What to Plant in December in Zone 8

7 crops you can start in zone 8a & 8b during December. The dates are worked out from zone 8's typical frosts: last spring frost around Mar 25, first fall frost around Nov 10. Each crop links to its full dates for zone 8.

Start indoors in December

Seeds to start under lights or on a sunny sill this month. Dates are the indoor-start window for zone 8.

Peppers

Flowers

Sow or plant outside in December

What goes in the ground this month, either as seed or as a transplant. Dates are the planting-out window for zone 8.

Vegetables & herbs

Flowers

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What to plant in December in zone 8: root chervil, rocoto pepper, eryngium (sea holly), lisianthus and more

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What to plant in December in zone 8: 7 crops to start indoors or plant outside, including root chervil, rocoto pepper, eryngium (sea holly), lisianthus, with exact dates for zone 8a and 8b.

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