Zone 7b planting calendar

What to plant in August: zone 7b

Zone 7b averages its last spring frost around April 5 and its first fall frost around November 5. Everything below is timed from those two dates, so it stays useful whether you're planting for summer or for a fall harvest.

These are zone-average dates. Check an area-level frost estimate from thirty years of nearby weather history and this calendar retimes itself.
Last frost: April 5
First frost: November 5
Winter lows: 5 to 10 °F
Zone 7b Almanac. What growers here actually recorded: sowing weeks, days to first pick, and yields.

Direct sow for fall

  • Bush beanaround Aug 4

    Fall bush bean window opens. Sowing now beats the last-minute date by a month of growth.

  • Lettucearound Aug 5

    Succession sowing 3 of 3. Sow every 21 days for a steady cut.

  • Peaaround Aug 9

    Fall pea window opens. Sowing now beats the last-minute date by a month of growth.

  • Cilantroaround Aug 10

    Succession sowing 3 of 3. Sow every 21 days for a steady cut.

  • Carrotaround Aug 10

    Fall carrot window opens. Sowing now beats the last-minute date by a month of growth.

  • Beetaround Aug 14

    Fall beet window opens. Sowing now beats the last-minute date by a month of growth.

  • Dillaround Aug 14

    Fall dill window opens. Sowing now beats the last-minute date by a month of growth.

  • Spinacharound Aug 26

    Succession sowing 3 of 3. Sow every 21 days for a steady cut.

  • Lettucearound Aug 26

    Succession sowing 2 of 3. Sow every 21 days for a steady cut.

  • Parsleyaround Aug 27

    Counts back 70 days from your first frost. Takes a light frost with cover.

  • Cilantroaround Aug 31

    Succession sowing 2 of 3. Sow every 21 days for a steady cut.

Start indoors for fall

  • Broccoliaround Aug 8

    Seedlings need 5 weeks before they go out for a fall harvest.

  • Kalearound Aug 25

    Seedlings need 4 weeks before they go out for a fall harvest.

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