Planting Calendar

2026 Garden Planting Calendar: When to Plant Vegetables

The 2026 Planting Calendar tells you when to plant vegetables, fruit, and herbs in your garden. Just enter your zip code or location! We list the first dates of the year to start seeds indoors, sow outside, or transplant.

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Calendar

Today is Day 103 of 2026

69 days until summer begins

Question of the Day

Does the North Star ever change? In other words, will Polaris always be the North Star?
Answer

Upcoming Holidays

Thomas Jefferson's Birthday

Anniversary of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake

Patriots Day

Earth Day

Puzzle of the Day

When is 2 and 2 not equal to 4?

Word of the Day

Lunar eclipse
What does it mean?

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Gardening

Planting Calendar

Find Your Spring Planting Dates

Garden Tools and Calculators

Garden Tools

Check out Calculators and Tools

Growing Guides

Grow Guide Library

Get Growing!

Weather

Seasonal Outlook

 

2026 Spring Forecast Map From The Old Farmer's Almanac

Your spring forecast is here
When will it warm up? See what’s ahead.

Long-Range Weather

Click on a Region to see Long Range Weather ForecastRegion 1 - NortheastRegion 2 - Atlantic CorridorRegion 3 - AppalachiansRegion 4 - SoutheastRegion 5 - FloridaRegion 6 - Lower LakesRegion 7 - Ohio ValleyRegion 8 - Deep SouthRegion 9 - Upper MidwestRegion 10 - HeartlandRegion 11 - Texas-OklahomaRegion 12 - High PlainsRegion 13 - IntermountainRegion 14 - Desert SouthwestRegion 15 - Pacific NorthwestRegion 16 - Pacific SouthwestRegion 17 - AlaskaRegion 18 - Hawaii123456789101112131415161718
  1. Northeast
  2. Atlantic Corridor
  3. Appalachians
  4. Southeast
  5. Florida
  6. Lower Lakes
  7. Ohio Valley
  8. Deep South
  9. Upper Midwest
  10. Heartland
  11. Texas-Oklahoma
  12. High Plains
  13. Intermountain
  14. Desert Southwest
  15. Pacific Northwest
  16. Pacific Southwest
  17. Alaska
  18. Hawaii

Astronomy

Today's Moon Phase

Today's Moon Phase

Today's Moon Phase

18% of Full • 26 days old
View Moon Phase Calendar

Next Full Moon

The Full Flower Moon, will occur on Friday, May 1, 2026.

Also, see visible planets and bright stars for your area.

Food

Almanac Authors

About The Almanac

About the Almanac

What is The Old Farmer’s Almanac? For more than 225 years, we’ve been the go-to resource for everything under the Sun—including the Moon! We may be “old,” but in fact we’re new every year—and even every day. Find out what makes our little yellow book so special.

The Almanac Webcam

Visit the The Almanac Webcam

Welcome to the Almanac’s HQ! We’re located in the tiny village of Dublin, New Hampshire, which is small-town America at its best—complete with Old Glory high atop her pole, a church steeple, the town hall—and New England weather! Check it all out on our webcam.