Seed starting calendar for Zone 7

Zone 7's last spring frost lands around April 8 in a typical year. The windows below are the best stretches to start each crop indoors, from the same climate engine the Dibble app uses. Move the seedlings out when the transplant window opens.

Long season. Great for succession planting and fall crops.

20 crops, in the order they need starting. Crops the engine rules out for Zone 7, or that do not need an indoor start there, are left off; each name opens its full dated page.

Seed starting calendar for Zone 7

Last spring frost around April 8. dibblegarden.com

Seed starting calendar for Zone 7
Crop	Start indoors	Move outside	Days to maturity
Leek	Jan 18 to Jun 9	Mar 15 to Aug 4	120
Parsley	Jan 22 to Apr 3 and May 12 to Jul 24	Mar 19 to May 29 and Jul 7 to Sep 18	75
Kale	Feb 1 to Apr 15 and Jul 9 to Sep 20	Mar 1 to May 13 and Aug 6 to Oct 18	60
Collard Greens	Feb 5 to Sep 12	Mar 5 to Oct 10	60
Cabbage	Feb 8 to May 2 and Jun 12 to Aug 26	Mar 8 to May 30 and Jul 10 to Sep 23	70
Sage	Feb 10 to Mar 24	Apr 7 to May 19	90
Broccoli	Feb 14 to Mar 20 and Jul 6 to Aug 23	Mar 14 to Apr 17 and Aug 3 to Sep 20	65
Cauliflower	Feb 21 to Mar 15 and Jul 11 to Aug 12	Mar 21 to Apr 12 and Aug 8 to Sep 9	70
Chives	Feb 23 to Apr 12	Mar 23 to May 10	80
Pepper	Feb 24 to May 30	May 5 to Aug 8	70
Hot Pepper	Feb 24 to May 25	May 5 to Aug 3	80
Oregano	Feb 25 to Apr 7	Apr 8 to May 19	90
Eggplant	Mar 6 to May 29	May 15 to Aug 7	75
Onion	Mar 14 to Mar 21	May 9 to May 16	100
Tomato	Mar 16 to Jun 23	May 4 to Aug 11	75
Marigold	Mar 24 to Jul 16	May 5 to Aug 27	50
Basil	Mar 30 to Aug 2	May 4 to Sep 6	60
Tomatillo	Mar 31 to Jun 28	May 5 to Aug 2	75
Celery	Apr 27 to May 5	Jul 6 to Jul 14	120
Brussels Sprouts	Jun 16 to Jul 5	Jul 28 to Aug 16	100

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