Zone 7B — May
What to Plant in May in Zone 7B
May in Zone 7B:
0 crops to start indoors,
0 to plant or direct sow outside, and
112 entering harvest window.
Last frost averages April 7. Reference city: Charlotte, NC.
0 Start Indoors
0 Plant Outside
112 Harvest
Start Indoors in May
No crops to start indoors in May for Zone 7B.
Plant Outside in May
No crops to plant outside in May for Zone 7B.
Harvest in May
| Plant | Type | Planted / Sown | Harvest Window |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Early Pea | legume | Mar 15 | May 9 – May 14 |
| All Season Cabbage | brassica | Mar 22 | May 31 – Jun 10 |
| All Year Round | lettuce | Mar 6 | May 9 – May 18 |
| All Year Round Cauliflower | brassica | Mar 22 | May 26 |
| Bouquet Dill | herb | Mar 22 | May 11 – May 26 |
| Broad Windsor Fava Bean | legume | Mar 15 | May 29 – Jun 8 |
| Calabrese Broccoli | brassica | Mar 22 | May 26 |
| Cascadia Sugar Snap Pea | legume | Mar 15 | May 19 – May 21 |
| Charleston Wakefield Cabbage | brassica | Mar 15 | May 29 |
| Chinese Forget-Me-Not Flowers | flower | Mar 6 | May 10 – May 30 |
| Copenhagen Cabbage | brassica | Mar 22 | May 26 |
| Crisphead | lettuce | Mar 6 | May 13 – May 20 |
| Daikon Radishes | root vegetable | Mar 22 | May 6 – May 16 |
| Dark Green Italian Giant Parsley | herb | Mar 22 | May 21 – Jun 5 |
| Dark Green Romaine | lettuce | Mar 6 | May 5 – May 15 |
| Delicatesse Blue Kohlrabi | brassica | Mar 15 | May 9 – May 14 |
| Delicatesse White Kohlrabi | brassica | Mar 15 | May 9 – May 14 |
| Di Cicco Broccoli | brassica | Mar 22 | May 26 |
| Dukat Dill | herb | Mar 22 | May 1 – May 11 |
| Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage | brassica | Mar 15 | May 19 – May 29 |
| Early Purple Broccoli | brassica | Mar 22 | May 26 |
| Evergreen Parsley | herb | Mar 22 | May 31 – Jun 15 |
| Fairy Dwarf Mix Candytuft Flowers | flower | Mar 22 | May 6 – May 21 |
| Full Heart Batavian | lettuce | Mar 6 | May 30 – Jun 4 |
| Georgia Southern Collard Greens | lettuce | Mar 6 | May 5 – May 25 |
| Golden Acre Cabbage | brassica | Mar 22 | May 26 |
| Green Arrow Pea | legume | Mar 15 | May 19 – May 24 |
| Hard Red Wheat Cover Crop | cover crop | Mar 15 | May 29 – Jun 18 |
| Iceberg | lettuce | Mar 6 | May 13 – May 20 |
| Igloo Cauliflower | brassica | Mar 22 | May 26 – May 31 |
| Lacinato Kale | lettuce | Mar 6 | May 5 – May 10 |
| Little Marvel Pea | legume | Mar 15 | May 14 – May 17 |
| Mammoth Dill | herb | Mar 22 | May 6 – May 26 |
| Mammoth Melting Sugar Snow Pea | legume | Mar 15 | May 22 – May 28 |
| Medium Red Clover Cover Crop | cover crop | Mar 22 | May 21 – Jun 5 |
| Michihili Cabbage | brassica | Mar 15 | May 24 |
| Morris Heading | lettuce | Mar 6 | May 20 – May 25 |
| Mâche (Corn Salad) | lettuce | Mar 6 | May 5 – May 29 |
| Napa Cabbage | brassica | Mar 6 | May 15 – Jun 4 |
| Oregon Giant Snow Pea | legume | Mar 15 | May 24 – May 28 |
| Oregon Sugar Pod Snow Pea | legume | Mar 15 | May 14 – May 22 |
| Progress No. 9 Shelling Pea | legume | Mar 15 | May 12 – May 16 |
| Radicchio | lettuce | Mar 6 | May 5 – May 30 |
| Rapeseed Cover Crop | cover crop | Mar 22 | May 6 – May 31 |
| Rapini Broccoli Raab | brassica | Mar 22 | May 26 |
| Red Acre Cabbage | brassica | Mar 15 | May 29 – Jun 3 |
| Red Romaine | lettuce | Mar 6 | May 5 – May 15 |
| Romaine Lettuce | lettuce | Mar 6 | May 10 – May 20 |
| Royal Carpet Alyssum Flowers | flower | Mar 22 | May 6 – May 21 |
| Scarlet Flax Flowers | flower | Mar 22 | May 16 – May 31 |
| Shungiku (Edible Chrysanthemum) | vegetable | Mar 22 | May 1 – May 16 |
| Snowball Self-Blanche Cauliflower | brassica | Mar 22 | May 26 |
| Sugar Ann Snap Pea | legume | Mar 15 | May 6 – May 10 |
| Tuscany Black | lettuce | Mar 6 | May 5 – May 20 |
| Vates | lettuce | Mar 6 | May 5 – May 20 |
| Verona Red | lettuce | Mar 6 | May 30 – Jun 6 |
| Vienna Purple Kohlrabi | brassica | Mar 15 | May 9 – May 19 |
| Vienna White Kohlrabi | brassica | Mar 15 | May 19 |
| Viola and pansy edible flowers | flower | Mar 22 | May 21 – May 31 |
| Violetta Purple Cauliflower | brassica | Mar 22 | May 26 |
| Wando Pea | legume | Mar 15 | May 17 – May 22 |
| Yellow Sweet Blossom Clover Cover Crop | cover crop | Mar 22 | May 21 – Jun 20 |
| Alaska Mix Nasturtium Flowers | flower | Apr 5 | May 25 – Jun 4 |
| Black Beauty Zucchini | squash | Apr 16 | May 31 – Jun 10 |
| Boltardy Beets | root vegetable | Apr 5 | May 25 – Jun 4 |
| Borage | flower | Apr 5 | May 30 – Jun 19 |
| Buckwheat | cover crop | Apr 5 | May 5 – May 20 |
| Bull's Blood Beets | root vegetable | Apr 5 | May 25 – May 30 |
| Calendula | flower | Apr 5 | May 25 – Jun 4 |
| Calypso Cilantro | herb | Apr 5 | May 25 – May 30 |
| Cherry Belle Radish | root vegetable | Apr 12 | May 3 – May 12 |
| Clemson Spineless Okra | vegetable | Apr 5 | May 30 – Jun 8 |
| Contender Bush Bean | legume | Apr 12 | May 27 – Jun 6 |
| Crosby's Egyptian Beets | root vegetable | Apr 5 | May 30 – Jun 4 |
| Dill | herb | Apr 5 | May 15 – May 30 |
| Dwarf Jewel Mix Nasturtium Flowers | flower | Apr 5 | May 25 – Jun 4 |
| Early Wonder Beets | root vegetable | Apr 5 | May 25 |
| Easter Egg Radishes | root vegetable | Apr 5 | May 3 – May 7 |
| Eight Ball Zucchini | squash | Apr 12 | May 27 – Jun 6 |
| Empress of India Nasturtium Flowers | flower | Apr 5 | May 25 – Jun 4 |
| French Breakfast Radish | root vegetable | Apr 12 | May 3 – May 10 |
| French Marigold | flower | Apr 5 | May 25 – Jun 4 |
| Glorious Gleam Nasturtium Flowers | flower | Apr 5 | May 30 – Jun 14 |
| Gold Rush Zucchini | squash | Apr 12 | May 27 – Jun 1 |
| Golden Detroit Beets | root vegetable | Apr 5 | May 30 – Jun 4 |
| Golden Globe Turnips | root vegetable | Apr 5 | May 20 – May 25 |
| Green Purslane | vegetable | Apr 12 | May 17 – Jun 1 |
| Hailstone Radishes | root vegetable | Apr 5 | May 5 |
| Japanese Eggplant | vegetable | Apr 5 | May 25 – Jun 9 |
| Lacy Phacelia Flowers | flower | Apr 5 | May 30 – Jun 19 |
| Lebanese White Bush Summer Squash | squash | Apr 12 | May 27 |
| Little Fingers Carrots | root vegetable | Apr 5 | May 30 |
| Nasturtium | flower | Apr 5 | May 25 – Jun 9 |
| National Pickling Cucumber | cucumber | Apr 5 | May 25 – Jun 2 |
| Orange Sulphur Cosmos Flowers | flower | Apr 5 | May 30 – Jun 14 |
| Paris Market Carrots | root vegetable | Apr 5 | May 25 – May 30 |
| Pattypan Squash | squash | Apr 12 | May 29 – Jun 6 |
| Peach Melba Nasturtium Flowers | flower | Apr 5 | May 25 – Jun 4 |
| Purple Plum Radishes | root vegetable | Apr 5 | May 3 – May 5 |
| Round de Nice Zucchini Summer Squash | squash | Apr 12 | May 27 |
| Slow-Bolt (Slo-Bolt) Cilantro/Coriander | herb | Apr 5 | May 3 – May 15 |
| Sparky Mix Marigolds | flower | Apr 5 | May 30 – Jun 14 |
| Sunspot Sunflowers | flower | Apr 5 | May 30 – Jun 14 |
| Sweet Alyssum | flower | Apr 5 | May 15 – May 30 |
| Tall Trailing Mix Nasturtium Flowers | flower | Apr 5 | May 30 – Jun 14 |
| Tri Color Amaranth (Joseph's Coat) | vegetable | Apr 12 | May 12 – May 27 |
| Water spinach stems and leaves | lettuce | Apr 5 | May 5 – May 20 |
| Watermelon Radishes | root vegetable | Apr 5 | May 25 – Jun 4 |
| Whirlybird Nasturtium Flowers | flower | Apr 5 | May 25 – Jun 4 |
| White Detroit Beets | root vegetable | Apr 5 | May 30 – Jun 4 |
| White Icicle Radishes | root vegetable | Apr 5 | May 5 – May 15 |
| Yellow Sulphur Cosmos Flowers | flower | Apr 5 | May 30 – Jun 14 |
Key Tasks for May in Zone 7B
- 1 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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