Zone 2b planting calendar
What to plant in July: zone 2b
Zone 2b averages its last spring frost around May 31 and its first fall frost around August 25. Everything below is timed from those two dates, so it stays useful whether you're planting for summer or for a fall harvest.
Last frost: May 31
First frost: August 25
Winter lows: -45 to -40 °F
Garden care
- Side-dress heavy feedersaround Jul 12
Tomatoes, peppers, corn and squash get compost or fish emulsion once fruit sets.
- Prune and stake tomatoesaround Jul 19
Pull suckers and lower leaves for airflow. The main defense against blight in humid heat.
- Shade the cool-season bedaround Jul 26
30-40% shade cloth keeps lettuce, cilantro and spinach from bolting in peak heat.
Sow cover crop
- Cover crop (cereal rye + crimson clover)around Jul 26
Sown a month before frost it germinates, holds your soil all winter, and feeds it in spring.
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