What to plant in September
September 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.
September 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 (September dates) | Jun 15 – Aug 20 | 2 | shallot, garlic |
| Zone 2 (September dates) | Jun 1 – Sep 1 | 2 | shallot, garlic |
| Zone 3 (September dates) | May 15 – Sep 15 | 2 | shallot, garlic |
| Zone 4 (September dates) | May 10 – Sep 25 | 1 | shallot |
| Zone 5 (September dates) | Apr 30 – Oct 5 | 1 | radish |
| Zone 6 (September dates) | Apr 15 – Oct 15 | 8 | chervil, mustard greens, spinach, tatsoi, turnip |
| Zone 7 (September dates) | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | 18 | bok choy / pak choi, borage, dill, fava bean (broad bean), green onion / scallion |
| Zone 8 (September dates) | Mar 20 – Nov 5 | 27 | collard greens, endive & escarole, napa cabbage, parsley, pea |
| Zone 9 (September dates) | Feb 20 – Nov 30 | 28 | broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, cucumber, fennel (bulb) |
| Zone 10 (September dates) | Jan 30 – Dec 15 | 18 | brussels sprouts, rutabaga, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower |
September planting lists by state (49)
Alabama28 crops to sow or plantAlaska2 crops to sow or plantArizona31 crops to sow or plantArkansas21 crops to sow or plantCalifornia29 crops to sow or plantColorado1 crops to sow or plantConnecticut8 crops to sow or plantDelaware19 crops to sow or plantDistrict of Columbia18 crops to sow or plantFlorida19 crops to sow or plantGeorgia28 crops to sow or plantIdaho1 crops to sow or plantIllinois8 crops to sow or plantIndiana3 crops to sow or plantIowa3 crops to sow or plantKansas19 crops to sow or plantKentucky19 crops to sow or plantLouisiana31 crops to sow or plantMaine1 crops to sow or plantMaryland19 crops to sow or plantMassachusetts8 crops to sow or plantMichigan1 crops to sow or plantMississippi27 crops to sow or plantMissouri9 crops to sow or plantMontana2 crops to sow or plantNebraska1 crops to sow or plantNevada3 crops to sow or plantNew Hampshire1 crops to sow or plantNew Jersey8 crops to sow or plantNew Mexico18 crops to sow or plantNew York1 crops to sow or plantNorth Carolina18 crops to sow or plantNorth Dakota1 crops to sow or plantOhio8 crops to sow or plantOklahoma21 crops to sow or plantOregon8 crops to sow or plantPennsylvania3 crops to sow or plantRhode Island8 crops to sow or plantSouth Carolina28 crops to sow or plantSouth Dakota1 crops to sow or plantTennessee18 crops to sow or plantTexas31 crops to sow or plantUtah1 crops to sow or plantVermont1 crops to sow or plantVirginia19 crops to sow or plantWashington8 crops to sow or plantWest Virginia1 crops to sow or plantWisconsin1 crops to sow or plantWyoming2 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.