What to Plant in September

Your complete Zone 4A planting guide for September. Here's everything you should be starting, sowing, transplanting, and harvesting this month.

August|October

Direct Sow

1 plant

Garlic

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240–270 days

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6 inches

Plant garlic 4-6 weeks before ground freezes

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Harvest

5 plants

Tomato

🕐

60–85 days

📏

24-36 inches

Late tomato harvest before frost

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Pepper (Bell)

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60–90 days

📏

18-24 inches

Late pepper harvest

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Squash (Butternut)

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85–110 days

📏

48-72 inches

Winter squash harvest before hard frost

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Sweet Potato

🕐

90–120 days

📏

12-18 inches

Sweet potato harvest before frost

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Kale

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50–70 days

📏

18-24 inches

Kale harvest - sweeter after frost

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