North Carolina growing guides
Vegetable growing guides for North Carolina
When to Plant Tomatoes in North Carolina
Tomato planting dates for eastern, central, and western North Carolina from NC State Extension, plus seed starting, spacing, staking, watering, and disease prevention.
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When to Plant Peppers in North Carolina
Sweet and hot pepper planting dates for eastern, central, and western North Carolina, with seed-starting timing, transplanting, care, harvest, and pest notes from NC State Extension.
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When to Plant Lettuce in North Carolina
Spring and fall lettuce planting dates for eastern, central, and western North Carolina, plus sowing depth, spacing, heat and bolting tips, and harvest guidance.
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When to Plant Carrots in North Carolina
Carrot planting dates for eastern, central, and western North Carolina, plus soil preparation, sowing depth, thinning, watering, and harvest guidance from NC State Extension.
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When to Plant Garlic in North Carolina
Fall garlic planting dates for eastern, central, and western North Carolina, choosing softneck or hardneck types, planting cloves, scapes, harvest, and curing.
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When to Plant Collard Greens in North Carolina
Spring and fall collard planting dates for eastern, central, and western North Carolina, plus soil fertility, growing your own transplants, varieties, pests, and harvesting.
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When to Plant Sweet Potatoes in North Carolina
Sweet potato (sweetpotato) slip planting dates for eastern, central, and western North Carolina, plus soil, spacing, fertilizer, harvest, and curing from NC State Extension.
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When to Plant Green Beans in North Carolina
Bush and pole snap bean planting dates for eastern, central, and western North Carolina, plus soil temperature, sowing, succession planting, and harvest tips.
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Looking for a different crop?
The regional planting calendars list dates for 56 vegetables, fruits, and herbs, including broccoli, cabbage, cucumbers, okra, onions, spinach, and squash. Find your crop on the Eastern North Carolina, Central North Carolina, or Western North Carolina calendar, or use the planting calendar finder.