In season this week
Fall garden
Cool-season crops for fall
8 of 60 cities
Beet, broccoli, Brussels sprouts (transplants), cabbage, collards, green onion, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, mustard greens, radish, spinach, turnip.
Timing: 4 to 8 weeks before the first fall frost. For example Augusta, Dallas, Hattiesburg, Irving.
City by city
| City | Last / first frost | This week | Next window |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aiken, SC | Mar 19 / Nov 14 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Feb 5 |
| Arlington, TX | Mar 9 / Nov 20 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Jan 26 |
| Athens, GA | Mar 23 / Nov 10 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Feb 9 |
| Augusta, GA | Feb 27 / Dec 4 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 16 |
| Bellingham, WA | Apr 1 / Nov 2 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Feb 18 |
| Bossier City, LA | Mar 6 / Nov 18 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Jan 23 |
| Columbia, SC | Mar 16 / Nov 16 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Feb 2 |
| Columbus, GA | Mar 21 / Nov 11 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Feb 7 |
| Columbus, MS | Mar 13 / Nov 12 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Jan 30 |
| Dallas, TX | Mar 2 / Nov 29 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 19 |
| Denton, TX | Mar 13 / Nov 20 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Jan 30 |
| El Paso, TX | Mar 2 / Nov 20 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Jan 19 |
| Eugene, OR | Apr 11 / Oct 23 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Feb 28 |
| Everett, WA | Mar 24 / Nov 2 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Feb 10 |
| Fayetteville, NC | Mar 30 / Nov 10 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Feb 16 |
| Florence, SC | Mar 19 / Nov 13 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Feb 5 |
| Fort Worth, TX | Mar 10 / Nov 20 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Jan 27 |
| Garland, TX | Mar 7 / Nov 21 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Jan 24 |
| Gatesville, TX | Mar 19 / Nov 9 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Feb 5 |
| Grand Prairie, TX | Mar 9 / Nov 20 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Jan 26 |
| Hampton, VA | Mar 24 / Nov 15 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Feb 10 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | Mar 7 / Nov 23 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 24 |
| Irving, TX | Mar 8 / Nov 24 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 25 |
| Jackson, MS | Mar 6 / Nov 19 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Jan 23 |
| Kent, WA | Mar 20 / Nov 10 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Feb 6 |
| Killeen, TX | Mar 14 / Nov 17 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Jan 31 |
| Lakewood, WA | Mar 8 / Nov 14 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Jan 25 |
| Lancaster, CA | Apr 3 / Nov 1 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Feb 20 |
| Las Cruces, NM | Mar 12 / Nov 13 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Jan 29 |
| Longview, TX | Mar 7 / Nov 23 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 24 |
| Macon, GA | Mar 21 / Nov 10 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Feb 7 |
| Meridian, MS | Mar 16 / Nov 12 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Feb 2 |
| Mesquite, TX | Mar 2 / Nov 29 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 19 |
| Midland, TX | Mar 26 / Nov 9 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Feb 12 |
| Monroe, LA | Mar 8 / Nov 15 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Jan 25 |
| Montgomery, AL | Mar 4 / Nov 18 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Jan 21 |
| Myrtle Beach, SC | Mar 18 / Nov 18 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Feb 4 |
| Nacogdoches, TX | Mar 13 / Nov 17 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Jan 30 |
| New Bern, NC | Mar 23 / Nov 15 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Feb 9 |
| Norfolk, VA | Mar 23 / Nov 23 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Feb 9 |
| Odessa, TX | Mar 15 / Nov 16 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Feb 1 |
| Olympia, WA | Apr 29 / Oct 14 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Mar 18 |
| Palmdale, CA | Mar 10 / Nov 19 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Jan 27 |
| Plano, TX | Mar 7 / Nov 21 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Jan 24 |
| Portsmouth, VA | Mar 23 / Nov 16 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Feb 9 |
| Puyallup, WA | Apr 11 / Oct 30 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Feb 28 |
| Richardson, TX | Mar 7 / Nov 21 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Jan 24 |
| Salem, OR | Apr 3 / Nov 1 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Feb 20 |
| Sedona, AZ | Apr 1 / Nov 17 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Feb 18 |
| Shreveport, LA | Feb 28 / Nov 24 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 17 |
| Tacoma, WA | Mar 8 / Nov 14 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Jan 25 |
| Temple, TX | Mar 14 / Nov 20 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Jan 31 |
| Texarkana, TX | Mar 15 / Nov 17 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Feb 1 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | Mar 18 / Nov 10 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Feb 4 |
| Tyler, TX | Mar 7 / Nov 21 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Jan 24 |
| Vancouver, WA | Mar 29 / Nov 9 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Feb 15 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | Mar 29 / Nov 12 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Feb 15 |
| Waco, TX | Mar 9 / Nov 20 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Jan 26 |
| Warner Robins, GA | Mar 11 / Nov 19 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Jan 28 |
| Wilmington, NC | Mar 20 / Nov 20 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Feb 6 |
Your own garden can differ from the nearest city by a week or more. Enter your ZIP code in what to plant now, and read all about zone 8b.
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991 to 2020 (median 32°F freeze dates at the weather station nearest each city); Purdue Extension, Indiana Vegetable Planting Calendar (HO-186-W, December 2020) (spring groups and fall planting 4 to 8 weeks before the first frost). Purdue wrote the rules for Indiana; because they count from your own frost dates they are a starting point anywhere with a frost season. Check each seed packet for days to maturity, and watch the forecast.