🍂 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
| 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 | |
| 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 |
Your Zone 6b Garden Planner — Free
A 24-page printable planner tailored to Zone 6b. Planting dates, monthly task lists, harvest log, seed inventory, and succession charts — everything you need to plan a full season.