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Alabama Vegetable Planting Calendar

Choose your Alabama USDA hardiness zone to see weekly garden tasks and a full-season schedule for productive spring, summer, and fall vegetable gardens.

Find Your CityView Planting Schedules
USDA Zones 7–9Select the Alabama zone shown for your location on the map
Spring and Fall GardensAlabama supports two strong vegetable planting seasons
North-to-South TimingTypical planting dates shift about 10 days across the state

Alabama city calendars

Find Your Local Planting Calendar

Choose a city for locally adjusted frost dates and planting windows.

AlabasterLast frost March 25 · First frost November 10 AthensLast frost April 5 · First frost November 1 AuburnLast frost March 20 · First frost November 15 BirminghamLast frost March 25 · First frost November 10 DecaturLast frost April 5 · First frost November 1 DothanLast frost March 1 · First frost November 25 EnterpriseLast frost March 5 · First frost November 25 FlorenceLast frost April 5 · First frost November 1 GadsdenLast frost April 5 · First frost November 1 HooverLast frost March 25 · First frost November 10 HuntsvilleLast frost April 5 · First frost November 1 MadisonLast frost April 5 · First frost November 1 MobileLast frost February 20 · First frost December 5 MontgomeryLast frost March 15 · First frost November 15 NorthportLast frost March 25 · First frost November 10 OpelikaLast frost March 20 · First frost November 15 Phenix CityLast frost March 20 · First frost November 15 PrattvilleLast frost March 20 · First frost November 15 TuscaloosaLast frost March 25 · First frost November 10 Vestavia HillsLast frost March 25 · First frost November 10

Alabama planting windows

Choose Your USDA Planting Zone

Select Zone 7, 8, or 9 to update both this week’s tasks and the complete Alabama planting schedule.

Zone 7 Planting Schedule

Start indoorsDirect sowTransplant/plant
Crop names remain visible while you swipe horizontally. The calendar opens at the current week.

Planting periods are adapted from Alabama Cooperative Extension guidance. Zone 8 uses Central Alabama dates as the baseline; Zone 7 shifts spring about 10 days later and fall 10 days earlier, while Zone 9 shifts spring 10 days earlier and fall 10 days later. Always adjust for local frost dates and current weather.