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Zone 8A — July

What to Plant in July in Zone 8A

July in Zone 8A: 0 crops to start indoors, 0 to plant or direct sow outside, and 120 entering harvest window. Last frost averages March 30. Reference city: Dallas, TX.
Updated May 13, 2026 · Frost data from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
0 Start Indoors
0 Plant Outside
120 Harvest
Frost risk: Cleared

Frost season has cleared in Zone 8A. The last spring frost typically passed by March 30, and the very latest 10% chance closed by April 15. Tender crops are safe to plant out.

See full Zone 8A frost outlook

Start Indoors in July

Nothing to start seeds indoors in July for Zone 8A.
Next window: December — 4 varieties, including Green Onion, King Richard Leek, Leek.

Plant Outside in July

Nothing to plant or sow outside in July for Zone 8A.
Next window: August — 2 varieties, including Nantes Carrot (fall planting), Sugar Snap Pea (fall planting).

Harvest in July

Plant Type Planted / Sown Harvest Window
Brilliant Celeriac root vegetable Mar 30 Jul 18 – Jul 28
Grano Red Onions allium Mar 30 Jul 28
Grano White Onions allium Mar 30 Jul 28
Indian Spring Mix Hollyhock Flowers flower Mar 30 Jul 28 – Sep 26
Red Burgundy Onions allium Mar 30 Jul 18 – Jul 28
Southport Red Globe Onions allium Mar 30 Jul 28
Southport White Globe Onions allium Mar 30 Jul 28
Spanish Sweet White Onions allium Mar 30 Jul 18 – Jul 28
Summer Carnival Mix Hollyhock Flowers flower Mar 30 Jul 28 – Sep 26
Abe Lincoln Tomatoes tomato Apr 13 Jul 2 – Jul 12
Ace 55 Tomatoes tomato Apr 13 Jul 2 – Jul 7
Adirondack Blue Potato root vegetable Apr 6 Jul 2
Aji Amarillo Peppers pepper Apr 13 Jul 12 – Aug 11
Aji Dulce Peppers pepper Apr 13 Jul 12 – Aug 1
All Sweet Watermelon melon Apr 13 Jul 12 – Jul 17
Amarillo Oro Melon melon Apr 13 Jul 12
Anise herb Apr 6 Jul 15 – Aug 4
Atlantic Giant Pumpkin squash Apr 6 Jul 25
Aunt Ruby's German Green Tomatoes tomato Apr 13 Jul 2
Baby Blue Hubbard Winter Squash squash Apr 6 Jul 10
Banana Melon melon Apr 13 Jul 12
Banana Peppers pepper Apr 20 Jul 1
Beauregard Sweet Potato root vegetable Apr 6 Jul 5 – Jul 20
Beefsteak Tomatoes tomato Apr 13 Jul 2 – Jul 7
Bhut Jolokia Ghost Pepper pepper Apr 13 Jul 12 – Aug 11
Big Max Pumpkin squash Apr 6 Jul 30 – Aug 4
Big Rainbow Tomatoes tomato Apr 13 Jul 7 – Jul 17
Birds Eye Hot Peppers pepper Apr 13 Jul 22 – Aug 1
Black Diamond Watermelon melon Apr 13 Jul 12
Black From Tula Tomatoes tomato Apr 13 Jul 7
Bloody Butcher Corn vegetable Apr 13 Jul 22 – Aug 1
Brandywine Tomatoes tomato Apr 13 Jul 2 – Jul 12
Brussels Sprouts brassica Apr 13 Jul 7 – Aug 1
Burgess Buttercup Winter Squash squash Apr 6 Jul 10
Cal Sweet Watermelon melon Apr 13 Jul 7 – Jul 12
California Wonder Peppers pepper Apr 20 Jul 1 – Jul 4
Carolina Cross Watermelon melon Apr 13 Jul 22
Carolina Reaper peppers pepper Apr 13 Jul 12 – Aug 11
Chocolate Habanero Hot Peppers pepper Apr 13 Jul 7 – Jul 27
Chocolate Stripes Tomatoes tomato Apr 13 Jul 2
Cinderella Pumpkin squash Apr 6 Jul 30
Classic Cumin herb Apr 6 Jul 15 – Aug 4
Congo Watermelon melon Apr 13 Jul 12 – Jul 17
Crimson Sweet Watermelon melon Apr 13 Jul 2 – Jul 12
Datil peppers pepper Apr 13 Jul 12 – Aug 1
Delica Kabocha Squash squash Apr 13 Jul 17 – Aug 1
Delicata Squash squash Apr 13 Jul 2 – Jul 22
Devils Tongue Yellow Hot Peppers pepper Apr 13 Jul 12 – Aug 1
Firecracker Hot Peppers pepper Apr 13 Jul 2 – Aug 11
Florida Giant Watermelon melon Apr 13 Jul 7
Florida Market Eggplant vegetable Apr 13 Jul 2 – Jul 12
French Fingerling Potato root vegetable Apr 6 Jul 8
Georgia Rattlesnake Watermelon melon Apr 13 Jul 12 – Jul 17
German Johnson Tomatoes tomato Apr 13 Jul 7
Golden Bantam Sweet Corn vegetable Apr 13 Jul 2 – Jul 7
Golden Hubbard Winter Squash squash Apr 6 Jul 15
Goldrush Potato root vegetable Apr 6 Jul 26 – Aug 4
Green Flesh Honeydew Melon melon Apr 13 Jul 7 – Jul 22
Green Hubbard Winter Squash squash Apr 6 Jul 25
Green Striped Cushaw Crookneck Winter Squash squash Apr 6 Jul 20
Habanero Pepper pepper Apr 20 Jul 19 – Aug 18
Hale's Best Jumbo Cantaloupe melon Apr 13 Jul 2 – Jul 12
Harris Model Parsnips root vegetable Apr 6 Jul 30 – Aug 4
Heart of Gold Cantaloupe Melon melon Apr 13 Jul 7 – Jul 22
Heirloom Red Kuri Squash squash Apr 6 Jul 5 – Jul 15
Hillbilly Tomatoes tomato Apr 13 Jul 7
Holiday Marbles Hot Peppers pepper Apr 13 Jul 12 – Aug 1
Homestead Tomatoes tomato Apr 13 Jul 2 – Jul 7
Honey Rock Cantaloupe Melon melon Apr 13 Jul 7 – Jul 22
Honeydew Melon melon Apr 13 Jul 22 – Aug 6
Jack Be Little Pumpkin squash Apr 6 Jul 10
Jack O'Lantern Pumpkin squash Apr 13 Jul 12 – Aug 1
Jaune Flamme Tomatoes tomato Apr 13 Jul 2
Jimmy Nardello Peppers pepper Apr 20 Jul 9 – Jul 19
Jubilee Watermelon melon Apr 13 Jul 12 – Jul 17
Kennebec Potato root vegetable Apr 6 Jul 25 – Aug 19
King of the Garden Pole Lima Bean legume Apr 6 Jul 3 – Jul 10
Lemon Habanero Hot Peppers pepper Apr 13 Jul 7 – Jul 27
Long Island Cheese Winter Squash squash Apr 6 Jul 23
Luffa gourds vegetable Apr 13 Jul 22 – Aug 11
Moon & Stars Red-Flesh Watermelon melon Apr 13 Jul 12 – Jul 22
Moon & Stars Yellow-Flesh Watermelon melon Apr 13 Jul 12 – Jul 22
Mortgage Lifter Tomatoes tomato Apr 13 Jul 2 – Jul 7
Mr. Stripey Tomatoes tomato Apr 13 Jul 2
NuMex Twilight Hot Peppers pepper Apr 13 Jul 12 – Aug 11
Orange Flesh Honeydew Melon melon Apr 13 Jul 7 – Jul 22
Orange Habanero Hot Peppers pepper Apr 13 Jul 7 – Jul 27
Pacific Giant Pumpkin squash Apr 6 Jul 30 – Aug 9
Paris Yellow Pumpkin squash Apr 6 Jul 15
Parsnip root vegetable Apr 6 Jul 15 – Aug 14
Pimento Sweet Peppers pepper Apr 13 Jul 7 – Jul 12
Pink Banana Jumbo Winter Squash squash Apr 6 Jul 15 – Jul 25
Pink Delicious Tomatoes tomato Apr 13 Jul 2 – Jul 6
Pink Oxheart Tomatoes tomato Apr 13 Jul 2 – Jul 12
Planters Jumbo Cantaloupe Melon melon Apr 13 Jul 7
Ponderosa Red Beefsteak Tomatoes tomato Apr 13 Jul 2 – Jul 12
Pretty Purple Hot Peppers pepper Apr 13 Jul 12 – Aug 11
Purple Tiger Hot Peppers pepper Apr 13 Jul 12 – Jul 22
Queensland Blue Winter Squash squash Apr 6 Jul 15 – Aug 4
Rainbow Corn vegetable Apr 6 Jul 20 – Jul 30
Red Caribbean Habanero Hot Peppers pepper Apr 13 Jul 7 – Jul 27
Red Pontiac Potato root vegetable Apr 6 Jul 5 – Jul 25
Red Scotch Bonnet Pepper pepper Apr 13 Jul 17 – Aug 11
Round Mauve Eggplant vegetable Apr 13 Jul 2 – Jul 12
Spaghetti Squash squash Apr 13 Jul 10 – Jul 22
Sugar Pie Pumpkin squash Apr 13 Jul 12 – Aug 1
Sunshine Kabocha Squash squash Apr 6 Jul 10 – Jul 15
Tabasco Hot Peppers pepper Apr 13 Jul 2 – Jul 12
Table Queen Acorn Squash squash Apr 13 Jul 2 – Jul 22
Tall Utah 52-70 Celery vegetable Apr 13 Jul 22 – Aug 21
Tendercrisp Celery vegetable Apr 6 Jul 5 – Jul 20
Tendersweet Orange Watermelon melon Apr 13 Jul 12 – Jul 17
Tom Watson Watermelon melon Apr 13 Jul 7
Trinidad Moruga Scorpion peppers pepper Apr 13 Jul 2 – Aug 11
Turkish Orange Eggplant vegetable Apr 13 Jul 7 – Jul 12
VR Moscow Tomatoes tomato Apr 13 Jul 2 – Jul 12
Waltham Butternut Squash squash Apr 13 Jul 22 – Aug 11
White Cushaw Crookneck Winter Squash squash Apr 6 Jul 15
Yellow Oxheart Tomatoes tomato Apr 13 Jul 1
Yellow Scotch Bonnet Hot Peppers pepper Apr 13 Jul 12 – Aug 11

Key Tasks for July in Zone 8A

  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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