Growing in Zone 7B

What to Plant in August

Your complete Zone 7b planting guide for August. Here's everything you should be starting, sowing, transplanting, and harvesting this month.

Start Indoors

1 plant

Lettuce

Days to harvest: 30-60

Spacing: 6-12 inches

Start fall crop indoors

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Direct Sow

3 plants

Kale

Days to harvest: 50-70

Spacing: 18-24 inches

Direct sow fall crop

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Carrot

Days to harvest: 60-80

Spacing: 2-3 inches

Sow fall crop

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Potato

Days to harvest: 70-120

Spacing: 12 inches

Plant fall crop

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Transplant

1 plant

Kale

Days to harvest: 50-70

Spacing: 18-24 inches

Transplant fall seedlings

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Harvest

12 plants

Tomato

Days to harvest: 60-85

Spacing: 24-36 inches

Peak harvest season

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Pepper (Bell)

Days to harvest: 60-90

Spacing: 18-24 inches

Peak harvest

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Pepper (Hot)

Days to harvest: 60-90

Spacing: 18-24 inches

Peak harvest

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Cucumber

Days to harvest: 50-70

Spacing: 36-60 inches

Continue harvesting

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Zucchini

Days to harvest: 45-65

Spacing: 36 inches

Continue harvesting

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Beans (Green)

Days to harvest: 50-65

Spacing: 4-6 inches

Continue harvesting

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Beans (Lima)

Days to harvest: 65-90

Spacing: 4-6 inches

Harvest when pods are plump

vegetable

Corn

Days to harvest: 60-100

Spacing: 8-12 inches

Main harvest; silk turns brown

vegetable

Watermelon

Days to harvest: 70-90

Spacing: 60-96 inches

Peak harvest; check thump and tendril

fruit

Cantaloupe

Days to harvest: 70-90

Spacing: 36-48 inches

Peak harvest

fruit

Eggplant

Days to harvest: 60-80

Spacing: 24-36 inches

Peak harvest

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Basil

Days to harvest: 50-75

Spacing: 12-18 inches

Peak flavor; make pesto

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