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Cool-Season Vegetable Varieties Listed

Cool-season vegetable varieties are legion. Check with neighbors and friends to see which varieties they've had success with. After a season or two you will find personal favorites.

Here are several varieties for autumn, winter, and spring planting. If you are growing in a cold frame, you can get any of these started between late autumn and early spring.

Cool-season vegetables	Varieties	Planting Dates
Artichoke	Green Globe, Imperial Star	Dec-Apr (crown or plants)
Asparagus	Mary Washington, UC 157, UC 72 (seed or crown)	Sept-Feb (crowns)
Beet	Albina Vereduna, Chioggia, Cylindra, Detroit Dark Red, Golden	Feb-Aug (seed)
Broccoli	Arcadia, De Cicco, Emperor, Green Comet, Green Goliath, Minaret, Packman, Premium Crop, Waltham 29	Feb-Mar, Jul-Aug (seed) Aug-Sept (transplants)
Brussels sprouts	Jade Cross	Feb or July (seed)
Cabbage	Copenhagen Market, Earliana, Early Jersey Wakefield, Golden Acre, Red Rookie, Ruby Hall Hybrid, Savoy King	Feb-Apr, Jul-Aug (seed), Sept (transplant)
Carrots	Chantenay, Danvers, Little Finger, Minicor, Nantes, Paris Market, Thumbelina	Apr-May, Sept (seed)
Cauliflower	Cheddar, Early Snowball, Graffiti, Panther, Romanesco, Snow Crown	Feb-Mar, Jul-Aug (seed), Sept (transplant)
Chard	Argentata, Bright Lights, Fordhook Giant, French White, Italian Silver Rib, Rhubarb Chard	Year round (seed or transplants)
Collards	Blue Max, Georgia, Vates	Mar, Sept-Oct
Garlic	Burgundy, California Early, California Late, Georgia Crystal, Inchelium Red, Rosewood, Susanville	Oct-Nov (cloves)
Kale	Curled, Dwarf Blue, Vates	Feb, Sept-Oct
Kohlrabi	Early Purple Vienna, Grand Duke, Kohlibri, White Vienna	Feb-Apr, Aug-Sept (seed)
Lettuce	Black-seeded Simpson, Brune d'Hiver, Canasta, Capitaine, Esmeralda, Jericho, Loma, Marvel of Four Seasons, Merlot, Nancy, Nevada, Oakleaf, Prizehead, Red Ridinghood, Salad Bowl, Sangria, Red Sails, Sierra	Feb-Mar, Aug-Sept (seed), Oct (transplant)
Mache	D'Etampes, Vit	Oct (seed)
Mustard	Florida Broadleaf, Mizuna, Red Giant, Savannah, Southern Giant Curled, Tender Green	Feb-Mar, Aug-Sept (seed), Sept-Oct (transplant)
Onion	Early Yellow Globe, Fiesta, Granex types, Grano, Southport White Glove, Stockton Red, Sweet Sandwich, White Sweet Spanish, Yellow Sweet Spanish	Sept, Jan-Feb (seed)
Onion, Green Bunching	Southport White Globe, White Lisbon, White Sweet Spanish	Mar-Apr (sets)
Peas	English peas: Green Arrow, Little Marvel, Wanda; Shelling: Little Marvel, Maestro, Tall Telephone; Sugar Snap: Sugar Daddy, Sugar Mel, Super Sugar Snap	Jul-Sept
Potato	Bintje, Caribe, Cobbler, Kennebec, Red Pontiac, Rose Finn Apple, Yukon Gold	Jan-Mar (seed potatoes)
Spinach	America, Bloomsdale Longstanding, Giant Nobel, Melody, Oriental Giant, Tyee F1, Viroflay, New Zealand (summer substitute)	Sept-Apr (seed)
Turnip Greens	All Top, Seven Top	Aug-Sept, Feb-Apr (seed)
Turnip Roots	Amber Globe, De Milan, Purple Top, Scarlet Queen, Tokyo Hybrid, White Globe, White Lady	Aug-Sept, Feb-Apr (seed)

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Cool Season Kitchen Gardening Index

Here is an index to the four-part Harvest to Table series on cool-season kitchen gardening (click on the part that interests you):

Part I: Cool-Season and Warm-Season Crops: the basics.

Part II: Planting the Autumn, Winter, and Spring Garden.

Part III: Cool-Season Vegetable Varieties: what to plant in autumn and spring.

Part IV: Extending the Season: How to get more time out of your garden.

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Cool-Season and Warm-Season Crops

The time for sowing depends upon where you live. What to plant depends upon the season and weather.

Vegetables are generally divided into two categories: cool-season crops and warm-season crops.

Cool-season crops should be planted so that they mature when the weather is cool, either in spring or early summer or in autumn or winter. Cool-season crops come to harvest in cool weather, either in spring or fall or winter. Cool-season crops can be planted when the soil and air temperatures are cool, as low as 40ºF (5ºC). Mature cool-season crops can survive in temperatures near freezing without protection. Cool-season crops do not do well in the warmest summer temperatures.

Warm-season crops should be planted so that they mature when the weather is warm, when the soil and air temperatures are above 50ºF (10ºC). They will grow best when the temperature is 75ºF (24ºC) or warmer. Warm-season vegetables can be grown out of their season if they are protected from temperatures below 50ºF (10ºC).

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