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[Liz Falk <erf59 AT cornell.edu>]

Seems like it is a good time of year to share this resource with you.  Don't want you to forget, you can be planting things now to harvest before winter settles in...  brrr.
http://ccetompkins.org/garden/food-gardening/last-planting-dates

(If you cannot view the table clearly below, please click the above link)

Last Planting Dates

Average First Fall Frost: October 1

Questions often arise on how late a vegetable can be planted in the garden in New York State and still reach maturity or usable size before frost or cold weather stops growth.  The last dates listed below for each crop are based on observations at Ithaca, NY.  Most years the crop will reach the harvestable stage if planted by the date indicated, but yields of crops requiring multiple harvesting (tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, etc.) likely will be rather light unless the fall weather is warmer than normal, and first frosts are unusually late.  In parts of New York where the fall weather averages milder than in Ithaca, planting a week to ten days later might be possible; for cooler areas move the dates 7-10 days earlier.

Last Seeding & Transplanting Dates for Vegetables in New York

PRINT a 2-page PDF (31 kb)  that lists the FIRST & LAST SEEDING DATES for Tompkins County!

*  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.

June 10	June 30	July 15	July 31	August 10	Sept. 10
Beans, lima  Edible cowpeas  Herbs, most  Muskmelons*  Okra*  Popcorn  Edible Soybeans  Tomatoes (late)*  Watermelon*	Beans, pole snap  Brussels sprouts  Cabbage (late)  Celeriac  Celery*  Eggplant*  Leeks  Peppers  Sweet corn (med.)  Tomatoes (early)	Beans, snap  Cabbage(medium)*  Carrots  Cauliflower (late)*  Chinese cabbage  Cucumbers  Lettuce, head  Lettuce, romaine  Onions, green  Parsley  Parsnip  Rutabagas  Squash, summer  Sweet corn (early)	Beets  Broccoli (late)*  Cabbage(early)*    Collards  Endive  Kale  Kohlrabi  Lettuce, Bibb  Mustard  Peas  Radish, Chinese  Swiss chard	Broccoli (early)*  Cauliflower(early)*  Lettuce, leaf  Spinach  Turnip	Radish

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Liz Falk
Education and Outreach
Compost and Gardens
Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County
607.272.2292 ext 268