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 ======Planting Dates & Guides====== ======Planting Dates & Guides======
  
-====Coastal Region. Midlands of South Carolina. Zone 8a====+===== Climate Info and Frost Dates =====
  
-===How to calculate indoor seed starting dates===+=== Zone/Region Info ===
  
-Find your spring frost free date, then back up the number of weeks recommended on seed packets for indoor seed starting.+^County^SC Region^USDA Zone^Temperature Range| 
 +|Richland|Coastal|8a|(10 to 15 °F/-12.2 to -9.4 °C)| 
 +|[[https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/|https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/]]|||| 
 +|[[https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/planning-a-garden/|https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/planning-a-garden/]]||||
  
-Peppers can take 6-8 weeks to be ready for transplant outdoors.+=== Average Frost Dates === 
 + 
 +^Altitude^Last Spring Frost^First Fall Frost^Growing Season| 
 +|223'|Mar 24|Nov 9|229 days| 
 +|[[https://www.almanac.com/gardening/frostdates/SC/Columbia|https://www.almanac.com/gardening/frostdates/SC/Columbia]]|||| 
 + 
 +^Average Last Frost^Average First Frost| 
 +|Apr. 1 - Apr. 10|Nov. 11 - Nov. 20| 
 +|[[https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-south-carolina-last-frost-date-map.php|https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-south-carolina-last-frost-date-map.php]]|| 
 + 
 +=== Autumn frost freeze dates === 
 + 
 +[[https://www.weather.gov/cae/Autumnfrostfreeze.html|https://www.weather.gov/cae/Autumnfrostfreeze.html]] 
 + 
 +^Minimum temperature of 36 degrees^| 
 +| |Columbia| 
 +|Average Date|October 25| 
 +|Earliest Date|10/3/1974| 
 +|Latest Date|11/14/2003| 
 + 
 +^Minimum temperature of 32 degrees^| 
 +| |Columbia| 
 +|Average Date|November 3| 
 +|Earliest Date|10/4/1974| 
 +|Latest Date|12/10/1978| 
 + 
 +^Minimum temperature of 28 degrees^| 
 +| |Columbia| 
 +|Average Date|November 16| 
 +|Earliest Date|10/22/1952 & 1974| 
 +|Latest Date|12/19/2011| 
 + 
 +===== Indoor Seed Starting Dates ===== 
 + 
 +===How to calculate indoor seed starting dates===
  
-Tomatoes can take 4-6 weeks to be ready for transplant outdoors.+Find your spring frost free date, then count back the number of weeks recommended on seed packets for indoor seed starting.
  
-Don’t forget to factor in a week or so for hardening the seedlings off before transplanting them in ground!+For example, Peppers can take 6-8 weeks to be ready for placing outside. Find your spring frost free date and count backwards 6-8 weeks.
  
-==Johnny Seeds Seed-Starting Date Calculator==+From that you can figure out when to start the seeds of plants that transplant well seeds indoors:
  
-Insert spring frost free date, which is usually April 10th for Columbia, SC/Metro, Midlands, Coastal Region+^Crop^Weeks before last frost date^Indoor Start Date^Transplant Date| 
 +|Broccoli|7-9|Feb 2 to Feb 9|Mar 1 to Apr 10| 
 +|Pepper (1)|8|Feb 2 to Feb 9|Apr 1 to May 15| 
 +|Tomato (1)|6|Mar 1 to Apr 30|Mar 25 to Apr 30|
  
-https://www.johnnyseeds.com/growers-library/seed-planting-schedule-calculator.html+**There are also calculators online like:**
  
-=====Vegetables=====+Johnny Seeds Seed-Starting Date Calculator 
 +  * https://www.johnnyseeds.com/growers-library/seed-planting-schedule-calculator.html
  
 +===== Dates to Plant in South Carolina =====
  
 +**Coastal Region, Columbia, 8a-8b**
  
 +[[https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/planning-a-garden/|https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/planning-a-garden/]]
  
-====Planting Dates====+====Vegetable Planting Dates====
  
 ^Crop^ ^Planting Date Range^Planting Date Range| ^Crop^ ^Planting Date Range^Planting Date Range|
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-====Planting Chart====+====Vegetable Planting Charts====
  
 ^Vegetable^Seed (100-foot row)^Spacing Between-row x In-row(inches)^Planting Depth^Aprox. Days to Harvest| ^Vegetable^Seed (100-foot row)^Spacing Between-row x In-row(inches)^Planting Depth^Aprox. Days to Harvest|
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 |Source: https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/planning-a-garden/||||| |Source: https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/planning-a-garden/|||||
  
-=====Herbs=====+====Herbs====
  
-====Planting Dates====+===Planting Dates===
  
 |Basil|Seeds sown indoors 4-6 week ahead of out door planting time. Transplant outdoors when daytime temperature is consistently in the 70s and nighttime temperatures are above 50°F.|[[https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/herbs/|Clemson HGIC - Herbs]] | |Basil|Seeds sown indoors 4-6 week ahead of out door planting time. Transplant outdoors when daytime temperature is consistently in the 70s and nighttime temperatures are above 50°F.|[[https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/herbs/|Clemson HGIC - Herbs]] |
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 |Cilantro|This cool-season herb may be planted in fall or early spring. It prefers temperatures between 50°F and 85°F. It will bolt when temperatures exceed 85°F.|[[https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/herbs/|Clemson HGIC - Herbs]]| |Cilantro|This cool-season herb may be planted in fall or early spring. It prefers temperatures between 50°F and 85°F. It will bolt when temperatures exceed 85°F.|[[https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/herbs/|Clemson HGIC - Herbs]]|
  
-=====Flowers=====+====Flowers====
  
-====Planting Dates====+===Planting Dates===
  
 |Sunflower|Start indoors 3–4 weeks before last frost at temperatures of 65–75°F or direct sow after frost.| | |Sunflower|Start indoors 3–4 weeks before last frost at temperatures of 65–75°F or direct sow after frost.| |
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