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Planting Calendar · Zone 6b · ZIP 02802

What to plant in the 6b zone area, by month.

A complete year of planting actions for ZIP 02802 — based on NOAA frost data and 803 crop schedules. Last spring frost: Apr 22. First fall frost: Oct 19. USDA Zone 6b.

Growing season
180 days
USDA Zone
6b
Crops covered
280
Frost tolerance Hardy Half-hardy Tender

JANUARY

Direct Sow

Jan 1 ● Elephant Garlic
Jan 1 ● Garlic

FEBRUARY

Start Indoors

Feb 4 ● Alpine Strawberry
Feb 4 ◐ Celery
Feb 4 ◐ Lavender
Feb 11 ○ Ghost Pepper
Feb 11 ○ Habanero
Feb 18 ○ Anaheim Pepper
Feb 18 ◐ Artichoke (Globe)
Feb 18 ◐ Ashitaba
Feb 18 ○ Banana Pepper
Feb 18 ● Bee Balm
Feb 18 ○ Cayenne Pepper
Feb 18 ◐ Celeriac
Feb 18 ● Chives
Feb 18 ● Echinacea (Coneflower)
Feb 18 ● Garlic Chives
Feb 18 ◐ German Thyme
Feb 18 ● Hyssop
Feb 18 ○ Jalapeño
Feb 18 ● Leek
Feb 18 ● Milkweed
Feb 18 ● Mint (Spearmint)
Feb 18 ● Onion
Feb 18 ● Pansy
Feb 18 ◐ Parsley (Curly)
Feb 18 ◐ Parsley (Flat-leaf)
Feb 18 ○ Pepper (Bell)
Feb 18 ○ Pepper (Hot)
Feb 18 ○ Petunia
Feb 18 ○ Pimento Pepper
Feb 18 ○ Poblano Pepper
Feb 18 ◐ Rosemary
Feb 18 ● Rue
Feb 18 ○ Serrano Pepper
Feb 18 ○ Shishito Pepper
Feb 18 ◐ Snapdragon
Feb 18 ○ Stevia
Feb 18 ◐ Stock
Feb 18 ○ Thai Pepper
Feb 18 ◐ Thyme
Feb 18 ● Valerian
Feb 18 ● Viola
Feb 18 ● Wormwood
Feb 18 ● Yarrow

MARCH

Start Indoors

Mar 4 ● Anise Hyssop
Mar 4 ○ Beefsteak Tomato
Mar 4 ● Black-Eyed Susan
Mar 4 ● Bunching Onion
Mar 4 ○ Cape Gooseberry
Mar 4 ◐ Cardoon
Mar 4 ● Catnip
Mar 4 ○ Cherry Tomato
Mar 4 ○ Culantro
Mar 4 ○ Eggplant
Mar 4 ● Feverfew
Mar 4 ○ Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)
Mar 4 ○ Grape Tomato
Mar 4 ◐ Greek Oregano
Mar 4 ● Green Onion (Scallion)
Mar 4 ○ Ground Cherry
Mar 4 ○ Heirloom Tomato
Mar 4 ○ Husk Cherry
Mar 4 ○ Japanese Eggplant
Mar 4 ○ Jicama
Mar 4 ● Lemon Balm
Mar 4 ○ Marjoram
Mar 4 ○ Nicotiana
Mar 4 ◐ Oregano
Mar 4 ○ Paste Tomato
Mar 4 ○ Purple Tomatillo
Mar 4 ○ Roma Tomato
Mar 4 ● Roman Chamomile
Mar 4 ○ Rosa Bianca Eggplant
Mar 4 ◐ Sage
Mar 4 ○ San Marzano Tomato
Mar 4 ○ Spilanthes (Toothache Plant)
Mar 4 ○ Strawflower
Mar 4 ● Sweet Pea (Flower)
Mar 4 ○ Tomatillo
Mar 4 ○ Tomato
Mar 4 ◐ Winter Savory
Mar 18 ○ Basil
Mar 18 ◐ Broccoli
Mar 18 ● Brussels Sprouts
Mar 18 ◐ Butterhead Lettuce
Mar 18 ● Cabbage
Mar 18 ◐ Calendula
Mar 18 ◐ Cauliflower
Mar 18 ○ Celosia
Mar 18 ◐ Chamomile (German)
Mar 18 ○ Cleome
Mar 18 ● Collard Greens
Mar 18 ○ Cosmos
Mar 18 ○ Cumin
Mar 18 ○ Four O'Clock
Mar 18 ○ Genovese Basil
Mar 18 ○ Holy Basil (Tulsi)
Mar 18 ● Kale
Mar 18 ● Kohlrabi
Mar 18 ● Lacinato Kale (Dinosaur)
Mar 18 ○ Lemon Basil
Mar 18 ◐ Lettuce (Head)
Mar 18 ◐ Lettuce (Loose-leaf)
Mar 18 ○ Luffa
Mar 18 ○ Malabar Spinach
Mar 18 ○ Marigold (African)
Mar 18 ○ Marigold (French)
Mar 18 ○ Marigold (Signet)
Mar 18 ◐ Oakleaf Lettuce
Mar 18 ○ Purple Basil
Mar 18 ● Purple Sprouting Broccoli
Mar 18 ◐ Rainbow Chard
Mar 18 ● Red Cabbage
Mar 18 ● Red Russian Kale
Mar 18 ◐ Romaine Lettuce
Mar 18 ◐ Romanesco
Mar 18 ● Savoy Cabbage
Mar 18 ○ Shiso (Perilla)
Mar 18 ○ Summer Savory
Mar 18 ◐ Sweet Alyssum
Mar 18 ○ Sweet Basil
Mar 18 ◐ Swiss Chard
Mar 18 ○ Thai Basil
Mar 18 ○ Zinnia
Mar 29 ○ Amaranth (Grain)
Mar 29 ○ Amaranth (Ornamental)
Mar 29 ○ Bitter Melon
Mar 29 ○ Cucamelon
Mar 29 ○ Hyacinth Bean
Mar 29 ○ Kang Kong (Water Spinach)
Mar 29 ○ Molokhia
Mar 29 ○ New Zealand Spinach
Mar 29 ○ Okra
Mar 29 ○ Ornamental Gourd
Mar 29 ○ Winged Bean

Direct Sow

Mar 18 ● Claytonia (Miner's Lettuce)
Mar 18 ● Fava Beans
Mar 18 ● Large-Seeded Mâche
Mar 18 ● Mâche (Corn Salad)
Mar 18 ● Spinach

Transplant

Mar 18 ● Egyptian Walking Onion

APRIL

Start Indoors

Apr 5 ○ Acorn Squash
Apr 5 ○ Armenian Cucumber
Apr 5 ○ Butternut Squash
Apr 5 ○ Cantaloupe
Apr 5 ○ Carnival Squash
Apr 5 ○ Cucumber
Apr 5 ○ Delicata Squash
Apr 5 ○ Honeydew
Apr 5 ○ Hubbard Squash
Apr 5 ○ Kabocha Squash
Apr 5 ○ Lemon Cucumber
Apr 5 ○ Long Pie Pumpkin
Apr 5 ○ Muskmelon
Apr 5 ○ Patty Pan Squash
Apr 5 ○ Pickling Cucumber
Apr 5 ○ Pie Pumpkin
Apr 5 ○ Pumpkin
Apr 5 ○ Spaghetti Squash
Apr 5 ○ Sugar Pumpkin
Apr 5 ○ Summer Squash
Apr 5 ○ Watermelon
Apr 5 ○ Winter Squash
Apr 5 ○ Yellow Crookneck Squash
Apr 5 ○ Zucchini

Direct Sow

Apr 1 ● Arugula
Apr 1 ◐ Beet Greens
Apr 1 ◐ Beets
Apr 1 ● Broccoli Raab (Rapini)
Apr 1 ● Bunching Onion
Apr 1 ◐ Butterhead Lettuce
Apr 1 ◐ Carrots
Apr 1 ◐ Celtuce (Stem Lettuce)
Apr 1 ◐ Chervil
Apr 1 ● Chives
Apr 1 ● Collard Greens
Apr 1 ● Field Pea (Cover Crop)
Apr 1 ● Garden Cress
Apr 1 ● Garlic Chives
Apr 1 ◐ Golden Beet
Apr 1 ● Green Onion (Scallion)
Apr 1 ● Kale
Apr 1 ● Kohlrabi
Apr 1 ● Komatsuna
Apr 1 ● Lacinato Kale (Dinosaur)
Apr 1 ● Land Cress (Upland Cress)
Apr 1 ● Larkspur
Apr 1 ◐ Lettuce (Head)
Apr 1 ◐ Lettuce (Loose-leaf)
Apr 1 ● Mesclun Mix
Apr 1 ● Milkweed
Apr 1 ● Mizuna
Apr 1 ● Mustard Greens
Apr 1 ◐ Nantes Carrot
Apr 1 ◐ Oakleaf Lettuce
Apr 1 ● Onion
Apr 1 ● Perpetual Spinach
Apr 1 ● Radish
Apr 1 ◐ Rainbow Carrot
Apr 1 ● Red Russian Kale
Apr 1 ◐ Romaine Lettuce
Apr 1 ● Shallot
Apr 1 ● Shelling Peas
Apr 1 ● Snap Peas
Apr 1 ● Snow Peas
Apr 1 ● Sorrel
Apr 1 ● Spigarello
Apr 1 ● Sweet Pea (Flower)
Apr 1 ● Tatsoi
Apr 1 ● Turnip
Apr 15 ◐ Agretti
Apr 15 ● Anise Hyssop
Apr 15 ● Bachelor's Button (Cornflower)
Apr 15 ● Black Radish
Apr 15 ● Black-Eyed Susan
Apr 15 ◐ Bok Choy
Apr 15 ● Burdock (Gobo)
Apr 15 ◐ Calendula
Apr 15 ● Caraway
Apr 15 ● Catnip
Apr 15 ◐ Chamomile (German)
Apr 15 ◐ Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan)
Apr 15 ◐ Cilantro
Apr 15 ◐ Coriander (Seed)
Apr 15 ● Crimson Clover
Apr 15 ● Daikon Radish
Apr 15 ◐ Dill
Apr 15 ◐ Endive
Apr 15 ◐ Escarole
Apr 15 ◐ Fennel
Apr 15 ◐ Fennel (Bulbing)
Apr 15 ◐ Fenugreek
Apr 15 ● Feverfew
Apr 15 ◐ Fingerling Potato
Apr 15 ◐ Garbanzo Bean (Chickpea)
Apr 15 ● Good King Henry
Apr 15 ● Hairy Vetch
Apr 15 ● Jerusalem Artichoke
Apr 15 ● Lemon Balm
Apr 15 ◐ Lentil
Apr 15 ● Lovage
Apr 15 ● Marshmallow (Herb)
Apr 15 ◐ Napa Cabbage
Apr 15 ◐ Orach (Mountain Spinach)
Apr 15 ◐ Parsley (Curly)
Apr 15 ◐ Parsley (Flat-leaf)
Apr 15 ● Parsnip
Apr 15 ◐ Phacelia
Apr 15 ◐ Potato
Apr 15 ◐ Quinoa
Apr 15 ● Radicchio
Apr 15 ◐ Rainbow Chard
Apr 15 ◐ Russet Potato
Apr 15 ● Rutabaga
Apr 15 ● Salsify
Apr 15 ● Scorzonera
Apr 15 ● Skirret
Apr 15 ● Sunchoke
Apr 15 ◐ Sweet Alyssum
Apr 15 ◐ Swiss Chard
Apr 15 ● Valerian
Apr 15 ● Watercress
Apr 15 ● Watermelon Radish
Apr 15 ● Winter Rye
Apr 15 ◐ Yukon Gold Potato
Apr 26 ○ Amaranth (Ornamental)
Apr 26 ◐ Anise
Apr 26 ◐ Borage
Apr 26 ○ Celosia
Apr 26 ○ Cleome
Apr 26 ○ Cosmos
Apr 26 ◐ Fennel (Seed/Herb)
Apr 26 ○ Four O'Clock
Apr 26 ○ Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)
Apr 26 ○ Marigold (African)
Apr 26 ○ Marigold (French)
Apr 26 ○ Marigold (Signet)
Apr 26 ○ Morning Glory
Apr 26 ○ Nasturtium
Apr 26 ○ Strawflower
Apr 26 ○ Summer Savory
Apr 26 ○ Sunflower
Apr 26 ○ Zinnia

Transplant

Apr 1 ● Horseradish
Apr 1 ● Onion
Apr 1 ● Pansy
Apr 1 ● Viola
Apr 8 ◐ Butterhead Lettuce
Apr 8 ● Kohlrabi
Apr 8 ● Leek
Apr 8 ◐ Lettuce (Head)
Apr 8 ◐ Romaine Lettuce
Apr 8 ◐ Stock
Apr 15 ● Alpine Strawberry
Apr 15 ◐ Artichoke (Globe)
Apr 15 ● Bee Balm
Apr 15 ◐ Bok Choy
Apr 15 ◐ Broccoli
Apr 15 ● Brussels Sprouts
Apr 15 ● Cabbage
Apr 15 ◐ Cauliflower
Apr 15 ◐ Celtuce (Stem Lettuce)
Apr 15 ◐ Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan)
Apr 15 ● Collard Greens
Apr 15 ● Comfrey
Apr 15 ● Echinacea (Coneflower)
Apr 15 ◐ Endive
Apr 15 ◐ Escarole
Apr 15 ● Everbearing Strawberry
Apr 15 ◐ Fennel
Apr 15 ◐ Fennel (Bulbing)
Apr 15 ● Kale
Apr 15 ● Lacinato Kale (Dinosaur)
Apr 15 ● Mint (Peppermint)
Apr 15 ● Mint (Spearmint)
Apr 15 ◐ Napa Cabbage
Apr 15 ● Purple Sprouting Broccoli
Apr 15 ● Radicchio
Apr 15 ● Red Cabbage
Apr 15 ● Red Russian Kale
Apr 15 ● Roman Chamomile
Apr 15 ◐ Romanesco
Apr 15 ● Savoy Cabbage
Apr 15 ◐ Snapdragon
Apr 15 ● Spigarello
Apr 15 ● Strawberry
Apr 15 ● Tree Collard
Apr 15 ● Yarrow
Apr 26 ○ Gladiolus
Apr 26 ○ Nicotiana
Apr 26 ○ Petunia
Apr 29 ◐ Ashitaba
Apr 29 ◐ Celeriac
Apr 29 ◐ Celery
Apr 29 ◐ Creeping Savory
Apr 29 ○ Dahlia
Apr 29 ◐ German Thyme
Apr 29 ◐ Greek Oregano
Apr 29 ● Hyssop
Apr 29 ◐ Oregano
Apr 29 ● Rue
Apr 29 ◐ Sage
Apr 29 ○ Society Garlic
Apr 29 ◐ Tarragon (French)
Apr 29 ◐ Thyme
Apr 29 ◐ Winter Savory
Apr 29 ● Wormwood

Harvest

Apr 16 ● Garden Cress
Apr 23 ● Radish
Apr 27 ● Claytonia (Miner's Lettuce)
Apr 27 ● Spinach
Apr 29 ● Mesclun Mix

MAY

Direct Sow

May 3 ○ Acorn Squash
May 3 ○ Amaranth (Grain)
May 3 ○ Armenian Cucumber
May 3 ○ Basil
May 3 ○ Buckwheat
May 3 ○ Bush Beans (Snap)
May 3 ○ Butternut Squash
May 3 ○ Cantaloupe
May 3 ○ Carnival Squash
May 3 ○ Corn
May 3 ○ Cucamelon
May 3 ○ Cucumber
May 3 ○ Cumin
May 3 ○ Delicata Squash
May 3 ○ Dry Bean
May 3 ○ Epazote
May 3 ○ Genovese Basil
May 3 ○ Gherkin
May 3 ○ Green Beans (Bush)
May 3 ○ Green Beans (Pole)
May 3 ○ Honeydew
May 3 ○ Hubbard Squash
May 3 ○ Hyacinth Bean
May 3 ○ Kabocha Squash
May 3 ○ Kang Kong (Water Spinach)
May 3 ○ Lemon Basil
May 3 ○ Lemon Cucumber
May 3 ○ Lima Beans
May 3 ○ Long Pie Pumpkin
May 3 ○ Molokhia
May 3 ○ Muskmelon
May 3 ○ New Zealand Spinach
May 3 ○ Ornamental Gourd
May 3 ○ Papalo
May 3 ○ Patty Pan Squash
May 3 ○ Pickling Cucumber
May 3 ○ Pie Pumpkin
May 3 ○ Popcorn
May 3 ○ Pumpkin
May 3 ○ Purple Basil
May 3 ○ Purslane
May 3 ◐ Samphire
May 3 ○ Scarlet Runner Bean
May 3 ○ Shiso (Perilla)
May 3 ○ Soybeans (Edamame)
May 3 ○ Spaghetti Squash
May 3 ○ Squash (Companion Reference)
May 3 ○ Sugar Pumpkin
May 3 ○ Summer Squash
May 3 ○ Sweet Basil
May 3 ○ Sweet Corn
May 3 ○ Thai Basil
May 3 ○ Watermelon
May 3 ○ Winter Squash
May 3 ○ Yellow Crookneck Squash
May 3 ○ Zucchini
May 10 ○ Asparagus Bean
May 10 ○ Bitter Melon
May 10 ○ Cowpeas (Black-eyed Peas)
May 10 ○ Malabar Spinach
May 10 ○ Mung Bean
May 10 ○ Okra
May 10 ○ Peanut
May 10 ○ Tepary Bean
May 10 ○ Winged Bean
May 10 ○ Yard-Long Bean

Transplant

May 3 ○ Anaheim Pepper
May 3 ○ Banana Pepper
May 3 ○ Basil
May 3 ○ Beefsteak Tomato
May 3 ○ Cape Gooseberry
May 3 ◐ Cardoon
May 3 ○ Cayenne Pepper
May 3 ○ Cherry Tomato
May 3 ○ Cucumber
May 3 ○ Culantro
May 3 ○ Genovese Basil
May 3 ○ Grape Tomato
May 3 ○ Ground Cherry
May 3 ○ Heirloom Tomato
May 3 ○ Holy Basil (Tulsi)
May 3 ○ Husk Cherry
May 3 ○ Jalapeño
May 3 ◐ Lavender
May 3 ○ Lemon Basil
May 3 ○ Marjoram
May 3 ○ Paste Tomato
May 3 ○ Pepper (Bell)
May 3 ○ Pepper (Hot)
May 3 ○ Pimento Pepper
May 3 ○ Poblano Pepper
May 3 ○ Purple Basil
May 3 ○ Purple Tomatillo
May 3 ○ Roma Tomato
May 3 ◐ Rosemary
May 3 ○ San Marzano Tomato
May 3 ○ Serrano Pepper
May 3 ○ Shishito Pepper
May 3 ○ Spilanthes (Toothache Plant)
May 3 ○ Stevia
May 3 ○ Sweet Basil
May 3 ○ Thai Basil
May 3 ○ Thai Pepper
May 3 ○ Tomatillo
May 3 ○ Tomato
May 10 ○ Eggplant
May 10 ○ Ghost Pepper
May 10 ○ Habanero
May 10 ○ Japanese Eggplant
May 10 ○ Jicama
May 10 ○ Lemongrass
May 10 ○ Rosa Bianca Eggplant
May 10 ○ Vietnamese Coriander
May 13 ○ Sweet Potato

Harvest

May 1 ◐ Beet Greens
May 1 ● Mizuna
May 1 ● Mustard Greens
May 2 ● Large-Seeded Mâche
May 2 ● Mâche (Corn Salad)
May 6 ● Arugula
May 6 ● Komatsuna
May 11 ● Broccoli Raab (Rapini)
May 11 ◐ Chervil
May 11 ● Tatsoi
May 11 ● Turnip
May 16 ● Land Cress (Upland Cress)
May 16 ◐ Lettuce (Loose-leaf)
May 16 ◐ Oakleaf Lettuce
May 21 ◐ Golden Beet
May 21 ● Green Onion (Scallion)
May 21 ● Perpetual Spinach
May 21 ● Sorrel
May 23 ● Kohlrabi
May 25 ◐ Agretti
May 25 ◐ Bok Choy
May 25 ◐ Dill
May 25 ◐ Fenugreek
May 25 ◐ Orach (Mountain Spinach)
May 26 ◐ Beets
May 26 ● Snow Peas
May 26 ● Viola
May 28 ◐ Butterhead Lettuce
May 30 ◐ Cilantro
May 30 ◐ Phacelia
May 30 ● Spigarello
May 30 ◐ Sweet Alyssum
May 31 ● Bunching Onion
May 31 ● Chives
May 31 ● Field Pea (Cover Crop)
May 31 ● Pansy
May 31 ● Shelling Peas
May 31 ● Snap Peas

JUNE

Direct Sow

Jun 22 ● Parsnip

Harvest

Jun 1 ● Fava Beans
Jun 2 ◐ Lettuce (Head)
Jun 2 ◐ Nantes Carrot
Jun 2 ◐ Romaine Lettuce
Jun 4 ◐ Calendula
Jun 4 ◐ Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan)
Jun 4 ● Daikon Radish
Jun 4 ◐ Endive
Jun 4 ● Kale
Jun 4 ◐ Napa Cabbage
Jun 4 ◐ Rainbow Chard
Jun 4 ● Red Russian Kale
Jun 4 ◐ Swiss Chard
Jun 4 ● Watercress
Jun 4 ● Watermelon Radish
Jun 5 ◐ Rainbow Carrot
Jun 9 ● Black Radish
Jun 9 ◐ Cauliflower
Jun 9 ● Lacinato Kale (Dinosaur)
Jun 10 ◐ Carrots
Jun 10 ● Garlic Chives
Jun 12 ○ Purslane
Jun 14 ● Bachelor's Button (Cornflower)
Jun 14 ◐ Broccoli
Jun 14 ● Caraway
Jun 14 ◐ Chamomile (German)
Jun 14 ● Collard Greens
Jun 14 ● Radicchio
Jun 14 ● Winter Rye
Jun 15 ◐ Borage
Jun 15 ○ Marigold (French)
Jun 15 ○ Marigold (Signet)
Jun 15 ● Sweet Pea (Flower)
Jun 16 ● Egyptian Walking Onion
Jun 17 ○ Summer Squash
Jun 17 ○ Zucchini
Jun 19 ◐ Fennel
Jun 19 ◐ Fennel (Bulbing)
Jun 20 ○ Nasturtium
Jun 20 ○ Pickling Cucumber
Jun 20 ○ Summer Savory
Jun 20 ○ Yellow Crookneck Squash
Jun 22 ○ Bush Beans (Snap)
Jun 22 ○ Cucumber
Jun 22 ○ Epazote
Jun 22 ○ Green Beans (Bush)
Jun 22 ○ Kang Kong (Water Spinach)
Jun 22 ○ Molokhia
Jun 22 ○ Patty Pan Squash
Jun 22 ○ Squash (Companion Reference)
Jun 24 ● Cabbage
Jun 24 ● Catnip
Jun 24 ◐ Celtuce (Stem Lettuce)
Jun 24 ● Crimson Clover
Jun 24 ◐ Escarole
Jun 24 ● Lemon Balm
Jun 24 ● Mint (Peppermint)
Jun 24 ● Mint (Spearmint)
Jun 24 ◐ Parsley (Curly)
Jun 24 ◐ Parsley (Flat-leaf)
Jun 24 ◐ Potato
Jun 24 ● Roman Chamomile
Jun 25 ○ Four O'Clock
Jun 25 ● Larkspur
Jun 25 ○ Zinnia
Jun 27 ○ Cherry Tomato
Jun 27 ○ New Zealand Spinach
Jun 29 ● Red Cabbage
Jun 29 ◐ Romanesco
Jun 30 ● Shallot

JULY

Direct Sow

Jul 6 ● Brussels Sprouts
Jul 6 ● Purple Sprouting Broccoli
Jul 20 ◐ Broccoli
Jul 20 ● Cabbage
Jul 20 ◐ Cauliflower
Jul 20 ● Red Cabbage
Jul 20 ◐ Romanesco
Jul 20 ● Rutabaga
Jul 20 ● Savoy Cabbage

Transplant

Jul 15 ● Saffron Crocus

Harvest

Jul 2 ○ Armenian Cucumber
Jul 2 ○ Basil
Jul 2 ○ Genovese Basil
Jul 2 ○ Gherkin
Jul 2 ○ Grape Tomato
Jul 2 ○ Green Beans (Pole)
Jul 2 ○ Holy Basil (Tulsi)
Jul 2 ○ Lemon Basil
Jul 2 ○ Lemon Cucumber
Jul 2 ○ Papalo
Jul 2 ◐ Samphire
Jul 2 ○ Scarlet Runner Bean
Jul 2 ○ Shishito Pepper
Jul 2 ○ Shiso (Perilla)
Jul 2 ○ Sweet Basil
Jul 2 ○ Thai Basil
Jul 2 ○ Tomato
Jul 4 ● Feverfew
Jul 4 ● Good King Henry
Jul 4 ◐ Lentil
Jul 4 ● Lovage
Jul 4 ○ Malabar Spinach
Jul 4 ○ Okra
Jul 4 ● Savoy Cabbage
Jul 4 ◐ Yukon Gold Potato
Jul 5 ○ Celosia
Jul 5 ○ Cleome
Jul 5 ○ Cosmos
Jul 5 ○ Gladiolus
Jul 5 ○ Marigold (African)
Jul 5 ○ Morning Glory
Jul 5 ○ Nicotiana
Jul 5 ○ Petunia
Jul 5 ○ Sunflower
Jul 6 ○ Luffa
Jul 7 ○ Banana Pepper
Jul 7 ○ Corn
Jul 7 ○ Cucamelon
Jul 7 ○ Lima Beans
Jul 7 ○ Poblano Pepper
Jul 7 ○ Purple Basil
Jul 7 ◐ Stock
Jul 7 ○ Sweet Corn
Jul 8 ◐ German Thyme
Jul 8 ◐ Thyme
Jul 8 ◐ Winter Savory
Jul 9 ● Anise Hyssop
Jul 9 ○ Cowpeas (Black-eyed Peas)
Jul 9 ○ Japanese Eggplant
Jul 9 ○ Vietnamese Coriander
Jul 10 ● Onion
Jul 10 ○ Strawflower
Jul 12 ○ Buckwheat
Jul 12 ○ Cayenne Pepper
Jul 12 ○ Culantro
Jul 12 ○ Ground Cherry
Jul 12 ○ Husk Cherry
Jul 12 ○ Jalapeño
Jul 12 ○ Marjoram
Jul 12 ○ Paste Tomato
Jul 12 ○ Pepper (Bell)
Jul 12 ○ Pepper (Hot)
Jul 12 ○ Pimento Pepper
Jul 12 ○ Purple Tomatillo
Jul 12 ○ Roma Tomato
Jul 12 ○ Spilanthes (Toothache Plant)
Jul 12 ○ Watermelon
Jul 13 ● Hyssop
Jul 13 ◐ Sage
Jul 14 ● Bee Balm
Jul 14 ● Black-Eyed Susan
Jul 14 ● Brussels Sprouts
Jul 14 ● Comfrey
Jul 14 ◐ Coriander (Seed)
Jul 14 ○ Eggplant
Jul 14 ● Everbearing Strawberry
Jul 14 ◐ Fingerling Potato
Jul 14 ◐ Garbanzo Bean (Chickpea)
Jul 14 ◐ Quinoa
Jul 14 ● Rutabaga
Jul 14 ◐ Snapdragon
Jul 14 ● Strawberry
Jul 17 ○ Anaheim Pepper
Jul 17 ○ Cantaloupe
Jul 17 ○ Heirloom Tomato
Jul 17 ● Leek
Jul 17 ○ Muskmelon
Jul 17 ○ Serrano Pepper
Jul 17 ○ Soybeans (Edamame)
Jul 17 ○ Tomatillo
Jul 18 ◐ Creeping Savory
Jul 18 ◐ Greek Oregano
Jul 18 ◐ Oregano
Jul 18 ● Rue
Jul 18 ◐ Tarragon (French)
Jul 19 ○ Rosa Bianca Eggplant
Jul 19 ○ Yard-Long Bean
Jul 20 ○ Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)
Jul 20 ○ San Marzano Tomato
Jul 22 ○ Acorn Squash
Jul 22 ○ Beefsteak Tomato
Jul 22 ○ Delicata Squash
Jul 22 ○ Honeydew
Jul 22 ◐ Rosemary
Jul 22 ○ Thai Pepper
Jul 24 ○ Asparagus Bean
Jul 24 ● Burdock (Gobo)
Jul 24 ● Parsnip
Jul 24 ◐ Russet Potato
Jul 24 ● Yarrow
Jul 25 ○ Amaranth (Ornamental)
Jul 25 ◐ Fennel (Seed/Herb)
Jul 27 ○ Carnival Squash
Jul 27 ○ Dry Bean
Jul 27 ○ Winter Squash
Jul 28 ○ Dahlia
Jul 28 ○ Society Garlic
Jul 28 ● Wormwood
Jul 29 ○ Bitter Melon
Jul 30 ● Milkweed
Jul 30 ○ Spaghetti Squash

AUGUST

Direct Sow

Aug 3 ◐ Carrots
Aug 3 ● Collard Greens
Aug 3 ◐ Fennel
Aug 3 ◐ Fennel (Bulbing)
Aug 3 ◐ Nantes Carrot
Aug 3 ◐ Napa Cabbage
Aug 3 ◐ Rainbow Carrot
Aug 17 ◐ Beets
Aug 17 ● Black Radish
Aug 17 ◐ Bok Choy
Aug 17 ● Broccoli Raab (Rapini)
Aug 17 ◐ Butterhead Lettuce
Aug 17 ◐ Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan)
Aug 17 ● Daikon Radish
Aug 17 ◐ Endive
Aug 17 ◐ Escarole
Aug 17 ◐ Golden Beet
Aug 17 ● Kale
Aug 17 ● Kohlrabi
Aug 17 ● Lacinato Kale (Dinosaur)
Aug 17 ◐ Lettuce (Head)
Aug 17 ◐ Lettuce (Loose-leaf)
Aug 17 ◐ Oakleaf Lettuce
Aug 17 ● Radicchio
Aug 17 ● Red Russian Kale
Aug 17 ◐ Romaine Lettuce
Aug 17 ● Saffron Crocus
Aug 17 ● Spigarello
Aug 17 ● Watermelon Radish
Aug 31 ● Arugula
Aug 31 ◐ Beet Greens
Aug 31 ● Claytonia (Miner's Lettuce)
Aug 31 ● Crimson Clover
Aug 31 ● Egyptian Walking Onion
Aug 31 ● Komatsuna
Aug 31 ● Land Cress (Upland Cress)
Aug 31 ● Large-Seeded Mâche
Aug 31 ● Mâche (Corn Salad)
Aug 31 ● Mesclun Mix
Aug 31 ● Mizuna
Aug 31 ● Mustard Greens
Aug 31 ● Spinach
Aug 31 ● Tatsoi
Aug 31 ● Turnip

Harvest

Aug 1 ○ Butternut Squash
Aug 1 ○ Cape Gooseberry
Aug 1 ○ Hyacinth Bean
Aug 1 ○ Kabocha Squash
Aug 1 ○ Pie Pumpkin
Aug 1 ○ Pumpkin
Aug 1 ○ Stevia
Aug 3 ● Salsify
Aug 3 ● Scorzonera
Aug 3 ○ Tepary Bean
Aug 4 ◐ Anise
Aug 6 ○ Hubbard Squash
Aug 6 ○ Long Pie Pumpkin
Aug 6 ○ Ornamental Gourd
Aug 6 ○ Popcorn
Aug 6 ○ Sugar Pumpkin
Aug 7 ◐ Celeriac
Aug 7 ◐ Celery
Aug 8 ○ Habanero
Aug 8 ○ Lemongrass
Aug 8 ○ Mung Bean
Aug 11 ○ Amaranth (Grain)
Aug 11 ○ Cumin
Aug 11 ◐ Lavender
Aug 11 ○ Sweet Potato
Aug 13 ● Alpine Strawberry
Aug 13 ◐ Artichoke (Globe)
Aug 13 ● Echinacea (Coneflower)
Aug 13 ● Jerusalem Artichoke
Aug 13 ● Marshmallow (Herb)
Aug 13 ● Purple Sprouting Broccoli
Aug 13 ● Skirret
Aug 13 ● Sunchoke
Aug 13 ● Tree Collard
Aug 13 ● Valerian
Aug 18 ○ Ghost Pepper
Aug 19 ● Horseradish
Aug 29 ● Elephant Garlic
Aug 29 ● Garlic
Aug 31 ◐ Cardoon

SEPTEMBER

Direct Sow

Sep 14 ● Elephant Garlic
Sep 14 ● Garlic
Sep 14 ● Hairy Vetch
Sep 14 ● Radish
Sep 14 ● Shallot
Sep 14 ● Winter Rye

Harvest

Sep 7 ○ Jicama
Sep 7 ○ Peanut
Sep 7 ○ Winged Bean
Sep 13 ● Saffron Crocus
Sep 26 ◐ Ashitaba

OCTOBER

Harvest

Oct 12 ● Hairy Vetch

NOVEMBER

No standard planting actions this month for ZIP 02802. Use this time to plan your garden and browse the growing database.

DECEMBER

No standard planting actions this month for ZIP 02802. Use this time to plan your garden and browse the growing database.

About This Calendar

This calendar lays out a full year of planting actions for ZIP 02802 (Zone 6b). Each date is computed by taking the crop's documented timing — a number of weeks before or after frost — and measuring it against this location's last spring frost (Apr 22) and first fall frost (Oct 19). The frost dates are the median values from NOAA's 1991–2020 Climate Normals for the nearest weather station, and the hardiness zone (6b) is from the USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map.

Dates are a planning baseline, not a guarantee — real weather varies year to year, and your own microclimate may run a week or two ahead of or behind the neighborhood. The marker beside each crop notes its frost tolerance: ● hardy, ◐ half-hardy, ○ tender.

Related tools for ZIP 02802
Succession Planting Scheduler Seed Starting Calculator Frost Date + Zone Finder What to Plant Now Growing Database

Sources

  • Frost dates from NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals.
  • Hardiness zone from the USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map.
  • Crop timing from university extension publications and Johnny's Selected Seeds.