What Should You Plant Right Now?

Free planting calendars for USDA zones 3–10. Find your zone and see exactly when to start seeds indoors, transplant, and direct sow.

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Zone 3

Frost-free: 90–120 days

3a 3b

Zone 4

Frost-free: 120–150 days

4a 4b

Zone 5

Frost-free: 150–170 days

5a 5b

Zone 6

Frost-free: 170–190 days

6a 6b

Zone 7

Frost-free: 190–220 days

7a 7b

Zone 8

Frost-free: 220–250 days

8a 8b

Zone 9

Frost-free: 250–300 days

9a 9b

Zone 10

Frost-free: 300–365 days

10a 10b

Popular Cities

New York, NY Zone 7b Los Angeles, CA Zone 10b Chicago, IL Zone 6a Houston, TX Zone 9a Phoenix, AZ Zone 9b Philadelphia, PA Zone 7a San Antonio, TX Zone 8b San Diego, CA Zone 10a Dallas, TX Zone 8a Austin, TX Zone 8b San Jose, CA Zone 9b Jacksonville, FL Zone 9a San Francisco, CA Zone 10a Columbus, OH Zone 6a Charlotte, NC Zone 7b Indianapolis, IN Zone 6a Seattle, WA Zone 8b Denver, CO Zone 5b Washington, DC Zone 7a Nashville, TN Zone 7a Oklahoma City, OK Zone 7a Portland, OR Zone 8b Las Vegas, NV Zone 9a Memphis, TN Zone 7b Louisville, KY Zone 6b Baltimore, MD Zone 7a Milwaukee, WI Zone 5b Albuquerque, NM Zone 7a Tucson, AZ Zone 9a Fresno, CA Zone 9a Sacramento, CA Zone 9b Kansas City, MO Zone 6a Atlanta, GA Zone 7b Raleigh, NC Zone 7b Miami, FL Zone 10b Minneapolis, MN Zone 4b Tampa, FL Zone 9b St. Louis, MO Zone 6b Pittsburgh, PA Zone 6b Cincinnati, OH Zone 6b Orlando, FL Zone 9b New Orleans, LA Zone 9a Cleveland, OH Zone 6b Richmond, VA Zone 7a Boise, ID Zone 6b Salt Lake City, UT Zone 6b Birmingham, AL Zone 7b Charleston, SC Zone 8b Savannah, GA Zone 8b Des Moines, IA Zone 5b Detroit, MI Zone 6a Boston, MA Zone 6b Buffalo, NY Zone 6a Omaha, NE Zone 5b Madison, WI Zone 5a Fargo, ND Zone 4a Sioux Falls, SD Zone 4b Hartford, CT Zone 6b Providence, RI Zone 6b Portland, ME Zone 5b Burlington, VT Zone 5a Rochester, NY Zone 6a Syracuse, NY Zone 5b Anchorage, AK Zone 4b

What is a USDA Hardiness Zone?

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map divides North America into 13 zones based on average annual minimum winter temperature. Each zone is 10°F warmer (or colder) than the adjacent zone. Sub-zones (a and b) split each zone into 5°F increments. Your zone determines which perennials survive your winters and, more importantly for vegetable gardening, your frost dates. Frost dates tell you when it's safe to transplant warm-season crops outdoors and when to expect the first fall frost.

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