Planting windows for Farmingdale Airport
Computed from Farmingdale Airport's own frost dates. Click any crop for the full zone-7 growing guide — varieties, spacing, fall plantings, and more.
| Crop | Start seeds indoors | Transplant | Direct sow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🍅 Tomatoes | Feb 9 – Feb 23 | Apr 13 – Apr 20 | — |
| 🫑 Peppers | Jan 26 – Feb 9 | Apr 20 – Apr 27 | — |
| 🥬 Lettuce | Feb 23 – Mar 9 | Mar 9 – Mar 23 | Mar 9 – Apr 6 |
| 🫛 Peas | — | — | Feb 23 – Mar 9 |
| 🥕 Carrots | — | — | Mar 16 – Apr 6 |
| 🥦 Broccoli | Feb 16 – Mar 2 | Mar 16 – Mar 30 | — |
| 🥬 Kale | Feb 23 – Mar 9 | Mar 9 – Mar 23 | Mar 9 – Mar 23 |
| 🥒 Cucumbers | Mar 9 – Mar 16 | Apr 13 – Apr 20 | Apr 13 – Apr 20 |
| 🥒 Zucchini | Mar 9 – Mar 16 | Apr 13 – Apr 20 | Apr 13 – Apr 20 |
| 🫘 Green Beans (Bush) | — | — | Apr 13 – Apr 20 |
| 🌽 Sweet Corn | — | — | Apr 13 – Apr 20 |
| 🌿 Basil | Feb 23 – Mar 9 | Apr 13 – Apr 20 | Apr 20 – Apr 27 |
| 🧄 Garlic | — | — | Fall: Sep 25 – Oct 23 |
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 Farmingdale Airport's dates automatically after a lookup.
Reading the season in Farmingdale Airport
With roughly 214 frost-free days, Farmingdale Airport gardens fit long-season crops — melons, winter squash, sweet potatoes — with room left for spring and fall rounds of greens and roots. The first frost around Nov 6 is late enough that fall planting is a full second season, not an afterthought.