Succession Planting Intervals for Common Crops

Practical re-sow intervals for lettuce, spinach, arugula, radish, bush bean, beet, carrot, cilantro, bok choy, kale, and Swiss chard.

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Succession Planting Intervals for Common Crops

Use these Extension-style home-garden intervals as a starting point. Tighten the gap in heat (crops bolt faster) or stretch it in cool weather. Always stop by the last useful sow from your first frost date.

| Crop | Re-sow every | Notes | | --- | --- | --- | | Lettuce | 10–14 days | Leaf types tolerate cut-and-come-again between sowings | | Spinach | 10–14 days | Prefers cool weather; pause in heat | | Arugula | 7–10 days | Fast; bolts quickly in heat | | Radish | 7–10 days | Very short days-to-harvest | | Bush bean | 10–14 days | Frost-tender — no light-frost buffer | | Beet | ~14 days | Thin early sowings for roots | | Carrot | 14–21 days | Longer lead time than salad greens | | Cilantro | 10–14 days | Bolts in heat; succession beats one sowing | | Bok choy | 10–14 days | Baby heads earlier than full days-to-harvest | | Kale | 14–21 days | Light frost ok; baby leaves sooner | | Swiss chard | ~14 days | Handles light frost better than beans |

Plug the same crops into Succession Desk—it uses catalog days-to-harvest where available and your frost setting.

Plant pages: lettuce, spinach, arugula, radish, bean, beet, carrot, cilantro, bok choy, kale, Swiss chard.

How the math works: How to succession plant for continuous harvest. Frost cutoff: Last succession sow before frost.

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