When should I plant my vegetables outdoors

[ace1719]

So, I live in Toronto, and I was just wondering what your input as to when I should transplant my plants outdoors and sow the seeds I'm not starting indoors. I began tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, brussels sprouts, basil, kale and ground cherries a few weeks ago, and they are about an inch tall.

Early April
Peas

Mid May
Beans
Beets
Kohlrabi
Turnip
Carrots
Spinach
Swiss Chard
Lettuce
transplant basil
transplant kale
transplant ground cherries
transplant brussel sprouts

Early June
Corn
Melons
Squash
Cuccumber
Zucchini

Mid June
transplant tomatoes
transplant peppers
transplant eggplant

How does that timing sound? I kind of want to push the melons and squash up to mid May. What does everyone think?

[Taiji]

Probably depends somewhat on when your last average frost date is. Here in my zone 7b, (probably more like 8a in recent warmer years) I believe my last average date is May 5 or close to that. But it can still freeze later.

Most of the things you listed I probably would plant here maybe 2 or 3 weeks sooner. But, that's just for me here. Does Canada have a zone system similar to our USDA system I wonder?

[jal_ut]

early April: carrots, spinach, lettuce, peas, turnips, chard (seed)

Early May: plant corn, beans, squash (seed)

June 1: Plant cucumber (seed) transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplant.

[imafan26]

I found this plant zone map for Canada and ave frost dates from the Farmer's almanac. Local conditions may be different but it will still give you some information for planning. Most seeds will have to be started indoors 4-6 weeks before setting out. Some crops like broccoli and kale will tolerate a light frost. Warm season crops like tomatoes, peppers, squash need to be set out after all danger of frost has passed. You have a short growing season so you should choose early varieties.

https://www.planthardiness.gc.ca/images/ ... ap_30M.pdf

https://www.almanac.com/content/frost-chart-canada

https://veggieharvest.com/calendars/zone-6.html