Fennel Plant: How to Grow Bulb Fennel and Herb Fennel
Herb fennel is grown for its leaves and seeds and Florence fennel for its bulb; both want full sun and well-drained soil.
Broccoli Plant: How to Grow Broccoli and When to Harvest It
Set broccoli transplants out 2 to 4 weeks before the last spring frost, and plant again in summer for fall.
Lettuce Plant: How to Grow Lettuce From Seed in Spring and Fall
Sow lettuce shallow, only 1/4 to 1/2 inch, as soon as you can work the soil in spring, and about 3 months before the first fall frost for a fall crop.
Zucchini Plant Guide: How to Grow Zucchini, Pick It Young and Eat the Blossoms
Sow zucchini 1/2 to 1 inch deep once frost is past and the soil is at least 70 F, one plant every 18 to 36 inches in most sources.
Spinach Plant Guide: How to Grow Spinach in Spring, Fall and Winter
Sow spinach 1/2 inch deep 2 to 4 weeks before your last spring frost and again in late summer for fall, thin to about 3 inches, and pick outer leaves or cut whole plants before long, hot days make it...
Cucumber Plant Guide: How to Grow Cucumbers, From Warm Soil to Harvest
Sow cucumbers after the last frost once the soil reaches 65 to 70 F, or set out 3 to 4 week old transplants gently.
Swiss Chard Plant Guide: How to Grow Swiss Chard from Spring to Winter
Sow swiss chard 1/2 inch deep once the soil reaches 40 F, a few weeks before the last spring frost and again in summer for fall.
Bean Plant Guide: How to Grow Beans, Bush, Pole, Shelling and Dry
Sow beans about 1 inch deep once frost has passed and the soil reaches 60 to 65 F.
Carrot Plant: How to Grow Carrots From Seed to Harvest
Sow carrot seed directly once the soil reaches at least 45 F, keep it damp for two to three weeks, thin to 1 to 4 inches, and harvest about 65 to 75 days after sowing.
How to Grow Turnips and Rutabagas: Turnip Plant Timing, Spacing and Storage
Sow rutabagas about 100 days before your first fall frost and turnips 3 to 4 weeks later, 1/4 to 1/2 inch deep; thin, water evenly, and store rutabagas cold and humid for months.
Chicory Plant: How to Grow Chicory, Radicchio and Puntarelle
Sow chicory in summer for heads in fall and early winter, keeping the seedbed cool until it sprouts.
Kale Plant: How to Grow Kale for Spring, Fall and Winter Harvests
Sow or set out kale 3 to 5 weeks before the last spring frost, or sow in mid to late summer for fall.
How to Grow Radishes: Radish Plant Timing for Spring and Winter Types
Sow spring radishes 1/4 to 1/2 inch down from early spring and pull them in 3 to 5 weeks at about 1 inch; sow daikon and other winter radishes in midsummer to late summer, space them 4 to 6 inches,...
Okra Plant Guide: How to Grow Okra From Seed to Daily Harvest
Sow okra once the soil holds 65 F or warmer, 1/2 to 1 inch deep after an overnight soak, thin to one plant every foot or so, and cut pods at 2 to 4 inches every day or two, wearing...
Cantaloupe Plant: How to Grow Cantaloupe and Other Melons
Start melons indoors about a month before planting out, or sow 1 to 2 weeks after the last frost once the soil passes 70 F.
Edamame Plant Guide: How to Grow Edamame, Plus Lentils
Sow edamame after the last frost once the soil is 60 F, about an inch deep and 2 inches apart, and pick the pods plump and still green, 80 to 100 days later.
Squash Plant and Pumpkin Plant Guide: How to Grow Squash and Pumpkins
Sow squash and pumpkins after frost once the soil reaches 65 to 70 F, 1/2 to 1 inch deep, with room for the vines.
Cilantro Plant Guide: How to Grow Cilantro for Leaves and Coriander Seed
Sow cilantro where it will grow, 1/4 to 1/2 inch deep, in cool weather, and sow again every 2 to 4 weeks.
