Seed starting calendar for Zone 8

Zone 8's last spring frost lands around March 13 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.

Mild winters, long season. Cool crops in fall/winter; heat can limit summer greens.

20 crops, in the order they need starting. Crops the engine rules out for Zone 8, or that do not need an indoor start there, are left off; each name opens its full dated page.

Seed starting calendar for Zone 8

Last spring frost around March 13. dibblegarden.com

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

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