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Zone 6B — July

What to Plant in July in Zone 6B

July in Zone 6B: 0 crops to start indoors, 0 to plant or direct sow outside, and 217 entering harvest window. Last frost averages April 23. Reference city: Richmond, VA.
Updated May 13, 2026 · Frost data from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
0 Start Indoors
0 Plant Outside
217 Harvest
Frost risk: Cleared

Frost season has cleared in Zone 6B. The last spring frost typically passed by April 23, and the very latest 10% chance closed by May 10. Tender crops are safe to plant out.

See full Zone 6B frost outlook →

Start Indoors in July

No crops to start indoors in July for Zone 6B.

Plant Outside in July

No crops to plant outside in July for Zone 6B.

Harvest in July

Plant Type Planted / Sown Harvest Window
Giant Imperial Mix Larkspur Flowers flower Mar 25 Jul 3 – Jul 23
Texas 1015Y SuperSweet Onion root vegetable Mar 18 Jul 1 – Jul 11
Witloof White lettuce Mar 21 Jul 5 – Jul 28
Abe Lincoln Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 18 – Jul 28
Ace 55 Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 13 – Jul 18
Acorn Squash squash Apr 22 Jul 11 – Jul 31
African Flake Daisy Flowers flower Apr 15 Jul 14 – Jul 24
All Sorts Surprise Mix Sunflowers flower Apr 22 Jul 1 – Jul 31
All Sweet Watermelon melon Apr 22 Jul 21 – Jul 26
Amarillo Oro Melon melon Apr 22 Jul 21
Amish Paste Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 12 – Jul 23
Anaheim Peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 15 – Jul 23
Ancho Grande Hot Peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 13 – Jul 23
Anise herb Apr 22 Jul 31 – Aug 20
Arroyo Lupine Flowers flower Apr 15 Jul 9 – Jul 29
Atkinson Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 8 – Jul 18
Baby Blue Hubbard Winter Squash squash Apr 22 Jul 31
Banana Melon melon Apr 22 Jul 21
Beauregard Sweet Potato root vegetable Apr 22 Jul 21 – Aug 5
Beefsteak Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 18 – Jul 23
Better Boy Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 8 – Jul 13
Bhut Jolokia Ghost Pepper pepper Apr 29 Jul 28 – Aug 27
Big Jim Hatch Chile pepper Apr 29 Jul 8 – Jul 13
Big Rainbow Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 23 – Aug 2
Bitter melons vegetable Apr 29 Jul 13 – Jul 28
Black Cherry Tomato tomato Apr 29 Jul 2 – Jul 13
Black Diamond Watermelon melon Apr 22 Jul 21
Black Krim Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 13 – Jul 18
Bonny Best Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 13 – Jul 18
Bradley Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 13 – Jul 18
Brandywine Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 18 – Jul 28
Brussels Sprouts brassica Apr 29 Jul 23 – Aug 17
Burgess Buttercup Winter Squash squash Apr 22 Jul 21
Cal Sweet Watermelon melon Apr 22 Jul 16 – Jul 21
Calypso Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 13 – Jul 18
Cantaloupe melon Apr 29 Jul 18 – Jul 28
Caribe Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 13 – Jul 23
Carolina Cross Watermelon melon Apr 22 Jul 26
Carolina Reaper peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 28 – Aug 27
Casper Eggplant vegetable Apr 29 Jul 8
Cayenne Peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 23 – Aug 2
Celebrity Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 8 – Jul 10
Cherokee Purple Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 16 – Jul 23
Cherry Bomb peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 13 – Jul 18
Chinese Snake Cucumber cucumber Apr 22 Jul 6
Chocolate Bell Sweet Peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 3 – Jul 18
Chocolate Cherry Sunflowers flower Apr 22 Jul 6 – Jul 21
Chocolate Cherry Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 13 – Jul 18
Chocolate Habanero Hot Peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 23 – Aug 12
Clasping Coneflower flower Apr 22 Jul 16 – Jul 31
Classic Cumin herb Apr 22 Jul 31 – Aug 20
Classic Tomatillos vegetable Apr 22 Jul 11 – Jul 16
Congo Watermelon melon Apr 22 Jul 21 – Jul 26
Corno di Toro Pepper pepper Apr 29 Jul 13 – Jul 18
Crego Mix Aster Flowers flower Apr 22 Jul 11 – Jul 21
Creole Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 18 – Jul 28
Crimson Sweet Watermelon melon Apr 15 Jul 4 – Jul 14
Cupid Grape Tomato tomato Apr 29 Jul 3 – Jul 8
Danish Ballhead Cabbage brassica Apr 1 Jul 10 – Jul 20
Danvers Carrot root vegetable Apr 22 Jul 1 – Jul 11
Dark Green Summer Squash squash Apr 22 Jul 11
Datil peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 28 – Aug 17
Delicata Squash squash Apr 22 Jul 11 – Jul 31
Delicious Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 13 – Jul 18
Devils Tongue Yellow Hot Peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 28 – Aug 17
Edamame legume Apr 22 Jul 6 – Jul 26
Egg Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 13 – Jul 18
Emerald Giant Sweet Peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 13 – Jul 23
Evening Sun Sunflowers flower Apr 22 Jul 11 – Jul 21
Fall Rutabagas root vegetable Apr 22 Jul 16 – Jul 31
Fava Bean legume Apr 22 Jul 6 – Jul 31
Firecracker Hot Peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 18 – Aug 27
Floradade Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 8 – Jul 13
Florida Giant Watermelon melon Apr 22 Jul 16
Florida Market Eggplant vegetable Apr 29 Jul 18 – Jul 28
Fresno Peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 13 – Jul 18
Georgia Rattlesnake Watermelon melon Apr 22 Jul 21 – Jul 26
Giant Maximum Mix Snapdragon Flowers flower Apr 15 Jul 4 – Jul 19
Giant Musselburgh Leeks allium Apr 1 Jul 10 – Jul 15
Golden Bantam Sweet Corn vegetable Apr 29 Jul 7 – Jul 13
Golden Celery vegetable Apr 22 Jul 16 – Jul 26
Golden Hubbard Winter Squash squash Apr 22 Jul 31
Golden Marconi Sweet Peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 3 – Jul 18
Golden Sunray Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 13 – Jul 18
Green Flesh Honeydew Melon melon Apr 22 Jul 16 – Jul 31
Green Marrow Summer Squash squash Apr 22 Jul 16
Green Striped Cushaw Crookneck Winter Squash squash Apr 22 Jul 31
Green Zebra Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 13 – Jul 16
Harris Model Parsnips root vegetable Apr 15 Jul 14
Heart of Gold Cantaloupe Melon melon Apr 22 Jul 16 – Jul 31
Heirloom Red Kuri Squash squash Apr 22 Jul 21 – Jul 31
Holiday Marbles Hot Peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 28 – Aug 17
Homestead Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 18 – Jul 23
Honey Rock Cantaloupe Melon melon Apr 22 Jul 16 – Jul 31
Hungarian Hot Wax Pepper pepper Apr 29 Jul 3 – Jul 13
Imperial Star Artichoke vegetable Apr 15 Jul 14 – Jul 24
Isis Candy cherry tomatoes tomato Apr 22 Jul 1 – Jul 11
Jack Be Little Pumpkin squash Apr 22 Jul 31
Jack O'Lantern Pumpkin squash Apr 22 Jul 21 – Aug 10
Jacob's Cattle beans legume Apr 29 Jul 18 – Jul 28
Jalapeño Peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 3 – Jul 13
Jubilee Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 13 – Jul 18
Jubilee Watermelon melon Apr 22 Jul 21 – Jul 26
Kellogg's Breakfast tomatoes tomato Apr 22 Jul 6 – Jul 16
King of the Garden Pole Lima Bean legume Apr 25 Jul 22 – Jul 29
Large Red Cherry Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 8 – Jul 18
Leek vegetable Apr 15 Jul 24 – Aug 23
Lemon Habanero Hot Peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 23 – Aug 12
Long Green Louisiana Eggplant vegetable Apr 29 Jul 3 – Jul 8
Long Island Cheese Winter Squash squash Apr 22 Jul 31
Long Purple Italian Eggplant vegetable Apr 29 Jul 13
Marglobe Improved Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 8 – Jul 18
Marglobe Supreme Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 8 – Jul 18
Marion Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 13 – Jul 18
Midnight Snack Tomato tomato Apr 29 Jul 3 – Jul 8
Money Maker Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 13 – Jul 23
Moon & Stars Red-Flesh Watermelon melon Apr 22 Jul 21 – Jul 31
Moon & Stars Yellow-Flesh Watermelon melon Apr 22 Jul 21 – Jul 31
Mortgage Lifter Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 18 – Jul 23
Mountain Magic Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 10 – Jul 13
Mr. Stripey Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 23 – Aug 2
Mucho Nacho Jalapeño Peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 6 – Jul 8
NuMex Twilight Hot Peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 28 – Aug 27
Orange Flesh Honeydew Melon melon Apr 22 Jul 16 – Jul 31
Orange Habanero Hot Peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 23 – Aug 12
Orange Horizon Sweet Peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 13 – Jul 18
Orange Oxheart Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 13 – Jul 23
Orion Florence Fennel vegetable Apr 22 Jul 11 – Jul 21
Pandora Striped Eggplant vegetable Apr 29 Jul 13 – Jul 18
Paris Yellow Pumpkin squash Apr 22 Jul 31
Parsnip root vegetable Apr 22 Jul 31 – Aug 30
Pasilla de Oaxaca Hot Peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 13 – Jul 23
Patio Princess Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 3 – Jul 8
Paul Robeson tomatoes tomato Apr 22 Jul 1 – Jul 16
Pepperoncini Hot Peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 3 – Jul 13
Pimento Sweet Peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 23 – Jul 28
Pineapple Tomatillos vegetable Apr 22 Jul 1 – Jul 11
Pineapple Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 23 – Aug 2
Pink Banana Jumbo Winter Squash squash Apr 22 Jul 31 – Aug 10
Pink Oxheart Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 18 – Jul 28
Pixie Delight Lupine Flowers flower Apr 15 Jul 14 – Aug 3
Planters Jumbo Cantaloupe Melon melon Apr 22 Jul 16
Poblano Peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 3 – Jul 13
Ponderosa Red Beefsteak Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 13 – Jul 18
Popcorn vegetable Apr 15 Jul 9 – Aug 13
Potato onion clusters root vegetable Apr 29 Jul 28 – Aug 27
Powderpuff Aster Flowers flower Apr 22 Jul 6 – Jul 16
Pretty Purple Hot Peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 28 – Aug 27
Prizewinner Runner Pole Bean legume Apr 22 Jul 6 – Jul 13
Purple Basil herb Apr 29 Jul 8 – Jul 23
Purple Beauty Sweet Peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 8 – Jul 13
Purple Tiger Hot Peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 28 – Aug 7
Purple Tomatillos vegetable Apr 22 Jul 6 – Jul 16
Queen Anne's Lace Flowers flower Apr 15 Jul 9 – Jul 24
Queensland Blue Winter Squash squash Apr 22 Jul 31 – Aug 20
Red Cabbage brassica Apr 29 Jul 8 – Aug 17
Red Caribbean Habanero Hot Peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 23 – Aug 12
Red Cayenne Hot Peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 13 – Jul 23
Red Cherry Hot Peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 13 – Jul 23
Red Mushroom Hot Peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 13 – Jul 23
Red Pear Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 3 – Jul 13
Red Pontiac Potato root vegetable Apr 22 Jul 21 – Aug 10
Rio Grande Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 13 – Jul 18
Roma VF Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 13 – Jul 18
Romanesco brassica Apr 29 Jul 13 – Aug 7
Round Mauve Eggplant vegetable Apr 29 Jul 18 – Jul 28
Rutgers Tomato tomato Apr 29 Jul 8 – Jul 18
San Marzano Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 16 – Jul 26
Santa Fe Grande Hot Peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 13 – Jul 18
Serrano Peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 8 – Jul 18
Shallot vegetable Apr 15 Jul 14 – Aug 13
Silver Queen Sweet Corn vegetable Apr 15 Jul 14 – Jul 16
Single Mix China Aster Flowers flower Apr 22 Jul 1 – Jul 11
Spaghetti Squash squash Apr 22 Jul 19 – Jul 31
Sugar Baby Watermelon melon Apr 29 Jul 13 – Jul 18
Sugar Pie Pumpkin squash Apr 22 Jul 21 – Aug 10
Sun Gold Sunflowers flower Apr 22 Jul 11 – Jul 26
Sunbright Yellow Sweet Peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 13 – Jul 18
Sunray Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 13 – Jul 18
Sunshine Kabocha Squash squash Apr 22 Jul 26 – Jul 31
Sweet Marjoram herb Apr 22 Jul 6 – Jul 21
Tabasco Hot Peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 18 – Jul 28
Tall Utah 52-70 Celery vegetable Apr 15 Jul 24 – Aug 23
Tendercrisp Celery vegetable Apr 22 Jul 16 – Jul 31
Tendersweet Orange Watermelon melon Apr 22 Jul 21 – Jul 26
Thai Hot Peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 13 – Jul 23
Thessaloniki Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 13 – Jul 18
Tom Watson Watermelon melon Apr 22 Jul 16
Trinidad Moruga Scorpion peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 18 – Aug 27
Trucker's Favorite Corn vegetable Apr 22 Jul 6 – Jul 16
Tumbling Tom Red Tomato tomato Apr 29 Jul 3 – Jul 8
Turkish Orange Eggplant vegetable Apr 29 Jul 23 – Jul 28
Velvet Queen Sunflowers flower Apr 22 Jul 6 – Jul 21
Verde Tomatillos vegetable Apr 22 Jul 6 – Jul 16
VR Moscow Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 18 – Jul 28
Waltham 29 Broccoli brassica Apr 29 Jul 13 – Jul 28
Wee Be Little Pumpkin squash Apr 22 Jul 16
White Cherry Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 8 – Jul 13
White Cloud Sweet Peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 8 – Jul 13
White Cushaw Crookneck Winter Squash squash Apr 22 Jul 31
White Emergo Runner Pole Bean legume Apr 22 Jul 6 – Jul 11
White Marrow Summer Squash squash Apr 22 Jul 16
Yellow Beefsteak Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 13 – Jul 23
Yellow Jalapeno (Caloro) Hot Peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 13 – Jul 23
Yellow Mushroom Hot Peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 13 – Jul 23
Yellow Oxheart Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 23 – Jul 28
Yellow Pear Tomatoes tomato Apr 29 Jul 8 – Jul 18
Yellow Scotch Bonnet Hot Peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 28 – Aug 27
Yolo Wonder Sweet Peppers pepper Apr 29 Jul 8 – Jul 18
Yukon Gold Potato root vegetable Apr 22 Jul 11 – Jul 31
Banana Peppers pepper May 6 Jul 5 – Jul 15
California Wonder Peppers pepper May 6 Jul 17 – Jul 20
Cubanelle Peppers pepper May 6 Jul 7 – Jul 15
Jimmy Nardello Peppers pepper May 6 Jul 25 – Aug 4
King Arthur Peppers pepper May 6 Jul 7 – Jul 13
Padron Peppers pepper May 6 Jul 5 – Jul 10
Shishito Peppers pepper May 6 Jul 5 – Jul 10

Key Tasks for July in Zone 6B

  1. 1 Apply 2–3 inches of mulch around heat-sensitive crops to retain moisture and keep root zones cooler. Water deeply and less frequently rather than shallow daily watering.
  2. 2 Check soil moisture before watering — stick a finger 2 inches into the soil. Water only when the soil is dry at that depth. Consistent moisture is more important than frequency.
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