Forecast & Frost Dates
Set your town once: a 7-day forecast with frost and dry-spell alerts, and frost dates worked out from 20 years of local weather.
Set My Location →Garden & Pantry
A planting calendar for your frost dates, harvest records, and canning and pantry inventory.
Succession Planting
Sow lettuce, beans and carrots every couple of weeks — the planner stops before frost and reminds you when to sow.
Plan My Sowings →Your free Garden Tracker
Keep your records in one private place — free for every registered member. Only you can see your data, and you can download it any time.
Sample planting calendar
Shown for an average last frost of April 15 and first frost of October 15. Log in to see a calendar built from your own frost dates.
| Crop | Start indoors | Transplant | Sow outdoors | Fall planting | Days to harvest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato Nightshade family | Feb 25 | Apr 22 | — | — | 75 |
| Pepper Nightshade family | Feb 11 | Apr 29 | — | — | 75 |
| Eggplant Nightshade family | Feb 11 | Apr 29 | — | — | 75 |
| Potato Nightshade family | — | — | Mar 25 | — | 90 |
| Lettuce Daisy family | Mar 4 | Apr 1 | Mar 18 | Aug 20 | 50 |
| Spinach Goosefoot family | — | — | Mar 4 | Sep 3 | 45 |
| Swiss chard Goosefoot family | — | — | Apr 1 | Aug 20 | 55 |
| Beet Goosefoot family | — | — | Mar 25 | Aug 6 | 60 |
| Kale Cabbage family | Feb 18 | Mar 25 | Mar 18 | Aug 6 | 60 |
| Broccoli Cabbage family | Feb 18 | Apr 1 | — | Jul 23 | 70 |
| Cabbage Cabbage family | Feb 18 | Mar 25 | — | Jul 23 | 75 |
| Cauliflower Cabbage family | Feb 18 | Apr 1 | — | Jul 23 | 70 |
| Radish Cabbage family | — | — | Mar 18 | Sep 3 | 28 |
| Turnip Cabbage family | — | — | Mar 25 | Aug 20 | 50 |
| Carrot Carrot family | — | — | Mar 25 | Jul 23 | 70 |
| Cilantro Carrot family · herb | — | — | Apr 1 | Sep 3 | 45 |
| Peas Legume family | — | — | Mar 4 | Aug 6 | 60 |
| Bush beans Legume family | — | — | Apr 22 | Aug 6 | 55 |
| Pole beans Legume family | — | — | Apr 22 | — | 65 |
| Sweet corn Grass family | — | — | Apr 29 | — | 80 |
| Cucumber Squash family | Mar 25 | Apr 29 | Apr 29 | — | 55 |
| Zucchini / summer squash Squash family | — | — | Apr 29 | — | 50 |
| Winter squash Squash family | — | — | Apr 29 | — | 95 |
| Pumpkin Squash family | — | — | Apr 29 | — | 110 |
| Watermelon Squash family | Mar 25 | Apr 29 | — | — | 85 |
| Cantaloupe Squash family | Mar 25 | Apr 29 | — | — | 85 |
| Onion (sets) Onion family | — | — | Mar 18 | — | 100 |
| Garlic (fall planted) Onion family | — | — | — | Sep 17 | 240 |
| Basil Mint family · herb | Mar 4 | Apr 29 | — | — | 60 |
| Sweet potato (slips) Morning glory family | — | May 6 | — | — | 100 |
| Okra Mallow family | — | — | May 6 | — | 60 |
| Strawberries Rose family · fruit | — | — | Mar 18 | — | Later year |
| Raspberries Rose family · fruit | — | — | Mar 18 | — | Later year |
| Blackberries Rose family · fruit | — | — | Mar 18 | — | Later year |
| Blueberries Heath family · fruit | — | — | Mar 18 | — | Later year |
| Grapes Grape family · fruit | — | — | Apr 1 | — | Later year |
| Asparagus Asparagus family · fruit | — | — | Mar 18 | — | Later year |
| Rhubarb Buckwheat family · fruit | — | — | Mar 18 | — | Later year |
| Apple tree Rose family · fruit | — | — | Mar 18 | — | Later year |
| Pear tree Rose family · fruit | — | — | Mar 18 | — | Later year |
| Peach tree Rose family · fruit | — | — | Mar 18 | — | Later year |
| Cherry tree Rose family · fruit | — | — | Mar 18 | — | Later year |
How Garden & Pantry Works
Enter your frost dates to get a planting calendar for 31 common crops. Log what you plant and harvest, get a warning when the same plant family goes back into last year’s bed, then record what you can, freeze or dry. The pantry count stays right as you use each jar.