M ississippi Vegetable G ar den Planting C hart
T he dates below are for Central Mississippi. In North Mississippi plant 10 days later and in
South Mississippi 10 days earlier.
Vegetable
B eans, Snap
B eans, Pole
B eans, L ima
B eans, Pole L ime
B eets
B roccoli
B russels Sprouts
Cabbage
Chinese Cabbage
Collards
Carrots
Cucumbers
E ggplants
K ale
L ettuce
Muskmelons
Mustard
Okra
Onions
Peas, Garden
Peas, Southern
Peppers
Potatoes, Irish
Potatoes, Sweet
R adishes
R utabagas
Spinach
Sweet Corn
Squash, Summer
Squash, Winter
Tomatoes
Turnips
Watermelons
P lanting Dates
S pring
F all
Varieties
S eed
per 100
F t. row
S pac ing
(inc hes )
Contender, Harvester, Topcrop, Green Crop
Dade, McCaslan, K entucky Wonder 191
Fordhook 242, Henderson, T horogreen,
Jackson Wonder
Carolina Sieva, Florida Speckled
A sgrow Wonder, Detroit Dark R ed
Coastal, E arly Green Sprouting, Green Duke
L ong Island Improved
Charleston Wakefield, R ound Dutch
Michihli
Georgia (Southern), Vates
Chantenay, Danvers 126
Ashley (slicer), Carolina, Chipper (pickle)
B lack B eauty, Florida High B ush
Dwarf Scotch, Vates
B ibb, Great L akes, Salad B owl
E disto 47, Hale's B est Jumbo,
Smith's Perfect, B urpee Hybrid
Florida B roadleaf, Giant Southern Curled
Clemson Spineless, E merald
B ulbs-Crystal White Wax, E xcell,
Granex 33, Grano 502
Green B unching-Sets, Shallots
L ittle Marvel, Victory Freezer, Wando
Purple Hull Pinkeye, White Acre,
Mississippi Purple,
Mississippi Silver
K eystone R esistant Giant, Trucheart
Pimiento, Yolo Wonder L . Cayenee (hot)
R ed L aSoda, Pontiac, Sebago, Superior
Centennial, Georgia R ed, R ed Jewel
Cherry B elle, Scarlet Globe, White Icicle
American Purple Top
B loomsdale Savoy
Seneca Chief, Silverqueen (white),
Golden Queen
Cocozelle, E arly Prolific, Yellow Crookneck,
Dixie, Daytona
Acorn, B utternut
B ettyer B oy, Atkinson, Mote Carlo
A pril
A pr. 10-30
A ug. 5-20
July 20-A ug. 5
3/4 lb.
1/2 lb.
36X 2-3
36X 6-8
Apr. 10-May 10
Apr. 15-May 15
February
July 20-A ug. 5
July 15-A ug. 1
A ugust
A ug. 1-15
A ug. 1-Sept. 1
July 25-A ug. 10
A ug. 1-15
July 1-Sept. 15
July 20-A ug. 20
July 1-20
July 1-20*
A ug. 15-Sept. 15
A ug. 15-Sept. 1
3/4 lb.
1/2 lb.
1/2 oz.
1/2 oz.
1/2 oz.
1/2 oz.
1/2 oz.
1/2 oz.
1/4 oz.
1 oz.
50 plants
1/2 oz.
1/8 oz.
36X 3-6
36X 6-8
30X 2
36X 18
36X 18
36X 12
36X 12
36X 12-18
30X 1-2
60X 24
36X 24
36X 10
30X 12
February
1 oz.
1/2 oz.
1 oz.
1/2 oz.
400 plants
1 qt.
1 lb.
60X 24
30X 2
36X 12
30X 2-4
30X 2-4
30X 2-4
36X 2
April-July
1/2 lb.
42X 4-6
50 plants
12 lb.
100 plants
1/2 oz.
1/2 oz.
1 oz.
36X 12
42X 12
24X 1
36X 6-12
30X 2-3
8 oz.
36X 15
April
April
April *
A ug. 1-15
July 15-A ug. 1
July *
1 oz.
1/2 oz.
35-50 plants
1/4 oz.
36X 15
60X 36
60X 24-36
Purpletop White Globe, Shogoin
Charleston Gray, Congo, Graybelle,
Crimson Sweet
Feb. 1-April 1
A ug. 10-Oct. 1
Jan. 1-Feb. 15*
March
Apr. 15-May 15
Apr. 15-May 15*
Jan. 15-Feb.*
April
Feb. 1-Mar. 15
Apr. 10-June 30
A ug. 15-Sept. 15
Sept 15-Oct. 15
Jan. 15-Mar. 15*
Oct.-Feb.
Apr. 1-May10*
February
Apr. 10-June 30*
Feb. 1-Apr. 1
Feb. 15-Mar. 15
50 Plants
A ug. 1-15
Sept. 1-Oct. 15
July
Sept.
Mar. 10-June 30
April
June 15-30
1/2oz.
30X 2
96X 96
*Transplants
H ouse Plants
¥Mix 1/2-cup of s mall pebbles and 3 rus ty nails in potting
s oil when you plant s mall cuttings . T he pebbles keep the
s oil loos e and allows roots to s pread better; the nails add
iron and minerals to the s oil.
¥F or s hiny, healthy leaves on hous e plants , clean each
leaf every two weeks with a cotton ball dipped into mayonnais e.
¥If your plants are s itting in direct s unlight, be s ure to turn
the pot around every few days to promote even growth.
¥S oak rice in different colors of food coloring and s prinkle
around the bas es of artificial flower arrangements to hide
the s tyrofoam blocks thes e flowers are s et in.
¥To help plants grow in a room that does n't have s unlight, replace your light bulb with one of the new fluores cent bulbs .