The garden calendar · 31 plants
Plant in autumn. Bloom and harvest all year.
When to start, plant, bloom and pick, for flowers, fruit, vegetables and herbs. Pick your climate once and everything on the page adjusts.
Warda PatelDreamDrop Gardens, Plano TX8 min readUpdated November 2026
Why plant in autumn?
Fall is the most important planting season for flowers. Bulbs go in the ground, cool-season seeds get sown, and the slow ones start indoors.
It's also when next year's feast starts: fruit trees, berries and figs planted this fall feed your table for years. This calendar covers both, the flowers and the plants behind the Thanksgiving table, month by month.
- Pick your climate once at the top of the calendar, and everything on the page adjusts.
- This month shows what to plant or start now, what's in bloom, and what's ready to harvest.
- Choose a plant to jump to it, then tap its row for its dates, a tip on picking the right variety, and where to buy it.
Pick varieties that fit your season
The calendar is a starting point. What really decides your flowers and harvest is the variety.
- Hardiness zone
- Will it survive your winter?
- Winter chill
- Fruit trees, tulips and peonies need cold to bloom.
- Days to maturity
- Will it ripen before your first frost?
- Summer heat
- Some plants stall, bolt or rot in hot, wet summers.
Months are general for each climate group. Fine-tune with your local first and last frost dates.
The calendar
Not sure of your zone? · Hardiness zones, explained
This month November · Zones 6–7
12Plant or start now
5In bloom now
5Ready to harvest
Choose a plant
Tap a picture to jump to it in the calendar.
- Start indoors
- Plant outside
- In bloom
- Harvest
- Store
- This month