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Maryland Vegetable Planting Calendar

Choose your Maryland USDA hardiness zone to see weekly garden tasks and a full-season schedule for productive spring, summer, and fall vegetable gardens.

Find Your CityView Planting Schedules
USDA Zones 5–8Select the Maryland zone shown for your location on the map
Elevation Changes TimingWestern Maryland warms later than Central Maryland and the Eastern Shore
Spring and Fall GardensCool-season crops can be grown on both sides of summer

Maryland city calendars

Find Your Local Planting Calendar

Choose a city for locally adjusted frost dates and planting windows.

AberdeenLast frost April 15 · First frost October 25 AnnapolisLast frost April 10 · First frost October 30 BaltimoreLast frost April 10 · First frost October 30 BowieLast frost April 15 · First frost October 25 College ParkLast frost April 15 · First frost October 25 CumberlandLast frost April 30 · First frost October 10 EastonLast frost April 5 · First frost November 5 ElktonLast frost April 20 · First frost October 20 FrederickLast frost April 25 · First frost October 15 GaithersburgLast frost April 20 · First frost October 20 GreenbeltLast frost April 15 · First frost October 25 HagerstownLast frost April 25 · First frost October 15 Havre de GraceLast frost April 15 · First frost October 25 HyattsvilleLast frost April 15 · First frost October 25 LaurelLast frost April 15 · First frost October 25 New CarrolltonLast frost April 15 · First frost October 25 RockvilleLast frost April 20 · First frost October 20 SalisburyLast frost April 5 · First frost November 5 Takoma ParkLast frost April 15 · First frost October 25 WestminsterLast frost April 25 · First frost October 15

Maryland planting windows

Choose Your USDA Planting Zone

Select Zone 5, 6, 7, or 8 to update both this week’s tasks and the complete Maryland planting schedule.

Zone 5 Planting Schedule

Start indoorsDirect sowTransplant/plant
Crop names remain visible while you swipe horizontally. The calendar opens at the current week.

Reference: University of Maryland Extension Vegetable Planting Calendar planting calendars. City pages account for western, central, Chesapeake coastal plain and Eastern Shore planting regions.