Alberta Planting Calendar
Alberta spans hardiness zones 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b. Planting dates vary significantly across the province depending on your zone. Select your region below for exact frost dates and planting windows.
Regions in Alberta
Select a region to see local planting dates, frost information, and gardening guides.
Athabasca
Zone 4a · 140 growing days
Banff-Jasper
Zone 4a · 140 growing days
Calgary
Zone 5a · 160 growing days
Camrose
Zone 4b · 147 growing days
Drumheller
Zone 5a · 160 growing days
Edmonton
Zone 4b · 147 growing days
Fort McMurray
Zone 3b · 127 growing days
Grande Prairie
Zone 4a · 140 growing days
Lethbridge
Zone 5a · 160 growing days
Medicine Hat
Zone 5a · 160 growing days
Peace River
Zone 3b · 127 growing days
Red Deer
Zone 4b · 147 growing days
Rocky Mountain House
Zone 4b · 147 growing days
Stettler
Zone 4b · 147 growing days
Wetaskiwin
Zone 4b · 146 growing days
🥬 Vegetables
Browse all 96 vegetables you can grow in Alberta
- Acorn Squash
- Amaranth
- Arugula
- Asparagus
- Beets
- Belgian Endive
- Black Beans
- Bok Choy
- Broccoli
- Broccoli Rabe
- Brussels Sprouts
- Butternut Squash
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- Celeriac
- Celery
- Celtuce
- Chard
- Chickpeas
- Chicory
- Chinese Cabbage
- Christmas Lima Beans
- Collard Greens
- Corn
- Cress
- Crookneck Squash
- Crosne
- Cucumber
- Daikon
- Delicata Squash
- Edamame
- Endive
- Escarole
- Fava Beans
- Fennel
- Garlic
- Green Beans
- Horseradish
- Hubbard Squash
- Kabocha
- Kai Lan
- Kale
- Kidney Beans
- Kohlrabi
- Komatsuna
- Leeks
- Lentils
- Lettuce
- Lima Beans
- Mache
- Melon
- Microgreens
- Mitsuba
- Mizuna
- Mustard Greens
- Napa Cabbage
- Onion
- Pac Choi
- Parsnip
- Patty Pan Squash
- Peas
- Peppers
- Pole Beans
- Potatoes
- Pumpkin
- Purslane
- Radicchio
- Radish
- Rhubarb
- Romanesco
- Rutabaga
- Salsify
- Savoy Cabbage
- Scallions
- Scarlet Runner Beans
- Shallot
- Shiso
- Snap Peas
- Snow Peas
- Soybeans
- Spaghetti Squash
- Spinach
- Squash (Summer)
- Squash (Winter)
- Sunchoke
- Sunflower
- Sweet Corn
- Tatsoi
- Tomatillo
- Tomatoes
- Turnip
- Watercress
- Watermelon
- Wax Beans
- Zucchini
