July sits inside zone 5's frost-free season (Apr 22 – Oct 12) — everything on this page can go straight into warm soil.
| 🥬 Kale | Jul 20 – Aug 3 | 55–65 days to maturity |
| 🍃 Collard Greens | Jul 20 – Aug 3 | 60–75 days to maturity |
| 🥬 Cabbage | Jul 6 – Jul 20 | 65–85 days to maturity |
| 🥦 Broccoli | Jul 6 – Jul 20 | 60–75 days to maturity |
| 🥦 Cauliflower | Jul 6 – Jul 20 | 60–80 days to maturity |
| 🥕 Carrots | Jul 20 – Aug 3 | 60–75 days to maturity |
Windows use zone 5's typical frost dates (Apr 22 / Oct 12). For your own city's dates, run the frost lookup — the planting calendar then localizes everything automatically.
6 crops can go in the ground: kale, collard greens, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots. Exact windows are in the tables above — early and late in the month can differ by a full frost date.
The spring window has passed; tomatoes set out this late won't beat the Oct 12 average first frost to ripeness. Plan for next spring's seed-starting instead.