Planting windows for St Ignace
Computed from St Ignace's own frost dates. Click any crop for the full zone-6 growing guide — varieties, spacing, fall plantings, and more.
| Crop | Start seeds indoors | Transplant | Direct sow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🍅 Tomatoes | Mar 21 – Apr 4 | May 23 – May 30 | — |
| 🫑 Peppers | Mar 7 – Mar 21 | May 30 – Jun 6 | — |
| 🥬 Lettuce | Apr 4 – Apr 18 | Apr 18 – May 2 | Apr 18 – May 16 |
| 🫛 Peas | — | — | Apr 4 – Apr 18 |
| 🥕 Carrots | — | — | Apr 25 – May 16 |
| 🥦 Broccoli | Mar 28 – Apr 11 | Apr 25 – May 9 | — |
| 🥬 Kale | Apr 4 – Apr 18 | Apr 18 – May 2 | Apr 18 – May 2 |
| 🥒 Cucumbers | Apr 18 – Apr 25 | May 23 – May 30 | May 23 – May 30 |
| 🥒 Zucchini | Apr 18 – Apr 25 | May 23 – May 30 | May 23 – May 30 |
| 🫘 Green Beans (Bush) | — | — | May 23 – May 30 |
| 🌽 Sweet Corn | — | — | May 23 – May 30 |
| 🌿 Basil | Apr 4 – Apr 18 | May 23 – May 30 | May 30 – Jun 6 |
| 🧄 Garlic | — | — | Fall: Sep 1 – Sep 29 |
Want this for all 50 crops, or as a printable seed-shelf schedule? Use the planting calendar and the seed starting scheduler — both can use St Ignace's dates automatically after a lookup.
Reading the season in St Ignace
Roughly 150 frost-free days gives St Ignace gardeners room for nearly every common vegetable. Warm-season crops go out after May 16; a fall garden sown in late summer matures comfortably before the Oct 13 frost.