Find out the best dates for starting and setting out your seedlings.
First Planting Dates
In Schenectady County, the last average frost date is May 10-20, and the first average fall frost is September 30-October 10. The chart below shows dates various popular garden vegetables can be planted as seeds, sets or transplants.
First Seeding & Transplanting Dates for Vegetables in NY
* Indicates variety is transplanted
(x) Indicates variety may be transplanted or seeded. If transplanted probably should be later than date given.
(t) Indicates variety may be transplants, sets or seed.
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As early as garden may be worked in spring or about April 15. |
After the date of the last average frost in Ithaca area (May 14). |
After the soil has become warm in spring-June 1. |
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Beets
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Beans
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Basil
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Last updated July 26, 2019
Find Your Zone!
The 2012 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map helps gardeners and growers determine which plants are most likely to thrive at a location. For the first time, the map is available as an interactive GIS-based map, for which a broadband Internet connection is recommended. Users may also simply type in a ZIP Code and find the hardiness zone for that area.
NY State Freeze Zone
Visit the NOAA website for a chart of freeze dates in our area.
Seed Viability Information
This handout from Virginia Cooperative Extension covers how to save and start seeds, and includes a list of how long you can expect various types of vegetable seeds to remain viable.
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