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 |
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| Bean, Lima |
1. March 1 - April 1
2. July 1 - Aug 15 |
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| Beet |
Aug 1 - April 1 |
Except extreme cold |
| Broccoli |
July 15 - Sept. 1 |
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| Brussel Sprouts |
July 15 - Sept. 1 |
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| Cabbage, (seed) |
July 15 - Sept. 1 |
Seed preferred to plants |
| Cabbage, Plant
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Sept. 1 - Feb. 1
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| Garlic |
Sept. 1 - Jan 1 |
December is good |
| Kohlrabi |
July 15 - Aug 15 |
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| Kale |
Aug 15 - Feb 15 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Pea, spring |
Jan 1 - Feb 1 |
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| Pea, fall |
Aug 15 - Oct. 15 |
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| Peanuts |
April - May |
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| 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 |
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| Potato, sweet |
May 1 - June 15 |
Start potato indoors March 15 |
| Pumpkin |
April 1 - July 15 |
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| Radish |
All year |
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| Rutabaga |
July 15 - Aug 1 |
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| Spinach |
Aug 20 - March 1 |
Chard is preferred by many easier and higher yield |
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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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