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Community Garden: Garden Calendar

Terre Haute, Indiana is located in USDA Hardiness Zone 6.

When to Plant

Counties: Vigo, Clay, Putnam, Hendricks, Owen, Morgan, Sullivan, Greene, Monroe, Lawrence, Knox, Daviess, Martin, Gibson, Pike, Dubois, Orange, Posey, Vanderburg, Warrick, Spencer, Crawford, and Perry

Vegetable Crops:

asparagus

Asparagus
April 15 – June 25

cucumbers

Cucumbers / Pickles
Plant/Hoe: May 1 – July 15
Harvest: July 15 – Sept. 15

lettuce

Lettuce
June 1 – July 31

melons

Melons
Plant/Hoe: May 1 – June 15
Harvest: July 1 – Oct. 15

pumpkins

Pumpkins
Sept. 1 – Oct. 30

squash

Squash
June 1 – July 15

tomatoes

Tomatoes
Plant/Hoe: May 1 – Aug. 15
Harvest: July 15 – Oct. 15
Tomato Processing: July 10 – Oct. 15

 

turnips

Turnips
June 1 – July 31

Fruit Crops:

apples

Apples
Aug. 15 – Nov. 1

blueberries

Blueberries
May 20 – June 10

grapes

Grapes
Aug. 15 – Nov. 1

pears

Pears
Aug. 15 – Oct. 1

peaches

Peaches
Aug. 15 – Oct. 15

strawberrires

Strawberries
May 20 – June 10

Other Crops:

nursery

Nursery
March 15 – Nov. 30

seed corn

Seed Corn
July 1 – Aug. 1

SOURCE: https://www.in.gov/dwd/2619.htm

Printable

Purdue Extention offers a printable growing calendar