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Delaware Vegetable Planting Calendar
Choose your Delaware USDA hardiness zone to see weekly garden tasks and a full-season schedule for productive spring, summer, and fall vegetable gardens.
USDA Zones 7–8Select the Delaware zone shown for your location on the map
Elevation Changes TimingCoastal and southern gardens generally remain frost-free longer
Long Coastal SeasonSuccessions and fall crops extend harvests across Delaware
Plan around local weather
Delaware City Planting Calendars
Choose the nearest city calendar, then adjust for coastal influence, cold pockets, and current weather.
CamdenKent County · USDA Zones 7bLast frost April 15 · First frost October 25ClaytonKent and New Castle counties · USDA Zones 7bLast frost April 20 · First frost October 25DelmarSussex County · USDA Zones 7bLast frost April 15 · First frost October 30DoverKent County · USDA Zones 7bLast frost April 15 · First frost October 25ElsmereNew Castle County · USDA Zones 7aLast frost April 20 · First frost October 25GeorgetownSussex County · USDA Zones 7bLast frost April 15 · First frost October 30HarringtonKent County · USDA Zones 7bLast frost April 15 · First frost October 25LaurelSussex County · USDA Zones 7bLast frost April 15 · First frost October 30LewesSussex County · USDA Zones 7b–8aLast frost April 10 · First frost November 5MiddletownNew Castle County · USDA Zones 7bLast frost April 20 · First frost October 25MilfordKent and Sussex counties · USDA Zones 7bLast frost April 15 · First frost October 25MillsboroSussex County · USDA Zones 7bLast frost April 15 · First frost October 30MiltonSussex County · USDA Zones 7bLast frost April 15 · First frost October 30New CastleNew Castle County · USDA Zones 7bLast frost April 20 · First frost October 25NewarkNew Castle County · USDA Zones 7aLast frost April 25 · First frost October 20Rehoboth BeachSussex County · USDA Zones 8aLast frost April 10 · First frost November 5SeafordSussex County · USDA Zones 7bLast frost April 15 · First frost October 30SelbyvilleSussex County · USDA Zones 7bLast frost April 15 · First frost October 30SmyrnaKent County · USDA Zones 7bLast frost April 20 · First frost October 25WilmingtonNew Castle County · USDA Zones 7a–7bLast frost April 20 · First frost October 25
Delaware planting windows
Choose Your USDA Planting Zone
Select Zone 7 or 8 to update both this week’s tasks and the complete Delaware planting schedule.
Zone 7 Planting Schedule
Start indoorsDirect sowTransplant/plant
Crop names remain visible while you swipe horizontally. The calendar opens at the current week.
Reference: University of Delaware Cooperative Extension vegetable-garden planning and recommended planting-date guidance. Confirm local frost dates before planting tender crops.