Zone 7 – Vegetable Planting Calendar Guide

Zone 7 has medium length growing season. Most vegetable varieties will have no problem maturing before your first frost date. With a last frost date of April 15th and first frost date of November 15th. This gives you 7 months of gardening time! These dates will vary a week or two so it’s important to watch the weather before planting. Annual minimum temperature for zone 7 is 5ºF.

 

Last Frost Date	First Frost Date
April 15	November 15

Use your last and first frost dates to calculate your planting schedules.

Using the planting schedule below will help you get the most out of your garden. Starting seeds indoors before your last frost date will give you a jump start on the growing season. Knowing when to transplant seedlings outdoors will help to maximize your harvest.

	Indoor Planting Dates	Outdoor Direct Sow	Outdoor Transplanting	Garden Favorites
BEANS		April-May		King of the Garden Strike
BEETS		March-April		Detroit Dark Red Golden Detroit
BROCCOLI	February - March	March	March	Fiesta Early Purple Sprouting
BRUSSEL SPROUT	April - May	May	May	Catskill Long Island
CABBAGE	March	April	April	Bravo Early Round Dutch
CARROTS		March-April		Cosmic Purple Culinary Blend
CAULIFLOWER	February-March	March-April	March-April	Cheddar Self Blanching
CORN		May-June		Serendipity Buttergold
CUCUMBER		May-June		Muncher Tasty Green
KALE	March	April	April	Blue Curled Scotch Lacinato
LETTUCE	March	April	April	Buttercrunch Sunset
ONION	March-April	April-May	April-May	Walla Walla Candy
PEAS		February-March		Early Frosty Oregon Giant
PEPPER	March-April		April-May	California Wonder Serrano
SPINACH	March	April	April	Bloomsdale Renegade
SQUASH		May		Green Zebra Little Dipper
TOMATO	March-April		April-May	Sweet Million Mater Sandwich
WATERMELON		May		Orange Crunch Crimson Sweet