The guide says Kansas planting windows may need to be adjusted earlier or later depending on the weather each season, varieties chosen, preferred harvest quality, and location in Kansas.
Regional guide
Kansas Expected Planting Calendar Vegetable Garden
A K-State Research and Extension guide for Kansas planting windows, crop temperatures, frost resistance, spacing, and harvest timing.
Regional timing
Current regional planting plan
A K-State Research and Extension guide for Kansas planting windows, crop temperatures, frost resistance, spacing, and harvest timing.
Source-backed timing
K-State Research and Extension Vegetable Garden Planting Guide
Kansas Calendar
4 climate signals
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source cues
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- K-State Research and Extension's Vegetable Garden Planting Guide says all planting windows are approximate.
- The guide says Kansas planting windows may need to be adjusted earlier or later depending on the weather each season, varieties chosen, preferred harvest quality, and location in Kansas.
- The average expected planting calendar separates the primary expected planting window for most of Kansas from the marginal possible planting window depending on conditions.
- Catalog priority
- 36 priority crops 36 catalog examples
- Climate checks
- 4 climate signals 7 planning notes
- Timing basis
- Use regional source signals source guidance first
Provider Bush Bean, Detroit Dark Red Beet, White Stem Bok Choy, Waltham 29 Broccoli
Beets are seeded, need 50-65 days to first harvest, germinate best at 50-60F, and are Half-Hardy.
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.
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Climate signals
- K-State Research and Extension's Vegetable Garden Planting Guide says all planting windows are approximate.
- The guide says Kansas planting windows may need to be adjusted earlier or later depending on the weather each season, varieties chosen, preferred harvest quality, and location in Kansas.
- The average expected planting calendar separates the primary expected planting window for most of Kansas from the marginal possible planting window depending on conditions.
- For indoor seed starting, K-State says to allow 4-8 weeks indoors before transplanting outside.
Planning notes
- Use crop-specific table rows for timing and risk: beans are seeded, need 50-60 days to first harvest, germinate best at 70-85F, and are Tender.
- Beets are seeded, need 50-65 days to first harvest, germinate best at 50-60F, and are Half-Hardy.
- Broccoli is a transplant crop, needs 60-80 days to first harvest after transplant timing, and is Hardy.
- Cucumbers can be seed or transplant crops, need 45-65 days to first harvest, germinate best at 75-85F, and are Very Tender.
- Sweet corn is seeded, needs 68-90 days to first harvest, germinates best at 70-80F, and is Tender.
- Tomatoes are transplant crops, need 52-120 days to first harvest after transplant timing, germinate best at 75-85F indoors, and are Tender.
- Watermelon can be seed or transplant crop, needs 65-90 days to first harvest, germinates best at 80-90F, and is Very Tender.
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.
- Provider Bush Bean Vegetable · Warm · 50 days
- Detroit Dark Red Beet Vegetable · Cool · 58 days
- White Stem Bok Choy Vegetable · Cool · 45 days
- Waltham 29 Broccoli Vegetable · Cool · 74 days
- Long Island Improved Brussels Sprouts Vegetable · Cool · 100 days
- Golden Acre Cabbage Vegetable · Cool · 64 days
- Danvers 126 Carrot Vegetable · Shoulder · 70 days
- Snowball Y Cauliflower Vegetable · Cool · 70 days
- Tall Utah Celery Vegetable · Cool · 110 days
- Bright Lights Swiss Chard Vegetable · Shoulder · 55 days
- Georgia Southern Collards Vegetable · Cool · 65 days
- Golden Bantam Sweet Corn Vegetable · Warm · 80 days
- Marketmore 76 Cucumber Vegetable · Warm · 58 days
- Black Beauty Eggplant Vegetable · Warm · 80 days
- Florence Fennel Herb · Warm · 80 days
- Lacinato Kale Vegetable · Cool · 60 days
- Early White Vienna Kohlrabi Vegetable · Cool · 55 days
- American Flag Leek Vegetable · Cool · 120 days
- Black Seeded Simpson Lettuce Vegetable · Cool · 45 days
- Hale's Best Jumbo Melon Vegetable · Warm · 85 days
- Southern Giant Curled Mustard Vegetable · Cool · 45 days
- Clemson Spineless Okra Vegetable · Warm · 56 days
- Evergreen Bunching Onion Vegetable · Shoulder · 65 days
- Hollow Crown Parsnip Vegetable · Cool · 120 days
- Sugar Snap Pea Vegetable · Cool · 62 days
- California Wonder Pepper Vegetable · Warm · 72 days
- Small Sugar Pumpkin Vegetable · Warm · 100 days
- French Breakfast Radish Vegetable · Cool · 28 days
- American Purple Top Rutabaga Vegetable · Cool · 90 days
- Bloomsdale Spinach Vegetable · Cool · 42 days
- Delicata Winter Squash Vegetable · Warm · 100 days
- Waltham Butternut Squash Vegetable · Warm · 95 days
- Toma Verde Tomatillo Vegetable · Warm · 70 days
- Roma Tomato Vegetable · Warm · 76 days
- Purple Top White Globe Turnip Vegetable · Cool · 55 days
- Sugar Baby Watermelon Vegetable · Warm · 80 days
Related regional guides
- Ohio Central Normal-Season Vegetable Garden OSU Extension central Ohio guide for normal-season direct-seeded rows, transplants, timing shifts, succession, and fall crops.
- Indiana Frost and Soil Temperature Vegetable Garden A Purdue Extension guide for Indiana frost-relative planting, soil-temperature thresholds, hardiness groups, fall timing, and succession planning.
- Iowa Planting and Harvest Timing Vegetable Garden An Iowa State Extension guide for Iowa vegetable planting schedules, harvest timing, staggered chart use, and April-October planning.
- Kentucky Three-Region Vegetable Garden A University of Kentucky guide for Western, Central, and Eastern Kentucky vegetable planting dates, methods, and safe planting windows.
Source: K-State Research and Extension Vegetable Garden Planting Guide