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Planting Calendars for 2027
Month-by-month planting calendars for Zones 3 through 10, including three Zone 10 editions, plus calendar and journal bundles. On pre-order now, shipping by November 15.
Not sure which one?
Which calendar is for me?
Answer a few quick questions, for your own garden or for a gift, and I'll point you to the right one.
Who's it for?
What's your zone?
or pick it:
How do you like to plan?
Do you keep garden notes?
Who's the lucky gardener?
Paper or screen?
What's your budget?
Printed calendars and journals ship by November 15. Digital downloads arrive by email on November 15 too, and the app opens right after checkout.
Calendar or app?
Calendar and journal: planting windows for your zone's average frost dates. It's a general guide, so you can shift it a week or two to fit your own spot.
App: the most accurate dates. It fits every planting date to your exact frost dates (look them up by ZIP), with reminders, a garden log and harvest countdowns.
Not sure of your zone?
Type your ZIP code and I'll find it for you.
Zone data: 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
Zone 3 Midwest & Northeast
3a & 3bBuilt around Bemidji, MN. Long, cold winters and a short, bright summer where every week counts.
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Nov 15Zone 4 Midwest & Northeast
4a & 4bBuilt around St. Cloud, MN. Cold winters, a late spring and a quick, productive summer.
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Nov 15Zone 5 Midwest & Northeast
5a & 5bBuilt around Madison, WI. Real winters, a spring that arrives in May and a full summer of growing.
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Nov 15Zone 5 Mountain West
High countryBuilt around Cheyenne, WY. A short, high, dry season with late spring frosts, early fall frosts and big day-to-night swings.
About the photos: this edition is new, so the pictures here are placeholders while I finish the design. Your calendar and journal will look just like the rest of the 2027 collection (same layout, same style), with the dates built for your part of the country. Pre-orders ship by November 15.
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Nov 15Zone 6 Midwest & Northeast
6a & 6bCold winters and warm summers, with a shorter growing season that rewards a plan.
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Nov 15Zone 6 Mountain West
Front RangeBuilt around Denver, CO. Dry air, late frosts and a short season that rewards a tight plan.
About the photos: this edition is new, so the pictures here are placeholders while I finish the design. Your calendar and journal will look just like the rest of the 2027 collection (same layout, same style), with the dates built for your part of the country. Pre-orders ship by November 15.
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Nov 15Zone 7 Appalachia & Mid-Atlantic
7a & 7bBuilt around Asheville, NC. A long, steady season with cool springs and mild falls.
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Nov 15Zone 7 Southern Plains
PlainsBuilt around Oklahoma City. A real winter, then a hot, windy summer with plenty of days over 90.
About the photos: this edition is new, so the pictures here are placeholders while I finish the design. Your calendar and journal will look just like the rest of the 2027 collection (same layout, same style), with the dates built for your part of the country. Pre-orders ship by November 15.
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Nov 15Zone 8 Southeast
8a & 8bBuilt around my own Charlotte, NC garden. Hot, humid summers and a long fall season.
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Nov 15Zone 8 Pacific Northwest
West of the CascadesBuilt around Portland, OR. Long, cool springs and mild, dry summers. Cool-season crops get a much longer run.
About the photos: this edition is new, so the pictures here are placeholders while I finish the design. Your calendar and journal will look just like the rest of the 2027 collection (same layout, same style), with the dates built for your part of the country. Pre-orders ship by November 15.
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Nov 15Zone 8 Texas
North & Central TXBuilt around Dallas-Fort Worth. Long, brutal summers, so the year splits into a spring garden and a fall garden.
About the photos: this edition is new, so the pictures here are placeholders while I finish the design. Your calendar and journal will look just like the rest of the 2027 collection (same layout, same style), with the dates built for your part of the country. Pre-orders ship by November 15.
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Nov 15Zone 9 Gulf Coast
9a & 9bBuilt around Baton Rouge, LA. Mild winters, an early spring and a long, hot growing year.
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Nov 15Zone 9 Northern California
Central ValleyBuilt around Sacramento. An early spring, a long hot dry summer and a long, mild fall.
About the photos: this edition is new, so the pictures here are placeholders while I finish the design. Your calendar and journal will look just like the rest of the 2027 collection (same layout, same style), with the dates built for your part of the country. Pre-orders ship by November 15.
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Nov 15Zone 9 Pacific Coast
Cool coastBuilt around Gold Beach, OR. Almost no summer heat, so cool-season crops grow nearly all year.
About the photos: this edition is new, so the pictures here are placeholders while I finish the design. Your calendar and journal will look just like the rest of the 2027 collection (same layout, same style), with the dates built for your part of the country. Pre-orders ship by November 15.
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Nov 15Zone 10 Florida
South FloridaFollows the UF/IFAS planting dates for Fort Myers. Frost is rare, so it runs on Florida's seasons: fall through spring for most crops, summer for the heat lovers.
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Nov 15Zone 10 Southern California
South CoastFollows the UC Master Gardener dates for coastal Los Angeles. Cool crops from fall through the winter rains, warm crops from April into the dry summer.
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Nov 15Zone 10 Desert Southwest
Low desertFollows the University of Arizona dates for Phoenix. Main planting runs September through the mild winter, with a quick spring window and a summer survival plan.
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Nov 15Seed-starting calculator
When do I start my seeds?
Pick your zone or type your frost dates, and I'll count back to the exact windows for starting seeds indoors and moving them outside. Same math as my 2027 planting calendars.
1 Pick your zone
2 Check your frost dates
Your zone fills in the average dates from my calendars. If your local frost dates are different, type them in and every window slides to match.
Every date is a window, not a deadline. Happy growing!
Good questions
Before you order
Which zone am I in?
Type your ZIP code into the zone finder at the top of this page. It uses the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, and the site remembers your zone while you shop.
When will my order ship?
The 2027 printed calendars and garden journals are on pre-order and ship by November 15. Journals are printed to order just for you. Digital downloads are pre-orders too: download links go out on November 15. The Planting Calendar App is the exception: it opens right after checkout, so you can start planning now.
What's the difference between the printed calendar and the digital download?
The printed calendar is a spiral-bound wall calendar with 11 x 8.5 inch pages that open to 11 x 17, in a glossy or matte finish (matte is easier to write on). The digital download is the same calendar as a PDF (emailed on November 15), so you can print it at home or keep it on your tablet, and it comes with the Planting Windows: Year at a Glance printable. Add it to a printed calendar order and it's $5 instead of $20.
What comes in the bundle?
There are two. The Calendar + Journal bundle is the printed planting calendar and the matching garden journal for your zone, together for less than buying them separately. The Calendar + Journal + App bundle adds a year of the Planting Calendar App on top (the app opens right after checkout, the printed pieces ship by November 15), and saves you $10.98 compared to buying all three.
Tell me about the garden journal
It's a 6 x 9 inch, full color, coil-bound journal made to match your zone's calendar. There are monthly pages for all of 2027 plus crop record pages for varieties, planting dates and yields.
How exact are the planting dates?
Every window is built around your zone's average last and first frost dates, so think of each date as a window, not a deadline. If your frost dates are different, slide the windows by the difference: spring windows move with your last frost and fall windows move with your first frost. The seed-starting calculator above does the math for you. Want dates fitted to your exact spot? The Planting Calendar App shifts every window to your own frost dates (look them up by ZIP).
Which zones do you have?
Zones 3 through 10 for 2027, and new this year, every zone comes in regional editions: Zone 8 Southeast, Zone 8 Pacific Northwest and Zone 8 Texas, for example, each built on real frost dates and summer heat for that part of the country. Type your ZIP code into the finder above and it picks the right one for you. If you're in Zone 2 or Zone 11 and up, join my Substack to hear first when more are ready.
Can I get a digital copy of my printed calendar?
Yes, for $5. Add the digital download for your zone to the same order as a printed calendar or bundle and it drops from $20 to $5 automatically at checkout. The PDF is emailed on November 15, when the 2027 calendars release. Downloads are personalized to your order and are for your own household, so please don't share the file.
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The 2027 Zone 10 Southern California Garden Bundle - Digital Download + App -
The 2027 Zone 10 Southern California Garden Bundle - Journal + App -
The 2027 Zone 10 Southern California Garden Bundle - Calendar + App -
The 2027 Zone 10 Florida Garden Bundle - Digital Download + App -
The 2027 Zone 10 Florida Garden Bundle - Journal + App -
The 2027 Zone 10 Florida Garden Bundle - Calendar + App -
The 2027 Zone 9 Pacific Coast Garden Bundle - Digital Download + App -
The 2027 Zone 9 Pacific Coast Garden Bundle - Journal + App -
The 2027 Zone 9 Pacific Coast Garden Bundle - Calendar + App -
The 2027 Zone 9 Northern California Garden Bundle - Digital Download + App -
The 2027 Zone 9 Northern California Garden Bundle - Journal + App -
The 2027 Zone 9 Northern California Garden Bundle - Calendar + App -
The 2027 Zone 9 Gulf Coast Garden Bundle - Digital Download + App -
The 2027 Zone 9 Gulf Coast Garden Bundle - Journal + App -
The 2027 Zone 9 Gulf Coast Garden Bundle - Calendar + App -
The 2027 Zone 8 Texas Garden Bundle - Digital Download + App -
The 2027 Zone 8 Texas Garden Bundle - Journal + App -
The 2027 Zone 8 Texas Garden Bundle - Calendar + App -
The 2027 Zone 8 Pacific Northwest Garden Bundle - Digital Download + App -
The 2027 Zone 8 Pacific Northwest Garden Bundle - Journal + App -
The 2027 Zone 8 Pacific Northwest Garden Bundle - Calendar + App -
The 2027 Zone 8 Southeast Garden Bundle - Digital Download + App -
The 2027 Zone 8 Southeast Garden Bundle - Journal + App -
The 2027 Zone 8 Southeast Garden Bundle - Calendar + App
