Vegetable Planting Times by Type: Heat-Loving, Cold-Loving and Cold-Hardy Classification

SummaryVegetables that can be planted year-round: scallions, bean sprouts, garlic, bok choy, etc. Can be planted in January: lettuce, rapeseed greens, etc. Can be planted in February: cilantro, lettuce, etc. Can be planted in March: spinach, radish, etc. Can be planted in April: napa cabbage, cowpea, etc. Can be planted in May: pumpkin, bitter melon, etc. Can be planted in June: golden mountain beans, water spinach, etc. Can be planted in July: green beans, eggplant, etc. Can be planted in August: celery, cucumber, etc. Can be planted in September: water spinach, rapeseed greens, etc. Can be planted in October: rapeseed greens, spinach, etc.

I. Year-Round Vegetable Planting Schedule

Vegetables that can be planted year-round include: bean sprouts, garlic, scallions, bok choy.

January: Chinese kale, lettuce, potato, scallions, eggplant, rapeseed greens, April Man, spinach, tomato, chili pepper, taro, cilantro.

February: lettuce, potato, scallions, cilantro, taro gourd, cucumber, April Man, spinach, Chinese kale, broccoli, chili pepper, taro, napa cabbage, radish, cabbage.

March: April Man, spinach, Chinese kale, napa cabbage, radish, cilantro, cowpea, edamame, water spinach, amaranth, green beans, eggplant, tomato, loofah, winter melon, pumpkin, bitter melon, chili pepper, taro, scallions, cabbage.

April: napa cabbage, radish, taro gourd, cilantro, cowpea, edamame, amaranth, Chinese chives, water spinach, cucumber, green beans, eggplant, tomato, loofah, winter melon, pumpkin, bitter melon, scallions, cabbage, rapeseed greens, celery.

May: pumpkin, bitter melon, green beans, eggplant, cowpea, edamame, water spinach, rapeseed greens, amaranth, tomato, loofah, winter melon, napa cabbage, radish, scallions, cilantro, cabbage, celery, Chinese chives.

June: bok choy, golden mountain beans, water spinach, early Chinese kale, amaranth, early radish, August beans, early choy sum, off-season pu gourd, off-season bitter melon, late loofah.

July: cauliflower, green beans, eggplant, tomato, early radish, off-season white gourd, amaranth, golden mountain beans, early mustard greens, late loofah, bok choy, rapeseed greens, amaranth, edamame, bitter melon, scallions, radish, celery.

August: celery, broccoli, water spinach, cucumber, napa cabbage, peas, carrot, cauliflower, green beans, cabbage, rapeseed greens, amaranth, Chinese chives, garlic.

September: scallions, cilantro, water spinach, rapeseed greens, amaranth, Chinese chives, carrot, garlic, radish, cauliflower, spinach, lettuce, green leafy greens, broccoli, peas, garland chrysanthemum.

October: cilantro, rapeseed greens, spinach, Chinese kale, cabbage, peas, carrot, garlic, radish, cauliflower, napa cabbage, lettuce, scallions, Chinese chives, celery, broccoli, garland chrysanthemum.

November: garlic, radish, cauliflower, cabbage, rapeseed greens, Chinese chives, cilantro, celery, broccoli, peas, carrot, napa cabbage, spinach, Chinese kale, garland chrysanthemum.

December: celery, broccoli, radish, tomato, cauliflower, garland chrysanthemum, eggplant, napa cabbage, spinach, Chinese kale, lettuce, scallions, cilantro, cabbage, rapeseed greens, Chinese chives, chili pepper.

 II. Vegetable Types

1. Heat-loving vegetables

(1) Heat-loving vegetables generally cannot withstand frost and need to be planted after the spring frost has passed and the temperature has steadily warmed.

(2) Because these vegetables grow a bit more slowly than cold-loving vegetables, they can be planted earlier, giving them plenty of time to grow.

(3) Common heat-loving vegetables in everyday life include: amaranth, water spinach, edamame, pumpkin, cucumber, bottle gourd, sweet potato, peanut, green beans, tomato, various kinds of common beans, etc.

2. Cold-loving vegetables

(1) Cold-loving vegetables generally need to grow in a cool environment during the seedling stage, and frost during the mature stage can enhance their flavor, but they are not very heat-tolerant, for example celery, cilantro, onion, scallions, Chinese chives, cauliflower, lettuce, celtuce, carrot, napa cabbage, white radish, head cabbage, cauliflower, etc.

(2) Fast-maturing cold-loving vegetables can be planted in spring whether in the south or the north, for example lettuce, bok choy, Shanghai bok choy, cherry radish, etc.

3. Cold-hardy vegetables

(1) Cold-hardy vegetables are relatively tolerant of cold during the seedling stage and can safely overwinter, but they still need warm weather for later growth.

(2) They are generally planted before the first frost, and once the weather warms up the following spring they can continue growing. Common cold-hardy vegetables include: rapeseed greens, asparagus, shepherd's purse, broad bean, peas, and so on.