Growing in Zone 7B

What to Plant in October

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

Direct Sow

3 plants

Radish

Days to harvest: 22-35

Spacing: 1-2 inches

Late fall planting

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Garlic

Days to harvest: 240-270

Spacing: 6 inches

Plant cloves in fall, 4-6 weeks before ground freezes

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Cilantro

Days to harvest: 45-70

Spacing: 6-8 inches

Late fall sowing

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Harvest

13 plants

Tomato

Days to harvest: 60-85

Spacing: 24-36 inches

Harvest remaining before first frost

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Pepper (Bell)

Days to harvest: 60-90

Spacing: 18-24 inches

Final harvest before frost

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Pepper (Hot)

Days to harvest: 60-90

Spacing: 18-24 inches

Harvest all before frost

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Squash (Butternut)

Days to harvest: 85-110

Spacing: 48-72 inches

Harvest before hard frost

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Lettuce

Days to harvest: 30-60

Spacing: 6-12 inches

Fall harvest

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Spinach

Days to harvest: 35-50

Spacing: 4-6 inches

Fall harvest

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Kale

Days to harvest: 50-70

Spacing: 18-24 inches

Fall harvest; sweeter after frost

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Beans (Lima)

Days to harvest: 65-90

Spacing: 4-6 inches

Final harvest before frost

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Carrot

Days to harvest: 60-80

Spacing: 2-3 inches

Fall crop harvest

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Radish

Days to harvest: 22-35

Spacing: 1-2 inches

Fall harvest

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Sweet Potato

Days to harvest: 90-120

Spacing: 12-18 inches

Dig tubers and cure 1-2 weeks

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Basil

Days to harvest: 50-75

Spacing: 12-18 inches

Final harvest before frost

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Cilantro

Days to harvest: 45-70

Spacing: 6-8 inches

Fall harvest

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