March-April
Cool crops and planning for warm-season transplants.
Zone 7 vegetable calendar
Zone 7 vegetable planting calendar
Zone 7 gardeners can often use spring, summer, and fall planting windows. The key is switching crops before beds sit empty.
Spring vegetables
Use early windows for lettuce, spinach, peas, radishes, carrots, beets, onions, cilantro, and kale.
Summer vegetables
Tomatoes, peppers, basil, beans, cucumbers, and zucchini need warm conditions and more mature spacing.
Fall vegetables
Late summer sowings can bring back greens, roots, cilantro, peas, and kale before winter.
May-July
Warm-season crops, watering, mulch, support, and airflow.
August-September
Fall succession crops as summer plants finish.
Frequently asked questions
Is Zone 7 enough to set exact planting dates?
No. Zone helps, but local frost dates and weather matter more for exact sowing and transplant timing.
Sources and local checks
Use these pages as planning starting points, then confirm exact dates with local frost-date and extension guidance.
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
- University extension vegetable gardening resources
Next step
Use the monthly calendar, then calculate spacing for your current crop list. Open the calculator with these defaults, or check the monthly sowing calendar before you plant.