Cities · Zone 5b
What to plant in Des Moines
A serious winter and a sprint of summer. Indoor starts are how fruit happens.
Zone 5 with thunderstorms. Short-season tomatoes. Two sowings of greens. Garlic in October.
- Sample ZIP
- 50309
- Last frost
- Apr 22
- First frost
- Oct 12
Plan, don't sow
Order seed. Sketch the bed. Indoor starts are still weeks out.
Nothing urgent this week in this zone. Use the calendar for the year view, or browse crops to plan.
Full Zone 5b guide · Open matcher with 50309
The sow list
A note when it is time to sow
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