The calendar lists second fall crop dates under spring dates where a vegetable can be planted again.
Regional guide
Central Missouri Spring and Fall Vegetable Garden
A Central Missouri spring-and-fall vegetable guide for gardeners using MU Extension's Central Missouri planting windows instead of one statewide date.
Regional timing
Current regional planting plan
A Central Missouri spring-and-fall vegetable guide for gardeners using MU Extension's Central Missouri planting windows instead of one statewide date.
Source-backed timing
MU Extension vegetable planting calendar
Central Missouri
4 climate signals
Source
source cues
Local
conditions
- MU Extension separates vegetable planting dates into South, Central, and North Missouri columns.
- The calendar lists second fall crop dates under spring dates where a vegetable can be planted again.
- The Ozark Plateau uses North Missouri dates because higher elevation can mean later spring and earlier fall frosts.
- Catalog priority
- 11 priority crops 11 catalog examples
- Climate checks
- 4 climate signals 4 planning notes
- Timing basis
- Use regional source signals source guidance first
Detroit Dark Red Beet, Waltham 29 Broccoli, Golden Acre Cabbage, Bloomsdale Spinach
Reserve late April and May bed space for snap beans, cucumbers, squash, tomato transplants, and watermelon; keep sweet corn on its own longer succession row.
Calendar
Convert regional timing into dated sowing, transplant, and harvest jobs.
Frost dates
Keep hardiness zone context separate from local first and last frost dates.
All regions
Compare this guide with the broader regional atlas.
North Missouri/Ozark
A North Missouri and Ozark Plateau guide for MU Extension north-column dates, later spring frosts, earlier fall frosts, and source-name matches.
Climate signals
- MU Extension separates vegetable planting dates into South, Central, and North Missouri columns.
- The calendar lists second fall crop dates under spring dates where a vegetable can be planted again.
- The Ozark Plateau uses North Missouri dates because higher elevation can mean later spring and earlier fall frosts.
- Central Missouri warm-season windows place beans, cucumbers, squash, tomato transplants, and watermelons in late April or May, while sweet corn can continue as a longer 4/25-to-8/1 succession window.
Planning notes
- Use beets, broccoli, cabbage, spinach, and turnips for March-to-April cool-season starts and late July-to-August fall resets.
- Reserve late April and May bed space for snap beans, cucumbers, squash, tomato transplants, and watermelon; keep sweet corn on its own longer succession row.
- Check crop-specific Central Missouri rows before repeating a planting because fall windows differ by crop.
- Treat this as a Central Missouri guide; Ozark Plateau and North or South Missouri gardens should use their matching MU column.
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.
- Detroit Dark Red Beet Vegetable · Cool · 58 days
- Waltham 29 Broccoli Vegetable · Cool · 74 days
- Golden Acre Cabbage Vegetable · Cool · 64 days
- Bloomsdale Spinach Vegetable · Cool · 42 days
- Purple Top White Globe Turnip Vegetable · Cool · 55 days
- Provider Bush Bean Vegetable · Warm · 50 days
- Golden Bantam Sweet Corn Vegetable · Warm · 80 days
- Marketmore 76 Cucumber Vegetable · Warm · 58 days
- Waltham Butternut Squash Vegetable · Warm · 95 days
- Roma Tomato Vegetable · Warm · 76 days
- Sugar Baby Watermelon Vegetable · Warm · 80 days
Related regional guides
- North Missouri and Ozark Plateau Vegetable Garden A North Missouri and Ozark Plateau guide for MU Extension north-column dates, later spring frosts, earlier fall frosts, and source-name matches.
- South Missouri Vegetable Planting Calendar A South Missouri planting calendar for MU Extension south-column dates, spring and fall crop rows, and source-name catalog examples.
- Missouri Vegetable Variety Recommendations A Missouri variety guide using MU Extension Table 2 source-name matches for vegetables selected under Missouri growing conditions.