What to Plant in Kansas City this Weekend

by Sarah Snodgrass   ·   April 26th, 2025   ·   Filed Under Garden + Chickens   ·   No Comments

Are you wondering what you can plant in Kansas City this week or weekend? Growing food at home can be intimidating, but it’s actually very easy if you know what to plant, and when to plant it! I am going to start a little weekly blog and newsletter to help people get started planting veggies at home. SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER HERE

Baby holding a spinach leaf

WHAT TO PLANT THIS WEEK IN KANSAS CITY

  • Bush Beans – Plant from Seed (These are the kind that don’t climb or require support; these are just tiny little bush plants as opposed to “pole beans” which do climb). Positive: they don’t require support. Negative: you have to bend over to pick them.
  • Arugula – Plant from Seed
  • Squash – Plant from Seed or Transplants. Seed is more economical
  • Swiss Chard – Plant from Seed or Transplants.
  • Tatsoi (an Asian green, similar to spinach) – Plant from Seed
  • Chives – Plant Transplant
  • Dill – Plant from Seed
  • Oregano – Plant Transplant
  • Rosemary – Plant Transplant
  • Sage – Plant Transplant
  • Savory – Plant Transplant
  • Thyme – Plant Transplant
  • Cosmos – Plant from Seed
  • Zinnias – Plant from Seed
  • Sunflowers – Plant from Seed
  • Fennel – Plant Transplant

NOTE ABOUT OTHER THINGS YOU CAN PLANT

There are so many other things you can plant! Even though the prime time has passed, you can still plant berries. For example, you could plant raspberry starts and they’d be fine. You just might miss out on a great harvest this year, but you still have time for the plants to become established. You can also plant perennials, flowers, and a myriad of natives! I have some aromatic aster I need to transplant today, and I might find a native plant sale and try to get a few other things moved and planted.

KIDS CORNER

  • Bush beans are a great thing to grow with kids for several reasons: 1. The seeds are large so it’s easy for the kids to plant them. Just give them a seed, and have them “poke it in!”. This is so fun for the kiddos. 2. Kids are short so it’s easy for them to pick these! 3. They can even taste them right in the garden which my kiddos love. These grow well, so it’s great satisfaction.
  • Herbs: Think of your garden as a “sensory garden”. Not only can you taste what you grow, you can smell it, touch it, and see it. Herbs actually feel really cool. Think about how tender and soft a basil leaf is compared with a thick, almost fuzzy sage leaf. How neat! And let them touch the herbs then smell the scent it deposits on their hands. Let them smell oregano, and then tell them that’s what makes pizza and spaghetti so yummy. Drawing these connections is so exciting for children.
  • Cosmos and Zinnia flowers are great for kids! The seeds sow easily in the soil, and the germination rate is very high. Your kids will love these! They are colorful, and the kids can cut them and make floral arrangements for you. They love to bring you gifts.
  • Some plants attract certain butterfly caterpillars. For example, you might see a black swallowtail caterpillar on your fennel, parsley, or carrot plants. These are really beautiful butterflies and the caterpillars are cute and fun to watch. The kids go nuts for this! I plant fennel every year for this reason.
Virginia Bluebells and Celandine Poppy - two spring natives
Virginia Bluebells and Celandine Poppy, two spring natives

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