Zone 7 Planting Calendar (2026)
Check off your crops and get a month-by-month chart timed to Zone 7's frost window — last frost late march – mid april, first frost mid october – mid november. Then print it.
How to read this calendar
Each crop you select gets a row across all twelve months. SI (light green) means sow indoors — start seeds inside ahead of the season. S (dark green) means sow outdoors, directly in garden soil. T (amber) means transplant your indoor starts into the garden. H marks harvest months. Every month is computed from Zone 7's average frost dates — last frost around Apr 5, first frost around Nov 1 — so tender crops land after the last freeze and finish before the first.
Pick your crops5 selected
Vegetables
Herbs
Fruits & Berries
Flowers
Your crop-by-crop timing
- Carrots: sow outdoors Mar, Sep, harvest Jan, Oct–Dec
- Lettuce: sow outdoors Feb, Aug–Sep, harvest May
- Peppers: start indoors Feb, transplant Apr, harvest Jul–Aug
- Tomatoes: start indoors Feb, transplant Apr, harvest Jul–Aug
- Basil: sow outdoors Apr
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Zone 7 calendar questions
When should I start seeds indoors in Zone 7?＋
Count back from Zone 7's average last frost (~Apr 5): most warm-season crops like tomatoes and peppers want a 6–8 week indoor head start. The green “SI” cells in the chart above do that math for every crop you select.
What are the frost dates for Zone 7?＋
On average, Zone 7's last spring frost falls in late march – mid april and the first fall frost arrives mid october – mid november. Those two dates are the guardrails of this calendar — everything tender gets planted after the first and harvested before the second.
How do I print this planting calendar?＋
Check off the crops you grow, then hit “Print my calendar.” The print view hides everything except the chart itself, plus a title line — so what comes out of the printer is a clean, one-page Jan–Dec planting chart for your garden.
Why do these months differ from my seed packet?＋
Seed packets print one generic range for the whole country. This chart is computed for Zone 7 specifically, from its average frost dates — the same engine behind our month-by-month zone guides. When the two disagree, trust the zone-specific timing and confirm against your local forecast.
Will my crop selection be saved?＋
Yes — your checked crops are stored in your browser automatically (nothing is sent to a server). Come back next month and your calendar is exactly as you left it, on the same device.