Regional guide
Arkansas Fall Vegetable Planting Dates
UAEX fall guide for Arkansas vegetable planting periods, maturity-day rows, climate-zone adjustment, transplant starts, and crop examples.
Climate signals
- UAEX labels this table Planting Dates for Fall Vegetable Production.
- The table pairs each fall crop with days to maturity and planting period.
- UAEX says to adjust planting date for climate zone within Arkansas; see FSA 6001.
- For tomato, cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower plants, UAEX says to sow seed about four weeks earlier than the dates suggest for plant setting for fall crops.
Planning notes
- Tomatoes (plants) are 75 - 80 days and July 1 - July 15; sweet corn is 72 - 86 days and July 1 - July 15.
- Southern peas are 55 - 75 days and July 15 - August 1; this is one of the source rows without priority links.
- Summer squash is 55 - 60 days and July 15 - August 15; this is one of the source rows without priority links.
- Irish potatoes are 90 - 100 days and July 15 - August 1; this is one of the source rows without priority links.
- Carrots are 65 - 75 days and August 1 - August 15; collards are 70 - 75 days and August 1 - September 15.
- Cabbage plants are 65 - 70 days and August 10 - September 1; cauliflower plants are 60 - 70 days and August 10 - September 1.
- Broccoli is 70 - 80 days and August 1 - September 1.
- Chinese cabbage is 70 - 75 days and August 1 - September 1; this is one of the source rows without priority links.
- Swiss chard is 60 - 70 days and August 15 - September 1; beets are 60 - 70 days and August 15 - September 1.
- Bush beans are 50 - 60 days and August 1 - September 1.
- Lima beans are 70 - 75 days and August 1 - August 15; this is one of the source rows without priority links.
- Cucumbers are 50 - 60 days and August 1 - August 15.
- Turnips are 50 - 60 days and August 1 - September 15; mustard is 50 - 60 days and August 1 - September 15.
- Spinach is 40 - 50 days and August 25 - September 15.
- Kale is 60 - 65 days and August 20 - September 15; lettuce is 50 - 55 days and August 20 - September 15; radish is 25 - 30 days and August 20 - September 15.
- Use these priority catalog links as crop-row examples, not UAEX cultivar recommendations.
Catalog crop examples
These catalog entries match crops covered by the regional timing source; variety-specific details remain tied to each seed entry's own source.
- Roma Tomato Vegetable · Warm · 76 days
- Golden Bantam Sweet Corn Vegetable · Warm · 80 days
- Danvers 126 Carrot Vegetable · Shoulder · 70 days
- Georgia Southern Collards Vegetable · Cool · 65 days
- Golden Acre Cabbage Vegetable · Cool · 64 days
- Snowball Y Cauliflower Vegetable · Cool · 70 days
- Waltham 29 Broccoli Vegetable · Cool · 74 days
- Bright Lights Swiss Chard Vegetable · Shoulder · 55 days
- Detroit Dark Red Beet Vegetable · Cool · 58 days
- Provider Bush Bean Vegetable · Warm · 50 days
- Marketmore 76 Cucumber Vegetable · Warm · 58 days
- Purple Top White Globe Turnip Vegetable · Cool · 55 days
- Southern Giant Curled Mustard Vegetable · Cool · 45 days
- Bloomsdale Spinach Vegetable · Cool · 42 days
- Lacinato Kale Vegetable · Cool · 60 days
- Black Seeded Simpson Lettuce Vegetable · Cool · 45 days
- French Breakfast Radish Vegetable · Cool · 28 days
Related regional guides
- Arkansas Zone C Spring and Summer Vegetable Garden A UAEX guide for Arkansas Zone C spring and summer vegetable planting dates, climate-zone adjustment, maturity, spacing, depth, and crop windows.