What to plant in July in Zone 3

Start indoors this month

Seed trays indoors, under a light or in the brightest window you have. These are slow crops that need a head start on the season.

Nothing in our dataset needs an indoor start this month in this zone.

Set out into the final container

Transplants go into the pot they will finish in. Hardening them off for four to five days first prevents most transplant shock.

No transplanting window is open this month here.

Direct sow

Sow straight into the final pot. These crops resent root disturbance, and transplanting them usually costs more time than it saves.

No direct-sowing window this month in this zone.

Sow for autumn

A second sowing timed backwards from first frost. Fewer pests, less watering, and better flavour in most cool crops.

• Bush Bean — window Jul 7 – Jul 28 (3 gal, 9" deep)
• Loose-leaf Lettuce — window Jul 21 – Aug 11 (2 gal, 6" deep)
• Kale — window Jul 21 – Aug 11 (3 gal, 10" deep)
• Bush Cucumber — window Jul 7 – Jul 28 (5 gal, 12" deep)
• Zucchini — window Jul 7 – Jul 28 (7 gal, 14" deep)
• Spinach — window Jul 28 – Aug 18 (2 gal, 6" deep)
• Carrot — window Jul 21 – Aug 11 (3 gal, 12" deep)

Harvesting this month

• Bush Bean — harvest from Jul 31 (3 gal, 9" deep)
• Loose-leaf Lettuce — harvest from Jul 14 (2 gal, 6" deep)
• Kale — harvest from Jul 10 (3 gal, 10" deep)
• Bush Cucumber — harvest from Jul 31 (5 gal, 12" deep)
• Zucchini — harvest from Jul 26 (7 gal, 14" deep)
• Spinach — harvest from Jun 23 (2 gal, 6" deep)
• Carrot — harvest from Jul 25 (3 gal, 12" deep)

Not this month

Everything in the dataset is either in an active window or already finished for the year. Nothing is badly timed this month.