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☀️ Summer 2026 — Zone 2b Planting Guide

Here's everything you can plant during Summer 2026 in USDA Zone 2b. With a last frost around May 22 and first frost around September 10, you have a 111-day growing season to work with.

There are 117 planting activities across June, July, August.

Transplant Outdoors This Summer

PlantTypeWhenDays to Maturity
Amaranth Vegetable 90–120
Bok Choy Vegetable 40–60
Broccoli Vegetable 60–90
Broccoli Rabe Vegetable 40–60
Brussels Sprouts Vegetable 90–130
Cabbage Vegetable 60–100
Cauliflower Vegetable 55–100
Celery Vegetable 80–120
Chard Vegetable 50–60
Chinese Cabbage Vegetable 50–70
Collard Greens Vegetable 55–75
Cranberries Fruit 730–1095
Cress Vegetable 14–21
Fava Beans Vegetable 75–100
Haskaps Fruit 730–1095
Kai Lan Vegetable 45–60
Kale Vegetable 50–70
Kohlrabi Vegetable 45–65
Komatsuna Vegetable 35–50
Lentils Vegetable 80–110
Lettuce Vegetable 30–60
Lingonberries Fruit 730–1095
Mache Vegetable 40–60
Microgreens Vegetable 7–21
Mustard Greens Vegetable 30–50
Napa Cabbage Vegetable 55–75
Pac Choi Vegetable 40–55
Peas Vegetable 55–70
Purslane Vegetable 40–60
Savoy Cabbage Vegetable 70–110
Serviceberries Fruit 730–1095
Snap Peas Vegetable 55–70
Snow Peas Vegetable 50–65
Spinach Vegetable 35–50
Sunflower Vegetable 70–100
Tatsoi Vegetable 35–50

Direct Sow This Summer

PlantTypeWhenDays to Maturity
Amaranth Vegetable 90–120
Beets Vegetable 50–70
Bok Choy Vegetable 40–60
Broccoli Vegetable 60–90
Broccoli Rabe Vegetable 40–60
Brussels Sprouts Vegetable 90–130
Cabbage Vegetable 60–100
Cauliflower Vegetable 55–100
Celery Vegetable 80–120
Chard Vegetable 50–60
Chinese Cabbage Vegetable 50–70
Cilantro Herb 40–60
Collard Greens Vegetable 55–75
Cress Vegetable 14–21
Daikon Vegetable 50–70
Dill Herb 40–60
Fava Beans Vegetable 75–100
Kai Lan Vegetable 45–60
Kale Vegetable 50–70
Kohlrabi Vegetable 45–65
Komatsuna Vegetable 35–50
Lentils Vegetable 80–110
Lettuce Vegetable 30–60
Mache Vegetable 40–60
Microgreens Vegetable 7–21
Mustard Greens Vegetable 30–50
Napa Cabbage Vegetable 55–75
Pac Choi Vegetable 40–55
Parsley Herb 60–80
Parsnip Vegetable 100–130
Peas Vegetable 55–70
Purslane Vegetable 40–60
Radish Vegetable 22–35
Rutabaga Vegetable 80–100
Savoy Cabbage Vegetable 70–110
Snap Peas Vegetable 55–70
Snow Peas Vegetable 50–65
Spinach Vegetable 35–50
Sunflower Vegetable 70–100
Tatsoi Vegetable 35–50
Turnip Vegetable 40–60

Harvest This Summer

PlantTypeWhenDays to Maturity
Cilantro Herb 40–60
Cress Vegetable 14–21
Dill Herb 40–60
Komatsuna Vegetable 35–50
Lettuce Vegetable 30–60
Microgreens Vegetable 7–21
Mustard Greens Vegetable 30–50
Radish Vegetable 22–35
Spinach Vegetable 35–50
Tatsoi Vegetable 35–50
Turnip Vegetable 40–60
Beets Vegetable 50–70
Bok Choy Vegetable 40–60
Broccoli Vegetable 60–90
Broccoli Rabe Vegetable 40–60
Cabbage Vegetable 60–100
Cauliflower Vegetable 55–100
Chard Vegetable 50–60
Chinese Cabbage Vegetable 50–70
Collard Greens Vegetable 55–75
Daikon Vegetable 50–70
Kai Lan Vegetable 45–60
Kale Vegetable 50–70
Kohlrabi Vegetable 45–65
Mache Vegetable 40–60
Napa Cabbage Vegetable 55–75
Pac Choi Vegetable 40–55
Parsley Herb 60–80
Peas Vegetable 55–70
Purslane Vegetable 40–60
Savoy Cabbage Vegetable 70–110
Snow Peas Vegetable 50–65
Brussels Sprouts Vegetable 90–130
Celery Vegetable 80–120
Fava Beans Vegetable 75–100
Lentils Vegetable 80–110
Parsnip Vegetable 100–130
Rutabaga Vegetable 80–100
Snap Peas Vegetable 55–70
Sunflower Vegetable 70–100
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