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Spring is virtually here and with it comes planning for your spring garden. Bellow are some links that will help you decide how to begin, with or without a greenhouse, and what to plants to use in our Utah climate.
High Tunnels, Fruits, Vegetables, Organics
Low-Cost High Tunnel Greenhouses
Small Self Venting Garden Tunnel
Building and Using Hotframes and Coldframes
So when do you plant? Here are the suggested vegetable planting dates for the Wasatch Front.
Listed below are suggested vegetable planting dates for an average year along the Wasatch Front. Of course, each season has its own unique weather conditions. The "Average Planting Date" is for the initial planting. With crops such as broccoli, radish, carrot, sweet corn, and Swiss chard, several plantings can be made a few weeks apart and later than the average planting date.
The average date of the last spring frost will vary with location and elevation. Listed below are the 30-year average last frost dates for various cities.
City .... Average Last Frost
Bountiful - Val Verda .... April 17
Farmington .... May 5
Midvale .... May 13
Ogden .... May 3
Provo - Airport .... May 21
Provo - BYU .... May 1
Salt Lake City - Airport .... April 26
Salt Lake City - U of U .... May 1
Tooele .... May 7
Tremonton .... May 3
*For more information on freeze dates and Utah's climate, go to climate.usu.edu
Group A: Hardy (Plant as soon as the soil dries out in the spring.)
Average Planting Date: March 15 - May 1
Artichoke, Kohlrabi, Asparagus, Onions, Rhubarb, Broccoli, Peas, Spinach, Cabbage, Radish, Turnip
Group B: Semi-Hardy (Plant a week or two after "A" group or about two weeks before average last spring frost.)
Average Planting Date: March 20 - May 1
Beet, Lettuce, Potato, Carrot, Parsley, Salsify, Cauliflower, Parsnip, Swiss Chard, Endive
Group C: Tender (Plant on the average date of the last spring frost—about when first apples reach full bloom.)
Average Planting Date: May 5 - June 1
Celery, Spinach, Cucumber, Summer Squash, Dry Bean, Sweet Corn, Snap Bean
Group D: Very Tender (Plant when the soil is warm, about two weeks after "C" group.
Average Planting Date: May 20 -June 10
Cantaloupe, Pumpkin, Eggplant, Tomato, Lima Bean, Watermelon, Pepper, Winter Squash
Group E: Special Plants for Fall Harvest
Average Planting Date
Beets .... July 1 - August 1
Cabbage .... May 1 - July 15
Kale .... July 1 - August 15
Lettuce .... June 1 - August 1
Onion .... August 1 - August 10
Rutabaga .... June 15 - July 1
Spinach .... July 1 - August 15
Turnip .... July 1 - August 1
