When to start garden in massachusetts
When to Plant Vegetables in Massachusetts
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when to plant vegetables in
Massachusetts Massachusetts summers can
be short so plan a vegetable garden
carefully to get plants in the ground at
the right time and get the best possible
harvest the planting dates for specific
vegetables depend on your exact location
in Massachusetts and the hardiness of
the vegetable hearty vegetables the last
spring frost in Massachusetts ranges
from late April and New Bedford to late
May in Hyannis and Greenfield with the
date in the Boston area falling around
May third plant hearty vegetables such
as lettuce spinach radishes onions
broccoli peas and beets three to four
weeks before the last frost which will
be sometime between late March and early
May start seeds indoors
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start seats for warm weather vegetables
indoors sometime between early March and
late April about six to eight weeks
before the last spring frost in the area
this gives plants such as tomatoes
eggplant and peppers a chance to become
established before going outdoors and
lengthens the growing season tender
vegetables vegetables such as summer
squash tomatoes peppers eggplant corn
and cucumbers will not tolerate frost so
do not plant them outdoors until the
danger of Frost has passed this will
occur between late April in late May
depending on the specific location in
Massachusetts check the upcoming weather
forecasts for potential frost before
planting tender vegetables outdoors
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