Estimated Planting Dates for the NC Piedmont

Provided by Alex Hitt, Peregrine Farm


Plant February 1 – April 15 Half-hardy flowers Spinach Beets Lettuce Radish Peas (out by June 15) Potatoes (out by July 1) Greens Broccoli Onions (out by July 1) Carrots Crops out by June 1


Plant April 15 – June 1 Warm-season flowers Early tomatoes Cucumbers Melons Corn Squash Beans Okra Crops out by August 1

Late tomatoes Pumpkins Crops out by October 1

Peppers
Eggplant
Crops out by November 1

Plant June 1 – July 1
Succession planting of warm-season crops
Cover crops
Crops out by November 1

Plant August 15 – September 15
Spinach
Lettuce
Beets
Radish
Greens
Broccoli
Crops out by December 1

Plant September 15 – November 1
Over-wintered crops
Flowers
Garlic
Cover crops