Fall begins on September 22, 2025. If you’re in a cool weather state, the time is here to plant your fall vegetable garden.
When to plant outdoors all depends on where you live. Before planting, check this online calendar to pick the prime times to plant your lettuce, peas, spinach and more fall vegetables.
August and September are the main planting times for a fall garden. However, some cool season vegetables like lettuce and spinach will not germinate if the soil temperature is over 85°F. And some vegetables take longer to mature than others. And, you need to be able to harvest before the first frost. So, when to plant?
The Old Farmers Almanac’s free online calendar simplifies the process for you. It uses historical frost dates, moon phases, and the time to maturity for each vegetable to advise gardeners on when to plant. Just enter your zip code to get suggested planting dates for each of the major fall vegetables. You can find the planting calendar at:
Old Farmer’s Almanac Planting Calendar
If you live in a cool-weather region, your time to start outdoor vegetable plants is already here. For example, if you’re in Buffalo, NY (zip code 14201), you can plant your lettuce outdoors starting August 11. If you’re in a warm weather region, like Raleigh (zip 27617), you should wait for cooler weather starting September 5, according to the calendar.
Fall for 2025 is September 22 – December 21.
More Online Gardening Tools
- Read more about fall gardening at: Farmers Almanac on What to Plant in a Fall Garden
- You may find soil temperature a good indicator of when to plant outdoors. You can find your area’s soil temperature at Greencast Online, a website for lawn professionals.
- Free online garden plans are available from Gardeners Supply.
Seeds and More on Sale
Burpee’s Seeds often has sales on plants, seeds and gardening equipment.
You’ll find the latest specials at the top of the Burpee’s website and on the Burpee’s Facebook Page.
For shipping rates, see: Burpee’s Shipping Rates
Breck’s also has a Spring Sale with discounts of up to 50% . See the specials at: Breck’s Spring Garden Sale
Gardening Guides
Burpee’s Seeds offers free planting advice and gardening guides.
Start with the Burpee’s home page or the interactive Burpee’s Catalog. Burpee Seeds, founded in Pennsylvania in 1876, is one of the oldest and best-known seed companies in the USA. Burpee also provides these free resources
Breck’s also provides gardening guides at: Breck’s Gardening Guide
What Are the Easiest Vegetables to Grow?
The 10 easiest vegetables to grow yourself, according to the Farmer’s Almanac, are:
- Lettuce
- Green Beans
- Peas
- Radishes
- Carrots
- Cucumbers
- Kale
- Swiss Chard
- Beets
- Summer Squash.
For tips on a successful vegetable garden, visit: 10 Easiest Vegetables to Grow at Home
Notably absent from the Easiest list are tomatoes, which are the most popular home garden plant but can be tough to keep healthy and productive. You especially need to beware of planting before the risk of frost has passed.
“In most regions, the soil is not warm enough to plant tomatoes outdoors until late spring and early summer except in zone 10, where they are a fall and winter crop,” says the Farmers Almanac. Read more at: Planting Tomatoes
More About Farmers Almanac
For more information see these free growing guides for most herbs and vegetables
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