Cool-season vegetable varieties are legion. Check with neighbors and friends to see which varieties they’ve had success with. After a season or two, you will find personal favorites.
Here are several varieties for autumn, winter, and spring planting. If you are growing in a cold frame, you can get any of these started between late autumn and early spring.
| Cool-season vegetables | Varieties | Planting Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Artichoke | Green Globe, Imperial Star | Dec-Apr (crown or plants) |
| Asparagus | Mary Washington, UC 157, UC 72 (seed or crown) | Sept-Feb (crowns) |
| Beet | Albina Vereduna, Chioggia, Cylindra, Detroit Dark Red, Golden | Feb-Aug (seed) |
| Broccoli | Arcadia, De Cicco, Emperor, Green Comet, Green Goliath, Minaret, Packman, Premium Crop, Waltham29 | Feb-Mar, Jul-Aug (seed) Aug-Sept (transplants) |
| Brussels sprouts | Jade Cross | Feb or July (seed) |
| Cabbage | Copenhagen Market, Earliana, Early Jersey Wakefield, Golden Acre, Red Rookie, Ruby Hall Hybrid, Savoy King | Feb-Apr, Jul-Aug (seed), Sept (transplant) |
| Carrots | Chantenay, Danvers, Little Finger, Minicor, Nantes, Paris Market, Thumbelina | Apr-May, Sept (seed) |
| Cauliflower | Cheddar, Early Snowball, Graffiti, Panther, Romanesco, Snow Crown | Feb-Mar, Jul-Aug (seed), Sept (transplant) |
| Chard | Argentata, Bright Lights, Fordhook Giant, French White, Italian Silver Rib, Rhubarb Chard | Year-round (seed or transplants) |
| Collards | Blue Max, Georgia, Vates | Mar, Sept-Oct |
| Garlic | Burgundy, California Early, CaliforniaLate, Georgia Crystal, Inchelium Red, Rosewood, Susanville | Oct-Nov (cloves) |
| Kale | Curled, Dwarf Blue, Vates | Feb, Sept-Oct |
| Kohlrabi | Early Purple Vienna, Grand Duke, Kohlibri, White Vienna | Feb-Apr, Aug-Sept (seed) |
| Lettuce | Black-seeded Simpson, Brune d’Hiver, Canasta, Capitaine, Esmeralda, Jericho, Loma, Marvel of Four Seasons, Merlot, Nancy, Nevada, Oakleaf, Prizehead, Red Ridinghood, Salad Bowl, Sangria, Red Sails, Sierra | Feb-Mar, Aug-Sept (seed), Oct (transplant) |
| Mache | D’Etampes, Vit | Oct (seed) |
| Mustard | Florida Broadleaf, Mizuna, Red Giant, Savannah, Southern Giant Curled, Tender Green | Feb-Mar, Aug-Sept (seed), Sept-Oct (transplant) |
| Onion | Early Yellow Globe, Fiesta, Granex types, Grano, Southport White Glove, Stockton Red, Sweet Sandwich, White Sweet Spanish, Yellow Sweet Spanish | Sept, Jan-Feb (seed) |
| Onion, Green Bunching | Southport White Globe, WhiteLisbon, White Sweet Spanish | Mar-Apr (sets) |
| Peas | English peas: Green Arrow, Little Marvel, Wanda; Shelling: Little Marvel, Maestro, Tall Telephone; Sugar Snap: Sugar Daddy, Sugar Mel, Super Sugar Snap | Jul-Sept |
| Potato | Bintje, Caribe, Cobbler, Kennebec, Red Pontiac, Rose Finn Apple, YukonGold | Jan-Mar (seed potatoes) |
| Spinach | America, Bloomsdale Longstanding, Giant Nobel, Melody, Oriental Giant, Tyee F1, Viroflay, New Zealand (summer substitute) | Sept-Apr (seed) |
| Turnip Greens | All Top, Seven Top | Aug-Sept, Feb-Apr (seed) |
| Turnip Roots | Amber Globe, De Milan, Purple Top, Scarlet Queen, Tokyo Hybrid, White Globe, White Lady | Aug-Sept, Feb-Apr (seed) |
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