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What to plant in July

Peak summer. Active harvest across all zones with succession planting for fall crops. Zones 3-7 stay productive; zones 8-10 manage heat stress while planning for autumn.

Universal July tasks

These tasks apply to most temperate gardens across the US and UK in July. Check the per-zone sections below for the specific crops to plant in your zone.

UK gardeners — July

July is harvest peak for the UK. Pick salad, beans, courgettes, cucumbers, early potatoes, soft fruit, and summer raspberries. Sow spring cabbage, autumn salad, oriental greens, and Florence fennel. Plant out leeks and overwintering brassicas.

Most of England and Wales falls in RHS H4-H5 (roughly USDA 7-8). Scotland skews cooler (H3-H4); coastal southwest skews warmer (H5). See UK hardiness ratings →

July planting by USDA zone

Pick your USDA zone for the full crop-by-crop list for July. Each zone page includes sowing, transplanting, harvesting, and maintenance actions.

Zone 3 — July

4 actions
  • Sow outdoors: Bush beans (final succession), lettuce, radishes, kale, carrots
  • Sow outdoors: Fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) by mid-July
  • Harvest: Peas, lettuce, summer squash, spring carrots, beets

See full zone 3 plan →

Zone 4 — July

4 actions
  • Sow outdoors: Fall brassicas, lettuce, radishes, kale, spinach (late month)
  • Harvest: Peas, lettuce, summer squash, beans, peppers (early)
  • Sow outdoors: Succession bush beans, carrots, beets

See full zone 4 plan →

Zone 5 — July

4 actions
  • Sow outdoors: Fall brassicas, kale, lettuce, spinach, radishes, beets, carrots
  • Harvest: Tomatoes (first), peppers, beans, squash, garlic, onions, blueberries
  • Sow outdoors: Final bush bean succession (early July)

See full zone 5 plan →

Zone 6 — July

4 actions
  • Harvest: Tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash, cucumbers, garlic, onions, blueberries, peaches
  • Sow outdoors: Fall brassicas, kale, lettuce, spinach, radishes, carrots, beets (late month)
  • Sow outdoors: Succession bush beans, basil cuttings

See full zone 6 plan →

Zone 7 — July

4 actions
  • Harvest: Tomatoes, peppers, squash, beans, melons, corn, garlic, onions, blueberries
  • Sow outdoors: Fall brassicas, southern peas, okra succession
  • Prep & plan: Start fall tomato seeds for August transplant in zone 7b-8a

See full zone 7 plan →

Zone 8 — July

4 actions
  • Harvest: Tomatoes (slowing), peppers, okra, southern peas, watermelon, peaches
  • Sow indoors: Fall tomato seeds for August transplant
  • Sow outdoors: Fall brassica transplants (late July), southern peas, sweet potatoes

See full zone 8 plan →

Zone 9 — July

4 actions
  • Harvest: Okra, southern peas, sweet potatoes, melons, hot peppers
  • Sow indoors: Fall tomatoes, peppers, eggplant
  • Maintain: Heavy mulch, shade for surviving spring tomatoes, drip irrigation

See full zone 9 plan →

Zone 10 — July

4 actions
  • Harvest: Tropical herbs, okra, sweet potatoes, citrus
  • Sow indoors: Fall tomato seeds for September transplant
  • Maintain: Shade, drip irrigation, summer-resistant ground cover

See full zone 10 plan →

Zones 1-2 and 11-13 in July

Sub-Arctic zones 1-2 (interior Alaska and northern Canada) are still effectively dormant for any month outside June-August. Greenhouse and cold-frame work dominates the calendar; outdoor planting compresses into a 60-90 day window.

Tropical zones 11-13 (Hawaii, southern Florida, Puerto Rico) have no frost cycle. Calendar timing depends on the wet/dry seasons rather than spring/fall frost — most temperate crops grow October through April, with the hot-wet summer as the off-season.

Source and methodology

Timing curated against US Cooperative Extension publications (UNL, UMN, NC State, Texas A&M, UF/IFAS, Oregon State) and cross-checked against the RHS sowing calendar for UK readers. Frost-date averages from NOAA Climate Data Online. Curated by the Growli editorial team.

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