🌱 Spring 2026 — Zone 2a Planting Guide
Here's everything you can plant during Spring 2026 in USDA Zone 2a. With a last frost around May 30 and first frost around September 1, you have a 94-day growing season to work with.
There are 70 planting activities across March, April, May.
Transplant Outdoors This Spring
| Plant | Type | When | Days to Maturity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bok Choy | Vegetable | 40–60 | |
| Broccoli | Vegetable | 60–90 | |
| Broccoli Rabe | Vegetable | 40–60 | |
| Brussels Sprouts | Vegetable | 90–130 | |
| Cabbage | Vegetable | 60–100 | |
| Cauliflower | Vegetable | 55–100 | |
| Celery | Vegetable | 80–120 | |
| Chard | Vegetable | 50–60 | |
| Chinese Cabbage | Vegetable | 50–70 | |
| Cilantro | Herb | 40–60 | |
| Collard Greens | Vegetable | 55–75 | |
| Cress | Vegetable | 14–21 | |
| Dill | Herb | 40–60 | |
| Fava Beans | Vegetable | 75–100 | |
| Kai Lan | Vegetable | 45–60 | |
| Kale | Vegetable | 50–70 | |
| Kohlrabi | Vegetable | 45–65 | |
| Komatsuna | Vegetable | 35–50 | |
| Lentils | Vegetable | 80–110 | |
| Lettuce | Vegetable | 30–60 | |
| Mache | Vegetable | 40–60 | |
| Microgreens | Vegetable | 7–21 | |
| Mustard Greens | Vegetable | 30–50 | |
| Napa Cabbage | Vegetable | 55–75 | |
| Pac Choi | Vegetable | 40–55 | |
| Parsley | Herb | 60–80 | |
| Peas | Vegetable | 55–70 | |
| Purslane | Vegetable | 40–60 | |
| Savoy Cabbage | Vegetable | 70–110 | |
| Snow Peas | Vegetable | 50–65 | |
| Spinach | Vegetable | 35–50 | |
| Tatsoi | Vegetable | 35–50 |
Direct Sow This Spring
| Plant | Type | When | Days to Maturity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beets | Vegetable | 50–70 | |
| Bok Choy | Vegetable | 40–60 | |
| Broccoli | Vegetable | 60–90 | |
| Broccoli Rabe | Vegetable | 40–60 | |
| Brussels Sprouts | Vegetable | 90–130 | |
| Cabbage | Vegetable | 60–100 | |
| Cauliflower | Vegetable | 55–100 | |
| Celery | Vegetable | 80–120 | |
| Chard | Vegetable | 50–60 | |
| Chinese Cabbage | Vegetable | 50–70 | |
| Cilantro | Herb | 40–60 | |
| Collard Greens | Vegetable | 55–75 | |
| Cress | Vegetable | 14–21 | |
| Daikon | Vegetable | 50–70 | |
| Dill | Herb | 40–60 | |
| Fava Beans | Vegetable | 75–100 | |
| Kai Lan | Vegetable | 45–60 | |
| Kale | Vegetable | 50–70 | |
| Kohlrabi | Vegetable | 45–65 | |
| Komatsuna | Vegetable | 35–50 | |
| Lentils | Vegetable | 80–110 | |
| Lettuce | Vegetable | 30–60 | |
| Mache | Vegetable | 40–60 | |
| Microgreens | Vegetable | 7–21 | |
| Mustard Greens | Vegetable | 30–50 | |
| Napa Cabbage | Vegetable | 55–75 | |
| Pac Choi | Vegetable | 40–55 | |
| Parsley | Herb | 60–80 | |
| Parsnip | Vegetable | 100–130 | |
| Peas | Vegetable | 55–70 | |
| Purslane | Vegetable | 40–60 | |
| Radish | Vegetable | 22–35 | |
| Rutabaga | Vegetable | 80–100 | |
| Savoy Cabbage | Vegetable | 70–110 | |
| Snow Peas | Vegetable | 50–65 | |
| Spinach | Vegetable | 35–50 | |
| Tatsoi | Vegetable | 35–50 | |
| Turnip | Vegetable | 40–60 |
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