Gila Valley Gardening Guide

Vegetable Date Comment
Asparagus      Oct. 1- March 1 Transplant root cutting after frost
Bean, Bush 1.  March 1-April 1
2.  July 1- Aug 15
Protect if planted in March, Humidity necessary
(ie. Spartan Arrow)
Bean, Pole      July 15 - Aug10
Bean, Lima 1.   March 1 - April 1
2.   July 1 - Aug 15
Beet       Aug 1 - April 1 Except extreme cold
Broccoli      July 15 - Sept. 1
Brussel Sprouts      July 15 - Sept. 1
Cabbage, (seed)      July 15 - Sept. 1 Seed preferred to plants
Cabbage, Plant

 

     Sept. 1 - Feb. 1

 

Ground may be too cool to germinate seed prior to Feb 1 (also cauliflower, brussels sprouts and broccoli)
Cantaloupe 1.  March 15 - April 1
2.  June 1 - July 1
Protect in March, early is
preferred
Carrot      July 15 - March 15 Succession planting for more carrots
Cauliflower      July 15 - Aug 1 Any later heads may freeze and turn brown, but can plant in Sept.
Chard     Aug 1 - April 1
Corn, Sweet     March 15 - April 1 62-66 days early variety recommended for all plating. 
Corn, Mexican June     June 15 - July 15 Recommend July 1
Cucumber 1.  April 1 -10
2.   July 1 - Aug 10
Needs to mature before hot temp. Or plant after hot temp (Armenian or Burp less planted early)
Eggplant      April 1 - May 15
Garlic      Sept. 1 - Jan 1 December is good
Kohlrabi      July 15 - Aug 15
Kale      Aug 15 - Feb 15
Lettuce, head 1.  Aug 15 - Sept. 15
2.   Dec 15 - Jan 15
Can't take heat, goes to seed
Lettuce, leaf      Aug 15 - Feb 15
Okra      April 1 - June 15 Early March preferred
Onion, seed      Sept. 1 - 30  For large dry onion
Onion, green bunching      Aug 15 - Feb 1 For green onion
Onion, plant      Feb 1
Pea, spring      Jan 1 - Feb 1
Pea, fall     Aug 15 - Oct. 15
Peanuts      April - May
Pepper, seed      All Feb Indoors for transplanting
Pepper, plant      April 1 - May 10 May vary where you live in Gila Valley
Potato, Irish     All Feb
Potato, sweet      May 1 - June 15 Start potato indoors March 15
Pumpkin      April 1 - July 15
Radish      All year
Rutabaga      July 15 - Aug 1 
Spinach      Aug 20 - March 1 Chard is preferred by many easier and higher yield
Sponsors:                                                           Compiled By:
  Eastern Arizona College                                        Bryan Ellsworth
  Gila Valley Gardening Association

Gardening Authorities:                                      Other Association Members:
   Grant Morris                                                        Dan Bigler
   Melvin Watson                                                     Tom Mullenaux
   Bill Smith
   Vearl Sanders

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