Here's our plant list this year:
Shelling Peas - Maestro (I planted 8 varieties last year and this one was hands down the best!)
Borage
Dill - Mammoth Long Island
Nasturtium - Alaska Mix (My favorite variety! Variegated foliage and many different flower colors)
Sunflower - Big Smile (A mini sunflower that only grows about a foot tall. Bug picked this one out)
Honeydew - Dulce Nectar Hybrid Honeydew Melon
Cantaloupe - Ambrosia Hybrid
Cantaloupe - Hale’s Best Jumbo
Pumpkin - Pepitas Hybrid (Hull-less seeds for easy snacking)
Watermelon - Sugar Baby
Watermelon - Sweet Favorite Hybrid
Watermelon - Crimson Sweet
I'm planting 1 bed of peas a week so that we can have a steady crop rather than a bumper all at once. Maestro gave us several steady weeks of peas last year but once the plants were done, they were DONE. I'm hoping staggering will extend our harvest, but if it gets really hot early on, they'll all probably be toast anyway.
I have found Botanical Interests to have the most accurate planting calendar. I always cross-check with their website to see when I should be planting everything.
Here's my planting calendar for the plants listed above for my area:
March 18th - Peas
March 25th - Peas
April 1st - Peas
April 8th - Peas
April 15th - Calendula & Borage
April 22nd - Dill
May 6th - Nasturtium (I soak mine overnight-24 hours in black tea before planting. It really helps!)
May 13th - Sunflowers, Melons, & Pumpkin