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🍂 Fall 2026 — Zone 6b Planting Guide

Here's everything you can plant during Fall 2026 in USDA Zone 6b. With a last frost around April 3 and first frost around October 25, you have a 205-day growing season to work with.

There are 26 planting activities across September, October, November.

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
Calabash Vegetable 80–120
Crosne Vegetable 150–200
Cumin Herb 100–120
Echinacea Herb 120–180
Feverfew Herb 90–120
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
Potatoes Vegetable 70–120
Pumpkin Vegetable 85–120
Squash (Winter) Vegetable 80–120
Strawberries Fruit 90–365
Sunchoke Vegetable 110–150
Sweet Potatoes Vegetable 90–120
Valerian Herb 120–180
Winter Melon Vegetable 90–120
Yarrow Herb 90–120
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