What to Plant in Kansas City this Weekend May 9-11

by Sarah Snodgrass   ·   May 8th, 2025   ·   Filed Under Garden + Chickens, Homemaking   ·   No Comments

Vegetables to Plant 

What a fun weekend coming up! It’s a beautiful time of year, there are so many garden and architecture tours, Sunday is Mother’s Day, and the weather forecast is sunny and warm. Subscribe to my newsletter to stay up to date on my preferred events and updates as well as my planting list. This weekend, I will be planting my summer garden: tomato plants, pepper plants, okra seeds, basil, beans, zinnias, cosmos, and sunflowers.

  • Bush Beans – Seed
  • Pole Beans – Seed
  • Lima Beans – Seed
  • Cantaloupe – Seed
  • Corn – Seed
  • Cucumber – Seed
  • Eggplant – Plant
  • Lettuce – Plants (technically you can also plant seeds, but now it is too late in the season)
  • Okra – Seed
  • Peppers – Plants
  • Southern Pea – Seed
  • Pumpkin – Seed
  • Summer Squash – Seed
  • Sweet Potato – Plant
  • Swiss Chard – Seed or Plant
  • Tomatillos – Seed or Plant
  • Tomatoes – Plant
  • Winter Squash – Seed
  • Watermelon – Seed

Flowers to Plant From Seed

  • Zinnia
  • Cosmos
  • Sunflower
  • Nasturtium – edible! 

Herbs to Plant 

  • Basil
  • Chives (it’s a little late, but I think you can still plant a chive plant and it will be ok)
  • Dill – Plant (technically you can also plant this as seed, but you’ll probably have better luck with plants this late in Spring)
  • Oregano – Plant
  • Rosemary – Plant
  • Sage – Plant
  • Thyme – Plant

Kids Corner

Now is the time to plant one of the most exciting flowers for kids to grow – sunflowers. Kids love to watch giant sunflowers grow. These plants grow very large; depending on the variety, they may be over 6′ tall and the heads of the flowers can be as big as their face! When the flowers dry out, you are left with sunflower seeds which amaze the kids. Sunflower seeds are a popular snack, and children they are always amazed to see the real thing growing on a flower.

Kids also love to grow and pick flowers for their loved ones. Throw out some zinnia, cosmo, and bouquet sunflowers (like a smaller variety) this weekend, and I promise they will grow if you have enough sun and water. They are all so easy to grow! Your kids can feel very special making you bouquets all summer.