What to Plant Now:
Maritime Canada & New England
Not sure what seeds you could be starting right now, or which transplants need to be set outside this season? Our regional planting guides take the guesswork out of garden planning! Click on your region below (right) to find out which garden plants need your attention right now.
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Don’t live in New England? Find garden planning information for your area.
For planting times specific to your zip code, check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS Vegetable Garden Planner.
Good Reading About Your Region Jenna Woginwrich, Farm Writer (online) Report from a Small Town in Vermont, January 1974 Charlton City, Massachusetts, May 1977 Great Places You’ve Never Heard Of: Bethel, Maine, August 2008 Ithaca, New York, August 2006 Blue Hill, Maine, August 2006 Battleboro, Vermont, August 2007 Cornwall, Connecticut, October 2009 |
Regional Gardening Resources Northeast Organic Farmers Association (NOFA) (click to state chapters) Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association Late Blight Management, University of Massachusetts Vegetable Varieties for Maine Gardeners, University of Maine Vegetable Gardening Resources, Cornell University Center for Sustainable Agriculture, University of Vermont Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SARE) |