| Planting and Harvesting Dates and Principal Producing Counties or Areas | ||||||
| Crop | Seasonal Group | Usual Planting Dates | Usual Harvesting Dates |
Principal Producing Counties or Acres |
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| Begins | Most Active | Ends | ||||
| Asparagus | Spring | Feb.1 - Mar. 15 | Apr. 10 | May 1 - May 31 | June 10 | Northampton |
| Lima Beans | Fall | Mar. 20 - Jul. 31 | Aug. 1 | Aug. 20 - Oct. 10 | Oct. 31 | Accomack, Northampton |
| Snap Beans | Summer | Mar. 20 - Jun. 30 | June 1 | Jun. 10 - Jul. 31 | Sept. 30 | Accomack, Northampton, Chesapeake, |
| Virginia Beach, Carroll, Floyd, Washington | ||||||
| Snap Beans | Fall | Jul. 1 - Aug. 31 | Sept. 1 | Sep. 20 - Oct. 31 | Nov. 15 | Accomack, Northampton, Chesapeake, |
| Virginia Beach | ||||||
| Cabbage | Summer | Apr. 1 - Jun. 15 | June 1 | Jul. 15 - Aug. 31 | Sept. 15 | Accomack, Carroll, Northampton, Wythe, |
| Chesapeake, Virginia Beach | ||||||
| Cabbage | Fall | Jul. 15 - Aug. 31 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 15 - Dec. 15 | Jan. 15 | Accomack, Northampton, Chesapeake, |
| Virginia Beach | ||||||
| Sweet Corn | Summer | Mar. 25 - May 10 | Jun. 25 | Jul. 1 - Jul. 31 | Sep. 15 | Northampton, Hanover, Chesapeake, |
| Virginia Beach | ||||||
| Cucumbers | Summer | Apr. 1 - May 15 | Jun. 15 | Jul. 1 - Jul. 31 | Aug. 25 | Accomack, Northampton, Chesapeake, |
| Virginia Beach | ||||||
| Cucumbers | Fall | Jul. 10 - Aug. 15 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 15 - Oct. 15 | Nov. 10 | Accomack, Northampton, Chesapeake, |
| Virginia Beach | ||||||
| Green Peas | Spring | Mar. 5 - Apr. 15 | May 20 | May 25 - June 10 | June 15 | Accomack |
| Spinach | Spring | Oct. 15 - Mar. 31 | Mar. 20 | Apr. 1 - May 5 | May 31 | Accomack, Northampton, Suffolk, |
| Chesapeake, Virginia Beach | ||||||
| Spinach | Fall | Aug. 15 - Sept. 15 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 30 - Dec. 31 | Jan. 31 | Accomack, Northampton, Suffolk, |
| Chesapeake, Virginia Beach | ||||||
| Tomatoes | Summer | Apr. 5 - May 10 | June 25 | July 1 - Aug. 10 | Aug. 31 | Accomack, Northampton, Lancaster, |
| Richmond, Westmoreland | ||||||