The following calendar provides information on planting times for seedlings in the Montréal region.
The number of seeds per gram gives an indication of the size of the seed.
| Vegetables |
Indoor seeding |
Outdoor seeding |
Outdoor transplanting |
Seeds per gram |
Beans
(yellow or green) |
|
Late May-
Late June |
|
- |
| Beets |
|
Mid-May |
|
50 |
| Broccoli |
Mid-April |
|
May |
300 |
| Brussels sprouts |
Mid-April |
|
Mid to late May |
300 |
| Cabbage |
Mid-April |
|
May |
300-500 |
| Cabbage (Chinese) |
|
Early July |
|
300 |
| Carrots |
|
Mid-May |
|
700 |
| Cauliflower |
Mid-April |
|
Late May |
300 |
| Celeriac |
Mid-March |
|
Mid to late May |
2 500 |
| Celery |
Mid-March |
|
Mid to late May |
2 500 |
| Chard |
Mid-April |
Mid-May |
Mid-May |
50 |
| Chicory |
|
Early July |
|
600 |
| Chives |
March |
Mid-May |
Early May |
300-500 |
| Corn |
|
Mid-May |
|
- |
| Cucumber |
Early May |
Late May |
Early June |
35 |
| Eggplant |
Late March |
|
Early June |
150 |
| Garlic |
|
|
October or early May |
- |
| Ground cherry |
Late March |
|
Early June |
300 |
| Kohlrabi |
Mid-May |
|
|
500 |
| Leeks |
Early March |
|
Early May |
400 |
| Lettuce (Head) |
Mid-April |
|
Late May |
800 |
| Lettuce (Leaf) |
Mid-April |
Early May |
Late May |
800 |
| Muskmelon |
Mid to late April |
|
Early June |
35 |
| Onions |
Early March |
Early May
(tie in bunches) |
Early May |
250 |
| Parsley |
Early March |
Early May |
Early May |
600 |
| Parnsnip |
|
Mid-May |
|
220 |
| Peas |
|
Mid-May |
|
2-6 |
| Peppers |
Late March |
|
Early June |
150 |
| Potatoes |
|
Mid-May |
|
- |
| Pumkin |
Early May |
Mid-May |
Early June |
4 |
| Radishes |
|
May-June |
|
120 |
| Rutabaga |
|
Mid-May |
|
300 |
| Salsify |
Mid-May |
|
|
100 |
| Shallots (Autumn) |
|
|
Late August |
- |
| Shallots (Spring) |
|
|
Early May |
- |
| Spinach |
|
Mid-May |
|
90 |
| Tomatoes |
Late March- mid-April |
|
Early June |
300-400 |
| Turnips |
|
Mid-May |
|
400-750 |
| Watermelon |
Mid to late May |
|
Early June |
20 |
|
