What to plant in December

December is usually a quiet planting month in a mid-US garden. Enter your ZIP below for an exact December list tuned to your zone.

Want December dates for your own ZIP? Enter it for frost dates from your nearest weather station and a month-by-month calendar:

What to plant in December by hardiness zone

The list above is for a representative mid-US climate — pick your USDA zone for a December list tuned to your frost dates.

Zone 1a
Zone 1b
Zone 2a
Zone 2b
Zone 3a
Zone 3b
Zone 4a
Zone 4b
Zone 5a
Zone 5b
Zone 6a
Zone 6b
Zone 7a
Zone 7b
Zone 8a
Zone 8b
Zone 9a
Zone 9b
Zone 10a
Zone 10b

Keep going

What to plant in Winter (the whole season) →
Find your hardiness zone planting calendar →
Succession planting for a continuous harvest →
Last frost date, explained →

Timings are computed from NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals for a representative mid-US location (Cisco, UT (zone 6b)) using the same engine as GardenDraft’s in-app schedule. They are guidance, not guarantees — your exact dates depend on your address.