Wind River GreensGrowing Guide

What to Plant in May — Zone 2

Your complete May planting checklist for USDA Hardiness Zone 2. Last frost: June 1. First frost: August 25. Growing season: 85 days.

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Start Indoors

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Transplant Outdoors

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Direct Sow

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Harvest

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Arena III Gold

155-165 days · Easy

Bonanza™ Harmony

50 days · Easy

Madame Butterfly Ivory

110-120 days · Easy

Aurora

75-85 days · Easy

ProCut® Lemon

50-60 days · Easy

Queeny Red Lime

75-85 days · Easy

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Phoenix

68-72 days · Easy

German Pink

85-95 days · Moderate to Challenging

Red Robin

55-65 days · Very Easy

Campari

70-80 days · Easy to Moderate

Cherokee Purple

72 days · Moderate

Homestead 24

80-85 days · Easy

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Graffiti

80 days · Easy

Dinosaur Kale

125 days · Easy

White Hot Cauliflower

68-75 days · Moderate to challenging

Kale 'Winterbor F1'

60-65 days · Easy

Winterbor Kale

60 days · Easy

Napa Cabbage 'Michihili'

65-75 days · Easy

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Salanova Green Crispy

55-65 days · Easy to Moderate

Indigo

65 days · Easy

Red Velvet

45-55 days · Easy

Asian Delight

37 days · Easy

Carlton

21 days · Easy

Giorgione

50 days · Easy

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Graffiti

80 days · Easy

Dinosaur Kale

125 days · Easy

White Hot Cauliflower

68-75 days · Moderate to challenging

Kale 'Winterbor F1'

60-65 days · Easy

Winterbor Kale

60 days · Easy

Napa Cabbage 'Michihili'

65-75 days · Easy

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Thumbelina Carrot

65-70 days · Easy

Watermelon Radish

90 days · Easy

Summer Cross No. 3

55 days · Easy

Laurentian

95 days · Easy

Chiko

120 days · Easy

Mini Mak

50 days · Easy

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Kale Microgreens

90 days · Easy

Amaranth Microgreens

50 days · Easy

Chia Microgreens

7-14 days · Moderate

Tatsoi

10 days · Easy

Marigold, Gem

16-25 days · Easy

Purple Radish Microgreens

6-12 days · Very Easy

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Lakota Winter Squash

100-110 days · Moderate

Marina di Chioggia Pumpkin

100 days · Moderate to Advanced

Buttercup Maxima

95-105 days · Moderate

Jack Be Little Pumpkin

95-100 days · Easy

Buttercup Squash

115 days · Moderate

Autumn Colors Cushaw

105 days · Moderate

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Charleston Gray Watermelon

85-90 days · Easy to moderate

Ali Baba Watermelon

100-110 days · Moderate to challenging

Cantaloup Charentais

80-90 days · Moderate to difficult

Watermelon Charleston Gray

85-95 days · Moderate

Hale's Best Cantaloupe

85-90 days · Moderate

Cantaloupe Iroquois

85-90 days · Moderate

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