What to plant in July
July means something very different in Minnesota and in Texas. Below is what the month looks like in each USDA zone, then a dated list for each state.
July by USDA zone
Counted from each zone’s typical frost dates. Your own frost dates matter more than your zone number - the state pages below use state averages.
| Zone | Frost dates | Crops to sow or plant | Including |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 1 (July dates) | Jun 15 – Aug 20 | 60 | ground cherry, new zealand spinach, peanut, pumpkin, rosemary |
| Zone 2 (July dates) | Jun 1 – Sep 1 | 28 | eggplant, ginger, sweet potato, turmeric, beet |
| Zone 3 (July dates) | May 15 – Sep 15 | 34 | bush bean, carrot, kale, radicchio, collard greens |
| Zone 4 (July dates) | May 10 – Sep 25 | 37 | broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, cucumber, fennel (bulb) |
| Zone 5 (July dates) | Apr 30 – Oct 5 | 35 | rutabaga, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, cucumber |
| Zone 6 (July dates) | Apr 15 – Oct 15 | 24 | brussels sprouts, rutabaga, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower |
| Zone 7 (July dates) | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | 18 | brussels sprouts, rutabaga, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower |
| Zone 8 (July dates) | Mar 20 – Nov 5 | 14 | brussels sprouts, rutabaga, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower |
| Zone 9 (July dates) | Feb 20 – Nov 30 | 4 | brussels sprouts |
| Zone 10 (July dates) | Jan 30 – Dec 15 | 3 | planning and seed ordering |
July planting lists by state (50)
Alabama14 crops to sow or plantAlaska32 crops to sow or plantArizona11 crops to sow or plantArkansas15 crops to sow or plantCalifornia3 crops to sow or plantColorado34 crops to sow or plantConnecticut24 crops to sow or plantDelaware18 crops to sow or plantDistrict of Columbia18 crops to sow or plantFlorida3 crops to sow or plantGeorgia14 crops to sow or plantIdaho37 crops to sow or plantIllinois24 crops to sow or plantIndiana25 crops to sow or plantIowa25 crops to sow or plantKansas18 crops to sow or plantKentucky18 crops to sow or plantLouisiana11 crops to sow or plantMaine38 crops to sow or plantMaryland18 crops to sow or plantMassachusetts24 crops to sow or plantMichigan34 crops to sow or plantMinnesota37 crops to sow or plantMississippi14 crops to sow or plantMissouri24 crops to sow or plantMontana34 crops to sow or plantNebraska35 crops to sow or plantNevada25 crops to sow or plantNew Hampshire38 crops to sow or plantNew Jersey24 crops to sow or plantNew Mexico18 crops to sow or plantNew York35 crops to sow or plantNorth Carolina18 crops to sow or plantNorth Dakota35 crops to sow or plantOhio24 crops to sow or plantOklahoma15 crops to sow or plantOregon24 crops to sow or plantPennsylvania25 crops to sow or plantRhode Island24 crops to sow or plantSouth Carolina14 crops to sow or plantSouth Dakota37 crops to sow or plantTennessee18 crops to sow or plantTexas11 crops to sow or plantUtah35 crops to sow or plantVermont38 crops to sow or plantVirginia18 crops to sow or plantWashington24 crops to sow or plantWest Virginia35 crops to sow or plantWisconsin33 crops to sow or plantWyoming32 crops to sow or plant
More states are added regularly. In the meantime every state has a full-year planting calendar, and you can get dates for your own ZIP code there.