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--- horticulture:calendars [2023/05/12 23:25] – microrancher
+++ horticulture:calendars [2023/05/18 13:16] (current) – microrancher
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 ======Planting Dates & Guides======
+===== Climate Info and Frost Dates =====
+=== Zone/Region Info ===
+^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/]]||||
+=== 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===
-Find your spring frost free date, then back up the number of weeks recommended on seed packets for indoor seed starting.
+Find your spring frost free date, then count back the number of weeks recommended on seed packets for indoor seed starting.
-Peppers can take 6-8 weeks to be ready for transplant outdoors.
+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.
-Tomatoes can take 4-6 weeks to be ready for transplant outdoors.
+From that you can figure out when to start the seeds of plants that transplant well seeds indoors:
-Don’t forget to factor in a week or so for hardening off the plants before transplanting them in ground!
+^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|
-**Johnny Seeds Seed-Starting Date Calculator==
+**There are also calculators online like:**
-https://www.johnnyseeds.com/growers-library/seed-planting-schedule-calculator.html
+Johnny Seeds Seed-Starting Date Calculator
+  * https://www.johnnyseeds.com/growers-library/seed-planting-schedule-calculator.html
-Insert spring frost free date, which is usually April 10th for Columbia, SC/Metro, Midlands, Coastal Region
+===== Dates to Plant in South Carolina =====
-=====Planting Dates=====
+**Coastal Region, Columbia, 8a-8b**
-**Planting Dates for Coastal Region, South Carolina, Zone 8a-8b**
+[[https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/planning-a-garden/|https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/planning-a-garden/]]
-===Vegetables===
+====Vegetable Planting Dates====
 ^Crop^ ^Planting Date Range^Planting Date Range|
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-===Planting Charts===
+====Vegetable Planting Charts====
 ^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/|||||
-=====Herbs=====
+====Herbs====
 ===Planting Dates===