🍂 Fall 2026 — Zone 6a Planting Guide
Here's everything you can plant during Fall 2026 in USDA Zone 6a. With a last frost around April 10 and first frost around October 20, you have a 193-day growing season to work with.
There are 35 planting activities across September, October, November.
Harvest This Fall
| Plant | Type | When | Days 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 | |
| Calabash | Vegetable | 80–120 | |
| Crosne | Vegetable | 150–200 | |
| Cumin | Herb | 100–120 | |
| Echinacea | Herb | 120–180 | |
| Eggplant | Vegetable | 65–85 | |
| Feverfew | Herb | 90–120 | |
| Ground Cherry | Fruit | 65–80 | |
| Honeydew | Fruit | 80–110 | |
| Horseradish | Vegetable | 120–180 | |
| Hot Peppers | Vegetable | 70–120 | |
| Hubbard Squash | Vegetable | 100–120 | |
| Lavender | Herb | 90–200 | |
| Leeks | Vegetable | 90–150 | |
| Loofah | Vegetable | 100–150 | |
| Luffa | Vegetable | 90–150 | |
| Peppers | Vegetable | 60–90 | |
| Potatoes | Vegetable | 70–120 | |
| Pumpkin | Vegetable | 85–120 | |
| Soybeans | Vegetable | 80–120 | |
| Squash (Winter) | Vegetable | 80–120 | |
| Strawberries | Fruit | 90–365 | |
| Sunchoke | Vegetable | 110–150 | |
| Sweet Potatoes | Vegetable | 90–120 | |
| Tomatillo | Vegetable | 60–85 | |
| Tomatoes | Vegetable | 60–85 | |
| Valerian | Herb | 120–180 | |
| Winter Melon | Vegetable | 90–120 | |
| Yarrow | Herb | 90–120 |
Your Zone 6a Garden Planner — Free
A 24-page printable planner tailored to Zone 6a. Planting dates, monthly task lists, harvest log, seed inventory, and succession charts — everything you need to plan a full season.