Succession Planting Intervals for Vegetables

Succession Planting Charts for Vegetables

Above: Greens trial field.

Recommended Vegetable Crops For:

Use these general guidelines to succession-plant vegetables at intervals of 7 days, 10 days, 14 days, 21 days, and 30 days.

  • These intervals assume standard growing methods.
  • Season extension can let you plant and harvest earlier and later than the usual windows shown below.
  • You can also adjust the time between plantings in some situations.
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7-Day Intervals

CROP PLANTING RECOMMENDATIONS NOTES
Baby leaf lettuce Last sowing about 4 weeks before first fall frost (later under cover).  
Baby leaf greens Last sowing about 4 weeks before first fall frost (later under cover). Use lightweight row cover to keep flea beetles off.
Radishes Last sowing about 4 weeks before first fall frost. Use lightweight row cover to keep flea beetles off.
Spinach Last sowing about 2 weeks before first fall frost (later under cover).  
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10-Day Intervals

CROP PLANTING RECOMMENDATIONS NOTES
Full-size head lettuce Last sowing about 8 weeks before first fall frost.  
Full-size Asian greens & Bok Choy Last sowing about 6 weeks before first fall frost. Use lightweight row cover to keep flea beetles off.
Kohlrabi for fresh eating Last sowing about 6 weeks before first fall frost. Use lightweight row cover to keep flea beetles off.
Peas For a fall crop, sow 8 weeks before first frost and keep the soil moist so seeds germinate well. Midsummer pickings are lighter than earlier ones.
Sweet Corn Mix varieties with different maturity dates in each sowing.  
Bush Beans Last sowing about 8 weeks before first fall frost.  
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14-Day Intervals

CROP PLANTING RECOMMENDATIONS NOTES
Beets Last sowing about 8 weeks before first fall frost. Thinnings can be sold as beet greens.
Escarole Last sowing about 8 weeks before first fall frost.  
Endive Last sowing about 8 weeks before first fall frost.  
Arugula Last sowing about a month before first fall frost (later under cover). Use lightweight row cover to keep flea beetles off.
Turnips Last sowing about 6 weeks before first fall frost. Use lightweight row cover to keep flea beetles off.
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21-Day Intervals

CROP PLANTING RECOMMENDATIONS NOTES
Bunching Onions Sow directly or transplant from early spring to late summer.  
Carrots Sow from early spring to mid-July; sow storage types only in mid-July.  
Cucumbers Last sowing about 6 weeks before first fall frost. Use row cover or Surround WP for cucumber beetle control.
Full-size mustard greens Last sowing about 6 weeks before first fall frost. Use lightweight row cover to keep flea beetles off.
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30-Day Intervals

CROP PLANTING RECOMMENDATIONS NOTES
Summer Squash Last sowing about 8 weeks before first fall frost. Use row cover or Surround WP for cucumber beetle control.
Swiss Chard Last sowing about 10 weeks before first fall frost.  
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