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What to plant in Boston right now

This page uses PlotPal’s published Boston planting windows and today’s date to show which sowing, transplanting, protecting, or harvesting windows are currently open. Boston’s last spring frost is often around late April and its first fall frost often arrives in late October, but real garden microclimates vary. Check the current forecast before planting tender crops. Radishes: Fast enough to make good use of newly opened space as summer crops finish. Leaf lettuce: Choose quick varieties and give young seedlings reliable moisture during hot spells. Spinach: Worth beginning as temperatures trend cooler; germination can be uneven in very warm soil. Kale: Young plants can establish into fall and tolerate colder weather better than tender summer crops. Cilantro: Cooling weather can make late-season cilantro easier than midsummer sowings. Do not force a crop outside its useful seasonal window just to stay on schedule. Current weather, frost risk, soil temperature, and the variety you grow should still make the final call. Use this Boston snapshot as a starting point, then let the current forecast, soil temperature, microclimate, and actual conditions in your garden make the final call.