To plan for a year round vegetable garden, it is necessary to know what planting zone you live in. Cold weather plants can be started from seeds in July and be ready for planting in August and September.

Warm season plants will not tolerate much of a frost, but cool weather plants will tolerate frost conditions and some even thrive at that time. Warm weather plants can be started from seeds in January. If your climate has cold temperatures, below. If you live in an area that has warm, cool and cold seasons, choosing a combination of warm and cool season plants will allow you to have fresh vegetables all the time. Choose the vegetables you plant according to zone and vegetable preference. If planned correctly and climate conditions cooperate, it is possible to have a year round vegetable garden.

They will be ready for planting in the spring, usually from April to June. For climates with extremely cold conditions, some of the growing may have to take place in a hot house or cold frame.

If you do a web search for "worldwide planting zones," you will find maps for each continent that illustrate the planting or plant hardiness zones.