What to plant in January — 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.
Dormant care
- Sharpen and oil toolsaround Jan 4
Clean, sharpen and oil blades while there's time — dull tools bruise plants and slow you down.
- Prune dormant fruit treesaround Jan 18
Prune apples, pears and peaches while fully dormant — open the center, remove crossing wood.
Start indoors
- Sow microgreens indoorsaround Jan 11
A tray on the windowsill gives you a cut of fresh greens every 10-14 days through the cold months.
- Start onions and leeks indoorsaround Jan 25
Alliums need 10-12 weeks under lights before they go out — the earliest sowing of the year.
- Onionaround Jan 25
10 weeks of indoor growth before your last frost (04-05). Match day-length to your latitude — long-day north of 37°, short-day south.
- Rosemaryaround Jan 25
10 weeks of indoor growth before your last frost (04-05). In zone 6 and below, grow in a pot and overwinter indoors near a south window.
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