Monthly Planting Calendars
Select your USDA zone to get a month-by-month calendar showing exactly what to sow, transplant, and harvest.
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Or select your zone to browse all 12 months:
Zone 1
Extreme Cold โ Alaska Interior & High Mountain Peaks
50โ80 days ยท Late May โ mid June
Open May calendar โZone 2
Very Cold โ Northern Alaska, Northern Canada, High Rockies
75โ100 days ยท Late May โ early June
Open May calendar โZone 3
Very Cold โ Northern Plains, Upper Midwest, Interior Northwest
100โ130 days ยท Mid May โ early June
Open May calendar โZone 4
Cold โ Upper Midwest, New England, Mountain West
120โ150 days ยท Early โ mid May
Open May calendar โZone 5
Cool-Cold โ Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic Highlands, Rocky Mountain Foothills
150โ180 days ยท Late April โ early May
Open May calendar โZone 6
Temperate-Cold โ Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Pacific Northwest Highlands
180โ210 days ยท Mid April โ early May
Open May calendar โZone 7
Mild โ Mid-South, Pacific Coast, Southern Appalachians
200โ225 days ยท Late March โ mid April
Open May calendar โZone 8
Warm-Temperate โ Deep South, Pacific Coast, Lower Midwest
225โ270 days ยท Late February โ late March
Open May calendar โZone 9
Warm โ Gulf Coast, Central Valley, Desert Southwest Margins
270โ310 days ยท Late January โ late February
Open May calendar โZone 10
Subtropical โ South Florida, Southern California, Hawaii Lowlands
Year-round (365 days) ยท Rare or none
Open May calendar โZone 11
Tropical โ Florida Keys, Hawaii, Southernmost California
Year-round (365 days) ยท None
Open May calendar โZone 12
Tropical โ Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Hawaii (sea level)
Year-round (365 days) ยท None
Open May calendar โZone 13
Tropical Hot โ Hawaii (lowest elevations), Guam, American Samoa
Year-round (365 days) ยท None
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