What to plant in Spring
A season guide to what goes in the ground across March, April, May — 214 crops to start indoors, sow, or transplant. Timings are for a representative mid-US climate (Cisco, UT (zone 6b)); your exact dates depend on your hardiness zone and frost dates.
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March
Start indoors
- Achillea
- Aji Pepper
- Burdock
- Calendula
- Cape Gooseberry
- Celtuce / Stem Lettuce
- Chamomile
- Chicory
- Chiltepin Pepper
- Chrysanthemum Greens
- Dandelion
- Eggplant
- Endive
- Ethiopian Eggplant
- Ethiopian Kale
- Feverfew
- Ground Cherry
- Huauzontle
- Komatsuna Mustard
- Korean Mint
- Lettuce
- Malabar Spinach
- Marjoram
- Mexican Tarragon
- Mibuna
- Misome
- Mitsuba
- Mizuna
- Orach
- Paracress
- Pepper (Hot)
- Pepper (Tabasco)
- Purple Yu Choy Sum
- Radicchio
- Roselle
- Stevia
- Strawberry Spinach
- Sweet Annie
- Tomatillo
- Tomato
- Vietnamese Culantro
- Water Pepper
- Yarrow
- Yu Choy Sum
Transplant out
April
Start indoors
- Amaranth
- Amaranthus
- Armenian Cucumber
- Basil
- Black Cumin / Nigella
- Chinese Toon
- Cucamelon
- Cucumber
- Epazote
- Gourd (Angled Luffa)
- Gourd (Bitter)
- Gourd (Bottle)
- Gourd (Luffa)
- Gourd (Ornamental)
- Gourd (Turban)
- Gourd (Wax)
- Grain Amaranth
- Holy Basil
- Korean Summer Squash
- Lemon Basil
- Lime Basil
- Melon
- Melon (Pickling)
- Nasturtium
- Okra
- Pumpkin
- Pumpkin (Maxima)
- Pumpkin (Moschata)
- Shiso
- Summer Savory
- Summer Squash
- Thai Basil
- Watermelon
- West Indian Gherkin
- Wild Arugula
- Winged Bean
- Winter Squash (Acorn)
- Winter Squash (Banana)
- Winter Squash (Buttercup)
- Winter Squash (Butternut)
- Winter Squash (Cushaw)
- Winter Squash (Delicata)
- Winter Squash (Hubbard)
- Winter Squash (Spaghetti)
Direct sow
Transplant out
- Achillea
- Agastache
- Angelica
- Artichoke
- Bee Balm
- Bishop's Flower
- Bok Choy
- Broccoli
- Broccoli Raab
- Brussels Sprouts
- Bunching Onion
- Burdock
- Cabbage
- Calendula
- Cardoon
- Catnip
- Cauliflower
- Celeriac
- Celery
- Celtuce / Stem Lettuce
- Chicory
- Chinese Broccoli
- Chinese Cabbage
- Chinese Celery
- Chive
- Chrysanthemum Greens
- Clasping Coneflower
- Collard
- Dandelion
- Echinacea
- Endive
- Ethiopian Kale
- Evening Primrose
- Garlic Chives
- Hamburg Parsley
- Horehound
- Huauzontle
- Hyssop
- Kale
- Kohlrabi
- Komatsuna Mustard
- Leek
- Lemon Balm
- Lemon Mint
- Lettuce
- Lovage
- Mibuna
- Misome
- Mitsuba
- Mizuna
- Onion
- Orach
- Parsley
- Purple Yu Choy Sum
- Radicchio
- Roman Chamomile
- Romanesco Broccoli
- Rue
- Russian Kale
- Sage
- Salad Burnet
- Shallot
- Sheep Sorrel
- Soapwort
- Strawberry Spinach
- Sweet Woodruff
- Tansy
- Tarragon
- Tat Soi
- Thyme
- Veined Catmint
- Wormwood
- Yu Choy Sum
May
Direct sow
Transplant out
- Aji Pepper
- Alpine Strawberry
- Amaranth
- Amaranthus
- Armenian Cucumber
- Basil
- Black Cumin / Nigella
- Cape Gooseberry
- Chamomile
- Chiltepin Pepper
- Chinese Toon
- Creeping Thyme
- Cucamelon
- Cucumber
- Eggplant
- Epazote
- Ethiopian Eggplant
- Feverfew
- Gourd (Angled Luffa)
- Gourd (Bitter)
- Gourd (Bottle)
- Gourd (Luffa)
- Gourd (Ornamental)
- Gourd (Turban)
- Gourd (Wax)
- Grain Amaranth
- Ground Cherry
- Holy Basil
- Hybrid Coneflower
- Japanese Mugwort
- Korean Mint
- Korean Summer Squash
- Lavender
- Lemon Basil
- Lime Basil
- Malabar Spinach
- Marjoram
- Melon
- Melon (Pickling)
- Mexican Tarragon
- Nasturtium
- Okra
- Oregano
- Paracress
- Pennyroyal Mint
- Pepper (Habanero)
- Pepper (Hot)
- Pepper (Sweet & Hot)
- Pepper (Tabasco)
- Pumpkin
- Pumpkin (Maxima)
- Pumpkin (Moschata)
- Roselle
- Russian Sage
- Savory
- Shiso
- Stevia
- Summer Savory
- Summer Squash
- Sweet Annie
- Thai Basil
- Tomatillo
- Tomato
- Vietnamese Culantro
- Water Pepper
- Watermelon
- West Indian Gherkin
- Wild Arugula
- Winged Bean
- Winter Squash (Acorn)
- Winter Squash (Banana)
- Winter Squash (Buttercup)
- Winter Squash (Butternut)
- Winter Squash (Cushaw)
- Winter Squash (Delicata)
- Winter Squash (Hubbard)
- Winter Squash (Spaghetti)
- Yarrow
Plant out
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Timings are computed from NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals for a representative mid-US location using the same engine as GardenDraft’s in-app schedule. They are guidance, not guarantees — your exact dates depend on your address.