Regional guide

Missouri Vegetable Variety Recommendations

A Missouri variety guide using MU Extension Table 2 source-name matches for vegetables selected under Missouri growing conditions.

Regional timing

Current regional planting plan

A Missouri variety guide using MU Extension Table 2 source-name matches for vegetables selected under Missouri growing conditions.

Source-backed timing MU Extension vegetable planting calendar

Missouri Varieties 4 climate signals

Source source cues Local conditions

MU Extension Publication No. G6201 says Table 2 is Recommended vegetable varieties and planting dates.
The source says the Table 2 varieties represent the cream of the crop, but do not include all of the good ones.
MU says variety selection emphasizes yield, quality, and disease resistance as experienced under Missouri conditions.

Catalog priority: 14 priority crops
Climate checks: 4 climate signals
Timing basis: Use regional source signals

Source-backed timing MU Extension Publication No. G6201 says Table 2 is Recommended vegetable varieties and planting dates.

The source says the Table 2 varieties represent the cream of the crop, but do not include all of the good ones.

Crop priority Provider Bush Bean leads the catalog examples

Provider Bush Bean, Detroit Dark Red Beet, Golden Acre Cabbage, Black Beauty Eggplant

Next local check Use Provider as an exact source-name match from the snap bush bean row; MU describes it as mosaic-resistant, white-seeded, and early.

Use Detroit Dark Red as the standard table beet source-name match with excellent quality, and Golden Acre as the early cabbage source-name match with excellent quality.

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. Central Missouri A Central Missouri spring-and-fall vegetable guide for gardeners using MU Extension's Central Missouri planting windows instead of one statewide date.

Climate signals

MU Extension Publication No. G6201 says Table 2 is Recommended vegetable varieties and planting dates.
The source says the Table 2 varieties represent the cream of the crop, but do not include all of the good ones.
MU says variety selection emphasizes yield, quality, and disease resistance as experienced under Missouri conditions.
The same source separates South Missouri, Central Missouri, and North Missouri planting dates, so this variety page is not one statewide planting date.

Planning notes

Use Provider as an exact source-name match from the snap bush bean row; MU describes it as mosaic-resistant, white-seeded, and early.
Use Detroit Dark Red as the standard table beet source-name match with excellent quality, and Golden Acre as the early cabbage source-name match with excellent quality.
Use Black Beauty eggplant as a midseason, deep purple source-name match with high yields.
Use Black Seeded Simpson lettuce as an excellent quality, dependable source-name match, and Southern Giant Curled mustard as a curly leaf, heat-tolerant source-name match.
Use Clemson Spineless okra as a dark green, longtime favorite source-name match, Hollow Crown parsnip for the seed slow to germinate parsnip row, and Sugar Snap peas for midseason, 3-inch pods on tall vines.
Use Small Sugar pumpkin as the source-name match described as one of the best for pies, Bright Lights chard for stem colors and mild flavor, Waltham Butternut as the Winter, butternut Waltham source-name match, and Purple Top White Globe turnip as the standard variety for root and greens.
Priority links are exact source-name matches for MU Table 2 variety rows, not one statewide planting date; non-exact catalog matches stay unlinked and gardeners should still use the South, Central, or North Missouri date column for timing.

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
Golden Acre Cabbage Vegetable · Cool · 64 days
Black Beauty Eggplant Vegetable · Warm · 80 days
Green Curled Endive Vegetable · Cool · 85 days
Black Seeded Simpson Lettuce Vegetable · Cool · 45 days
Southern Giant Curled Mustard Vegetable · Cool · 45 days
Clemson Spineless Okra Vegetable · Warm · 56 days
Hollow Crown Parsnip Vegetable · Cool · 120 days
Sugar Snap Pea Vegetable · Cool · 62 days
Small Sugar Pumpkin Vegetable · Warm · 100 days
Bright Lights Swiss Chard Vegetable · Shoulder · 55 days
Waltham Butternut Squash Vegetable · Warm · 95 days
Purple Top White Globe Turnip Vegetable · Cool · 55 days

Related regional guides

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.
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.

Source: MU Extension vegetable planting calendar