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🍂 Fall 2026 — Zone 5b Planting Guide

Here's everything you can plant during Fall 2026 in USDA Zone 5b. With a last frost around April 18 and first frost around October 13, you have a 178-day growing season to work with.

There are 51 planting activities across September, October, November.

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Harvest This Fall

PlantTypeWhenDays to Maturity
Alpine Strawberries Fruit 90–180
Amaranth Vegetable 90–120
Anise Herb 90–120
Bee Balm Herb 90–120
Belgian Endive Vegetable 110–150
Black Beans Vegetable 90–120
Brussels Sprouts Vegetable 90–130
Butternut Squash Vegetable 85–110
Calabash Vegetable 80–120
Celeriac Vegetable 100–120
Celery Vegetable 80–120
Chives Herb 60–90
Comfrey Herb 60–90
Crosne Vegetable 150–200
Cumin Herb 100–120
Echinacea Herb 120–180
Eggplant Vegetable 65–85
Feverfew Herb 90–120
Garlic Chives Herb 60–90
Ground Cherry Fruit 65–80
Honeydew Fruit 80–110
Horehound Herb 75–90
Horseradish Vegetable 120–180
Hot Peppers Vegetable 70–120
Hubbard Squash Vegetable 100–120
Hyssop Herb 70–90
Lavender Herb 90–200
Leeks Vegetable 90–150
Lemon Thyme Herb 70–90
Lovage Herb 70–90
Mint Herb 60–90
Onion Vegetable 90–120
Oregano Herb 60–90
Peppers Vegetable 60–90
Potatoes Vegetable 70–120
Pumpkin Vegetable 85–120
Rue Herb 70–90
Sage Herb 75–90
Shallot Vegetable 90–120
Soybeans Vegetable 80–120
Squash (Winter) Vegetable 80–120
Strawberries Fruit 90–365
Sunchoke Vegetable 110–150
Sweet Potatoes Vegetable 90–120
Tarragon Herb 60–90
Thyme Herb 70–90
Tomatillo Vegetable 60–85
Tomatoes Vegetable 60–85
Valerian Herb 120–180
Winter Melon Vegetable 90–120
Yarrow Herb 90–120
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