May sits inside zone 6's frost-free season (Apr 10 – Oct 22) — everything on this page can go straight into warm soil.
| 🫑 Peppers | Apr 24 – May 1 | 60–90 days to maturity |
| 🍆 Eggplant | Apr 24 – May 1 | 65–80 days to maturity |
| 🍉 Watermelon | Apr 24 – May 1 | 75–95 days to maturity |
| 🍈 Cantaloupe | Apr 24 – May 1 | 75–90 days to maturity |
| 🌶️ Okra | May 1 – May 8 | 55–65 days to maturity |
| 🍠 Sweet Potatoes | Apr 24 – May 8 | 90–120 days to maturity |
| 🍉 Watermelon | Apr 24 – May 1 | 75–95 days to maturity |
| 🍈 Cantaloupe | Apr 24 – May 1 | 75–90 days to maturity |
| 🌶️ Okra | Apr 24 – May 8 | 55–65 days to maturity |
| 🌿 Basil | Apr 24 – May 1 | 30–60 days to maturity |
Windows use zone 6's typical frost dates (Apr 10 / Oct 22). For your own city's dates, run the frost lookup — the planting calendar then localizes everything automatically.
7 crops can go in the ground: peppers, eggplant, watermelon, cantaloupe, okra, sweet potatoes, basil. Exact windows are in the tables above — early and late in the month can differ by a full frost date.
The spring window has passed; tomatoes set out this late won't beat the Oct 22 average first frost to ripeness. Plan for next spring's seed-starting instead.