What to Plant in September in Zone 7: Fall Greens and Roots
In USDA zone 7, September is for lettuce, spinach, kale, carrots, beets, and broccoli transplants. Garlic waits until late October.
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What to Plant in September in Zone 7
USDA zone 7 September is a fall-planting month. Direct-sow lettuce, spinach, arugula, kale, carrots, beets, turnips, and radishes. Transplant broccoli, cabbage, and kale if you can find starts. Skip new watermelon, cantaloupe, and tomatoes from seed.
First frost is often late October or early November in many zone 7 gardens, but it varies by yard. Use My Garden frost settings or your zone 7 fall calendar and count backward. See what to plant in August in zone 7. Colder yards: September zone 5, zone 4, zone 3.
Sow or Transplant Now
- Lettuce, spinach, arugula: early to mid September. Fall lettuce, fall spinach, fall arugula.
- Kale: late August through mid September. Fall kale.
- Carrots, beets, turnips, radishes: early to mid September for carrots. Fall carrots, fall turnips.
- Broccoli and cabbage transplants: mid August through early September. Seed is late. Fall broccoli, fall cabbage.
Cover Crops
Crimson clover and hairy vetch can go on spent beds in September if several weeks remain before a hard freeze. Winter rye waits until October in zones 7 to 8. When to sow cover crops by zone.
Wait on Garlic
Plant garlic in late October through November in zone 7, not now. Order seed garlic this month. Garlic by zone.
Next Steps
Sow greens in the evening if soil is still warm. Water well. Keep harvesting tomatoes and peppers. Use when to harvest tomatoes as nights cool.