Planning path

Fall Planting Planner

Use the first expected frost date, catalog weeks-before-frost windows, and local extension timing before choosing a fall sowing date.

Current fall frost plan

4-wave fall frost runway

Work backward from Oct 15 first frost: long brassicas first, leafy blocks next, cool greens after summer heat, then one final quick gap sowing.

  1. Brassica anchor Waltham 29 Broccoli · sow Jul 23 · harvest Oct 5 · 10d before frost · 12 weeks before first frost
  2. Leafy block Georgia Southern Collards · sow Aug 6 · harvest Oct 10 · 5d before frost · 10 weeks before first frost
  3. Greens reset Bloomsdale Spinach · sow Aug 20 · harvest Oct 1 · 14d before frost · 8 weeks before first frost
  4. Fast gap French Breakfast Radish · sow Sep 3 · harvest Oct 1 · 14d before frost · 6 weeks before first frost
Fall windows
63 crops
Quick fall crops
28 crops
Direct sowing
59 crops
Succession rows
29 crops
Cover crop reset
10 crops

Oct 15 first frost · Jul 23 first sow · 5d tightest harvest buffer

Frost-date workflow

Start with first frost
Use a local first-frost estimate as the anchor for fall sowing and transplant timing.
Work backward
Use each crop's weeks-before-frost window and days to maturity before assigning bed space.
Check local constraints
Confirm soil temperature, heat stress, and regional extension notes before treating a date as ready.

Fall-window seed candidates

Fall-focused regional checks

Regional timing fallback

Supporting planning paths

Source basis

Five regions already have this plan dated

A fall plan is a bet against the first frost date. Five regions on this site (Texas, North Florida, Central Maryland, New York City and York County, PA) have that bet worked out crop by crop, from the windows their own extension service publishes. No other region is covered yet.