when do you plant radishes,carrots,lettuce,and onions?

Answer 1

Depends on where you are. These plants are best started in spring and summer in most places of the US. However, if you are in the extreme southern US or coastal California from San Francisco to San Diego, you can plant these virtually all year round.

In warmer winter climates, some varieties of bulb onions can be planted in the fall for late spring harvest. Lettuce will be successful in all but the very coldest months. Any root crops will do just fine over the winter, but they won't grow as quickly as in the summer. Kale, chard, and most cabbage will do well in warmer winter areas as well, with Kale actually getting sweeter with a freeze or two.

Answer 2

aw, come on folks, these are all cool weather crops. If you wait until summer, you won't even be able to find any onions, much less plant them. There is usually a warm spell around the end of February, (January in zone 6) and you can plant lettuce, radishes and carrots, also beets, all root crops. It won't matter if it gets cold and freezes, even snows, again. You can plant green onions and onion sets as soon as they are available in the garden centers, which is February most places. I have always done this and always have good crops. If you wait too long for lettuce, it will come up and immediately go to seed, and you won't enjoy it for long. Planting early ensures a good early crop, and when it is done, you still have time to for a second planting. Also, this wasn't your question, but strawberry plants come in in March, and you need to get them while the getting is good, because they usually are only available for about 3 weeks.

Answer 3

Isadora is right..any of these plants will not grow in the summer..they are winter vegetables..lettuce seeds will hardly even sprout in the heat..if they do they will "bolt" into seeds not producing leaves or heads..carrots wont sprout period in the heat..radishes will grow but not bulb out..just grow leaves and a long skinny root...I have had my carrots going for a month now..and just planted some more behind them 3 days ago..radishes the same planting times...You can plant them right now too..Sometimes you can plant last freeze..and get an early crop before it gets too hot..IF YOUR LUCKY...I mean it must be very early spring for root crops..other wise they wont sprout...And if started in cool..they can extend some..being root crops..I have picked and planted onions in the snow...

http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/horticulture/DG0435.html

http://myweb.cableone.net/tfcox/rootvegy.htm

lettuce

http://wnyalive.com/lettuce.htm

Answer 4

You can plant them in Indiana after frost. I always plant my radishes and carrots together. The radishes come up first and are picked before the carrots. This will help thin out your carrots so they will grow better. Easy way to get the job done

Answer 5

i grow these every year. late feb. indoors in a peat container, this way no transplanting necessary just plant whole pot in the ground use a soil mix with sand when planting in the ground. feb. is good because by the time you get any germination it will be mid march which you can then safely plant. you cannot and i mean cannot plant these any time trust me you cannot . radishes wait until march because they only take 3-5 days to germinate.

hope this helps

Answer 6

depends on where you live - in Southern California most can be grown year round, but lettuce is a winter crop here as it grows better in cool weather.

Answer 7

Spring after danger of frost.

Answer 8

Not till summer.

Answer 9

in early spring,just make sure it isn't to early so you don't have to worry about frost killing them