Plant Gantt

The table below is a planting schedule for central Virginia. Not all listed crops will be planted this year.

	02/16	02/23	03/02	03/09	03/16	03/23	03/30	04/06	04/13	04/20	04/27	05/04	05/11	05/18	05/25		06/01	06/08	06/15	06/22	06/29	07/06	07/13	07/20	07/27	08/03	08/10	08/17	08/24	08/31	09/07	09/14	09/21	09/28	10/05	10/12	10/19	10/26
Beans, kidney													o1		o2	Beans, kidney		o3		o4								h1	h1	h2	h2	h3	h3	h4	h4				Beans, kidney
Beans, pinto													o1		o2	Beans, pinto		o3		o4								h1	h1	h2	h2	h3	h3	h4	h4				Beans, pinto
Broccoli	i1		i2		i3		i4	t1		t2		t3		t4		Broccoli		h1	h1/i5	h2	h2/i6	h3	h3	h4	h4	t5		t6							h5	h5	h6	h6	Broccoli
Carrots									o1		o2		o3		o4	Carrots		o5		h1/o6	h	h2/o7	h2	h3/o8	h3	h4	h4	h5	h5	h6	h6	h7	h7	h8	h8				Carrots
Cucumber											i1		t1			Cucumber					h1/o2	h1	h1	h1	h1	h1	h1	h1		h2	h2	h2	h2						Cucumber
Edamame												o1		o2		Edamame	o3		o4		o5				h1		h2		h3		h4		h5						Edamame
Green beans (bush)											o1		o2		o3	Green beans (bush)		o4		h1/o5	h1	h2/o6	h2	h3/o7	h3	h4/o8	h4	h5	h5	h6	h6	h7	h7	h8	h8				Green beans (bush)
Green beans (pole)												o				Green beans (pole)						h	h	h	h	h	h	h	h	h	h	h							Green beans (pole)
Leek						o1		o2								Leek															h1		h2						Leek
Lettuce, Bibb					i1		i2	t1	i3	t2	i4	t3	o5	h1/t4	h1/o6	Lettuce, Bibb	h2	h2	h3	h3	h4	h4	h5	h5/o7	h6	h6/o8		o9					h7	h7	h8	h8	h9	h9	Lettuce, Bibb
Lettuce, head				i1					t1							Lettuce, head						h1				o2												h2	Lettuce, head
Lettuce, leaf					i1		i2	t1	i3	t2	o4	h1/t3	h1/o5	h2	h2/o6	Lettuce, leaf	h3	h3	h4	h4	h5	h5	h6	h6/o7		o8		o9			h7	h7	h8	h8	h9	h9			Lettuce, leaf
Muskmelon														o1		Muskmelon											h1	h1	h1	h1	h1	h1	h1	h1					Muskmelon
Onion (from sets)						o1		o2		o3						Onion (from sets)					h1	h1	h2	h2	h3	h3													Onion (from sets)
	02/16	02/23	03/02	03/09	03/16	03/23	03/30	04/06	04/13	04/20	04/27	05/04	05/11	05/18	05/25		06/01	06/08	06/15	06/22	06/29	07/06	07/13	07/20	07/27	08/03	08/10	08/17	08/24	08/31	09/07	09/14	09/21	09/28	10/05	10/12	10/19	10/26
Peanuts													o1			Peanuts															h1								Peanuts
Peas							o1		o2							Peas		h1	h1	h1/h2	h1/h2	h2	h2/o3		o4								h3	h3	h3/h4	h3/h4	h4	h4	Peas
Peppers					i1									t1		Peppers									h1	h1	h1	h1	h1	h1	h1	h1	h1	h1					Peppers
Potatoes						o1				(o2)						Potatoes											h1				(h2)								Potatoes
Pumpkins														o		Pumpkins													h										Pumpkins
Shallots					o											Shallots										h													Shallots
Spinach					o1		o2		o3		o4	h1	h1	h2	h2	Spinach	h3	h3	h4	h4						o5		o6					h5	h5	h6	h6			Spinach
Summer squash												o1				Summer squash			o2		h	h	h	h	h	h	h/h2	h2	h2	h2	h2	h2	h2	h2					Summer squash
Sweet corn												o1		o2		Sweet corn	o3		o4		o5	h1	h1/o6	h2	h2/o7	h3	h3	h4	h4	h5	h5	h6	h6	h7	h7				Sweet corn
Sweet potatoes												o1				Sweet potatoes			o2								h1						h2						Sweet potatoes
Tomatoes (early)						i						t				Tomatoes (early)						h	h	h	h	h	h												Tomatoes (early)
Tomatoes (mid)						i						t				Tomatoes (mid)								h	h	h	h	h	h	h									Tomatoes (mid)
Tomatoes (late)						i						t				Tomatoes (late)										h	h	h	h	h	h	h	h						Tomatoes (late)
Watermelons												o				Watermelons										h													Watermelons
Winter squash														o		Winter squash											h												Winter squash
	02/16	02/23	03/02	03/09	03/16	03/23	03/30	04/06	04/13	04/20	04/27	05/04	05/11	05/18	05/25		06/01	06/08	06/15	06/22	06/29	07/06	07/13	07/20	07/27	08/03	08/10	08/17	08/24	08/31	09/07	09/14	09/21	09/28	10/05	10/12	10/19	10/26

Legend
h	harvest or start of harvest
i	indoor planting
o	outdoor planting
t	transplant indoors to outdoors

Sources:

Felder Rushing, Walter Reeves, Virginia Guide to Vegetable Gardening, Cool Springs Press, 2008.
Allen Straw, VA Cooperative Extension Publication 426-331, VA Cooperative Extension, 2009, <http://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-331/426-331.pdf>.
Mel Bartholomew, All New Square Foot Gardening: Grow More in Less Space!, Cool Springs Press, 2006.
Fern Marshall Bradley, Barbara Ellis, Ellen Phillips, eds., Rodale's Ultimate Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening: The Indispensable Green Resource for Every Gardener, Rodale Books, 2009.

Created: 2009-04-22; Updated: 2009-04-22