What to Plant in May — Zone 4

Your complete May planting checklist for USDA Hardiness Zone 4. Last frost: May 10. First frost: September 25. Growing season: 135 days.

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125

Start Indoors

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Transplant Outdoors

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424

Direct Sow

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112

Harvest

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🏠 Start Indoors in May125

View all microgreens for Zone 4 →

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

View all melons for Zone 4 →

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

View all cucumbers for Zone 4 →

Salad Bush

57-60 days · Easy

Burpless Beauty

62-68 days · Easy to Moderate

National Pickling

52-58 days · Easy

Painted Serpent Cucumber

65-75 days · Easy to Moderate

Ashley Cucumber

65-70 days · Easy

Crystal Apple Cucumber

65-75 days · Easy

🌿 Transplant Outdoors in May79

View all brassicas for Zone 4 →

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

🌱 Direct Sow in May424

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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

View all native wildflowers for Zone 4 →

Yellow Wild Indigo

Easy

Cardinal Flower

Easy

Blanket Flower

Easy

Cup Plant

Easy

Red Trillium

Easy

Cheyenne Spirit

126-165 days · Easy

View all brassicas for Zone 4 →

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

🧺 Harvest in May112

View all microgreens for Zone 4 →

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

View all lettuce & salad greens for Zone 4 →

Carlton

21 days · Easy

Green Giant

21 days · Easy

Rosie

21 days · Easy

Sempre Bianca

35 days · Easy

Scarlet Frills

21 days · Easy

Mizuna

18 days · Easy

View all alliums for Zone 4 →

Inchelium Red Softneck Garlic

240-270 days · Easy to Moderate

German Extra Hardy Garlic

240-270 days · Easy

Purple Top Walla Walla

125-300 days · Moderate

Spanish Roja Garlic

240-270 days · Easy

Elephant Garlic

240-270 days · Easy

Music Hardneck Garlic

240-270 days · Easy

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