Zone 7b planting calendar
What to plant in December: 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.
Typical last frost: April 5
Typical first frost: November 5
Winter lows: 5 to 10 °F
Plan & order
- Inventory and order seed3 sowings: Dec 14 and Dec 21 and Dec 28
Sort what you already have, toss anything over 3 years old, and order early while varieties are in stock. Sowing again a few weeks later keeps the harvest coming instead of arriving all at once.
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