What to plant in November
November 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.
November 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 | Jun 15 – Aug 20 | 0 | planning and seed ordering |
| Zone 2 | Jun 1 – Sep 1 | 0 | planning and seed ordering |
| Zone 3 | May 15 – Sep 15 | 0 | planning and seed ordering |
| Zone 4 | May 10 – Sep 25 | 0 | planning and seed ordering |
| Zone 5 (November dates) | Apr 30 – Oct 5 | 1 | garlic |
| Zone 6 (November dates) | Apr 15 – Oct 15 | 2 | shallot, garlic |
| Zone 7 (November dates) | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | 2 | shallot, garlic |
| Zone 8 (November dates) | Mar 20 – Nov 5 | 2 | shallot, garlic |
| Zone 9 (November dates) | Feb 20 – Nov 30 | 2 | radish, celeriac |
| Zone 10 (November dates) | Jan 30 – Dec 15 | 26 | chervil, mustard greens, spinach, tatsoi, turnip |
November planting lists by state (42)
Alabama2 crops to sow or plantArizona2 crops to sow or plantArkansas2 crops to sow or plantCalifornia2 crops to sow or plantColorado0 crops to sow or plantConnecticut2 crops to sow or plantDelaware2 crops to sow or plantDistrict of Columbia2 crops to sow or plantFlorida8 crops to sow or plantGeorgia2 crops to sow or plantIdaho0 crops to sow or plantIllinois2 crops to sow or plantIndiana2 crops to sow or plantIowa1 crops to sow or plantKansas2 crops to sow or plantKentucky2 crops to sow or plantLouisiana2 crops to sow or plantMaryland2 crops to sow or plantMassachusetts2 crops to sow or plantMichigan1 crops to sow or plantMinnesota0 crops to sow or plantMississippi2 crops to sow or plantMissouri2 crops to sow or plantNebraska1 crops to sow or plantNevada1 crops to sow or plantNew Jersey2 crops to sow or plantNew Mexico2 crops to sow or plantNew York1 crops to sow or plantNorth Carolina2 crops to sow or plantOhio2 crops to sow or plantOklahoma2 crops to sow or plantOregon2 crops to sow or plantPennsylvania1 crops to sow or plantRhode Island2 crops to sow or plantSouth Carolina2 crops to sow or plantTennessee2 crops to sow or plantTexas2 crops to sow or plantUtah1 crops to sow or plantVirginia2 crops to sow or plantWashington2 crops to sow or plantWest Virginia1 crops to sow or plantWisconsin0 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.