Zone 7b planting calendar

What to plant in August: zone 7b

A rule-of-thumb starting point for zone 7b: last spring frost around April 5, first fall frost around November 5. Zones are set by winter lows, not frost dates, so two gardens in the same zone can be weeks apart. Measure your ZIP below for dates from your area's own 30-year record.

These are zone-average dates. Check an area-level frost estimate from thirty years of nearby weather history and this calendar retimes itself.
Typical last frost: April 5
Typical 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.

  • Lettuce2 sowings: Aug 5 and Aug 26

    Succession sowing 3 of 3. Sow every 21 days for a steady cut. Sowing again a few weeks later keeps the harvest coming instead of arriving all at once.

  • Peaaround Aug 9

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

  • Cilantro2 sowings: Aug 10 and Aug 31

    Succession sowing 3 of 3. Sow every 21 days for a steady cut. Sowing again a few weeks later keeps the harvest coming instead of arriving all at once.

  • 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.

  • Parsleyaround Aug 27

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

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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