North Carolina Vegetable Planting Calendar | Urban Farmer

Grow with confidence

North Carolina Vegetable Planting Calendar

Choose your North Carolina 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 5–9Select the North Carolina zone shown for your location on the map
Mountains to CoastElevation and distance from the coast create substantially different planting seasons
Three Growing SeasonsSpring, summer, and fall each support productive vegetable crops

North Carolina city calendars

Find Your Local Planting Calendar

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

ApexLast frost April 10 · First frost October 30 AshevilleLast frost April 25 · First frost October 15 BurlingtonLast frost April 15 · First frost October 25 CaryLast frost April 10 · First frost October 30 Chapel HillLast frost April 15 · First frost October 25 CharlotteLast frost April 5 · First frost November 5 ConcordLast frost April 10 · First frost October 30 DurhamLast frost April 15 · First frost October 25 FayettevilleLast frost March 30 · First frost November 5 GastoniaLast frost April 10 · First frost October 30 GreensboroLast frost April 15 · First frost October 25 GreenvilleLast frost April 5 · First frost November 5 High PointLast frost April 15 · First frost October 25 HuntersvilleLast frost April 5 · First frost November 5 JacksonvilleLast frost March 30 · First frost November 10 RaleighLast frost April 10 · First frost October 30 Rocky MountLast frost April 5 · First frost November 5 Wake ForestLast frost April 10 · First frost October 30 WilmingtonLast frost March 25 · First frost November 15 Winston-SalemLast frost April 20 · First frost October 20

North Carolina planting windows

Choose Your USDA Planting Zone

Select Zone 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 to update both this week’s tasks and the complete North Carolina planting schedule.

Zone 5 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 NC State Extension’s Eastern, Central, and Western North Carolina planting calendars. The USDA zone choices translate the state’s mountain-to-coast progression into practical schedule adjustments. Always confirm local frost dates and current weather.