	May 15th	Sep 2nd – Aug 25th
Salt and Pepper	May 1st	May 15th	Jul 4th – Aug 25th
Straight Eight	May 1st	May 15th	Jul 10th – Aug 25th
Sugar Loaf	May 1st	May 15th	Aug 13th – Aug 25th
Sultana	May 1st	Jun 26th	Aug 10th – Aug 25th
Sunshine F1	May 1st	May 15th	Aug 28th – Aug 25th
Sweet Dumpling	May 1st	May 15th	Aug 13th – Aug 25th
Sweet Mama	May 1st	May 15th	Aug 18th – Aug 25th
Table Queen	May 1st	May 15th	Aug 13th – Aug 25th
Table Queen Acorn	May 1st	May 15th	Aug 8th – Aug 25th
Tall Utah 52-70	Mar 6th	May 1st	Jul 25th – Aug 25th
Tondo di Nizza	May 1st	May 15th	Jun 29th – Aug 25th
Triamble	May 1st	May 15th	Aug 18th – Aug 25th
Victoria	Mar 6th	May 1st	Jul 25th – Aug 25th
Wee-Be-Little	May 1st	May 15th	Aug 18th – Aug 25th
Westlandia	Mar 6th	May 1st	Aug 29th – Aug 25th
White Grano	Mar 6th	May 1st	Aug 4th – Aug 25th
Winter Bloomsdale	Direct Sow	May 1st	Jun 10th – Aug 25th
Winter Luxury	May 1st	May 29th	Sep 1st – Aug 25th
Ailsa Craig	Direct Sow	May 8th	Aug 26th – Aug 25th
Alabaster	Mar 6th	May 8th	Sep 5th – Aug 25th
American Flag	Direct Sow	May 8th	Jul 22nd – Aug 25th
Ancona	Apr 17th	May 8th	Jul 7th – Aug 25th
Angebot	Apr 17th	May 8th	Jun 27th – Aug 25th
Antonia	Apr 17th	May 8th	Jun 27th – Aug 25th
Aspabroc Baby Broccoli	Apr 17th	May 8th	Jun 27th – Aug 25th
Atlantis Baby Broccoli	Apr 17th	May 8th	Jul 2nd – Aug 25th
Balder	Mar 6th	May 8th	Aug 6th – Aug 25th
Beijing White	Mar 6th	May 8th	Jul 27th – Aug 25th
Belleville Sorrel	Apr 10th	May 8th	Jun 22nd – Aug 25th
Bianca Di Maggio	Apr 3rd	May 8th	Jul 22nd – Aug 25th
Bibb	Apr 17th	May 8th	Jul 2nd – Aug 25th
Bilko	Apr 17th	May 8th	Jul 17th – Aug 25th
Black Jack	Direct Sow	May 8th	Jul 12th – Aug 25th
Black Seeded Simpson	Direct Sow	May 8th	Jun 22nd – Aug 25th
Bloomsdale Long Standing	Apr 17th	May 8th	Jun 17th – Aug 25th
Blue Ballet	May 8th	May 22nd	Aug 25th – Aug 25th
Blue Lake FM1K Pole Bean	Direct Sow	May 8th	Jul 7th – Aug 25th
Bonbon	May 8th	May 22nd	Aug 25th – Aug 25th
Boston	Direct Sow	May 8th	Jul 2nd – Aug 25th
Braddock	Direct Sow	May 8th	Aug 26th – Aug 25th
Bright Lights	Direct Sow	May 8th	Jul 2nd – Aug 25th
Brilliant	Mar 6th	May 8th	Aug 26th – Aug 25th