One of the main reasons why Montana is not celebrated for its vegetable product is because of its short grow season . According to the United States of Department of Agriculture , the absolute majority of Montana acreage is devoted to low - priced crops such as potatoes , pumpkin and dulcet corn whiskey . Other vegetables can get as well , provided one watch over right planting requirements and fear .

Roots

Belonging to the rootage family of vegetables , potatoes need full sun and temperatures of 60 to 65 degrees F ; planted one week before last frost to 17 weeks before the first frost , potatoes take 80 to 140 days to mature . Potato Tuber are frost - hardy .

Carrots , beets and parsnips are other good example of vegetables belong to the beginning family .

Brassicas

Broccoli belongs to the brassica family and require at least five hour of sunlight day by day in 50 to 65 arcdegree F of soil temperature . Planted six calendar week before last frost to 14 weeks before first icing , broccoli matures 60 to 80 day after transplanting .

Cabbages and cabbage are other deterrent example of brassicas that mature well in Montana .

Curcurbits

Cucumber , belonging to the curcurbits veggie family , need at least five hour of unmediated Dominicus . It is not frost - tolerant , but can develop in nursery . Soil temperature requirement is 65 to 85 degrees F. Plant one workweek before the last frost to 12 weeks before first frost . Start transplanting in four weeks .

Pumpkin , wintertime squash vine , summer squash and Citrullus vulgaris are other examples of vegetables debate as curcurbits .

Legumes

Peas are legumes that require full sun . They are very frost - audacious and require 50 to 70 degree F of soil temperature . Plant peas directly as seed four to six weeks before last Robert Lee Frost or two to three hebdomad after first frost . Peas take 55 to 90 days after lineal seeding to age .

Lima bonce and snap noodle are other legume that grow well in Montana .

Alliums

onion are appendage of the allium family that can arise in greenhouses at 50 to 80 degrees F of filth temperature . industrial plant sets and seeds at least three weeks before last frost , to two week after first icing ; organ transplant four to eight weeks after . Onions are frost - unfearing and take 40 to 70 day from sets to get on .

Leaf

Chard , which belong to to the leafage family , is frost - unfearing and needs at least five hours of sunlight to grow in 40 to 70 stage F of soil temperature . Plant as verbatim seeds four weeks before last hoar to six week before first hoar . Chard direct from 55 to 60 days to mature after direct seeding .

Lettuce and spinach are other leaf vegetable that can do well in Montana .

Stem

Celery , belonging to the stem family of vegetables , needs at least five hours of sunlight daily . Plant celery three week before last frost to 19 weeks before first frost . Start transfer 10 weeks after . Celery is frost - intrepid and can take up to 125 days to get on after verbatim seeding .

Summer-Fruiting

common pepper belongs to the summer - fruiting family of vegetable . It needs at least six hours of sun day by day and 65 to 85 degree F of soil temperature to spud and spring up . Plant pepper seeds one week before last hoarfrost to 17 weeks before first hoarfrost and transplant six to eight hebdomad after . capsicum pepper plant take 50 to 75 Clarence Day to maturate after transplanting .

A tomato is another example of summer - fruiting vegetable that does well in Montana .

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