What to plant in September
Find your USDA hardiness zone below to see which crops have a start-indoors, sowing, or transplanting window in September. Every crop links to exact dated windows computed from your zone's frost dates.
These tables use US hardiness zones and northern hemisphere seasons. In Australia the months flip, and the Dibble app handles Canadian and Australian zones directly.
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Zone 3
Full zone calendar| Task | Crops |
|---|---|
| Direct sow | Garlic (dates) |
| Plant bulbs | Tulip (dates) |
Zone 4
Full zone calendar| Task | Crops |
|---|---|
| Direct sow | Garlic (dates) |
| Plant bulbs | Tulip (dates) |
Zone 5
Full zone calendar| Task | Crops |
|---|---|
| Direct sow | Garlic (dates) |
| Plant bulbs | Tulip (dates) |
Zone 6
Full zone calendarNo planting windows land in September for Zone 6. It is a good month to plan beds, order seeds, and get ahead of the season.
Zone 7
Full zone calendarNo planting windows land in September for Zone 7. It is a good month to plan beds, order seeds, and get ahead of the season.
Zone 8
Full zone calendarNo planting windows land in September for Zone 8. It is a good month to plan beds, order seeds, and get ahead of the season.
Zone 9
Full zone calendarNo planting windows land in September for Zone 9. It is a good month to plan beds, order seeds, and get ahead of the season.
Zone 10
Full zone calendar| Task | Crops |
|---|---|
| Transplant | Brussels Sprouts (dates) |
Zone 11
Full zone calendar| Task | Crops |
|---|---|
| Transplant | Brussels Sprouts (dates) |
What to plant in September, by state
Each state page shows September for its most common zone, plus the whole season and every zone the state spans.
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