In season in July, zone 9
118 food plants hardy in zone 9 can be harvesting in July. These are typical Northern Hemisphere months: warmer gardens run a few weeks early, cooler ones late, and in the Southern Hemisphere shift everything by six months.
Fruit trees (11)
- Black mulberry · zones 6–9
- Chañar · zones 8–10
- Cherry plum (myrobalan) · zones 4–9
- Fig · zones 7–11
- Guabiyú · zones 8–10
- Low-chill apple ('Anna', 'Dorsett Golden') · zones 8–10
- Mulberry · zones 5–10
- Plum · zones 4–9
- Sandpaper fig · zones 9–11
- Waterberry (umdoni) · zones 9–11
- Yamamomo (red bayberry) · zones 8–10
Berries and small fruit (9)
- Blackberry · zones 5–9
- Goji · zones 5–9
- Goumi · zones 4–9
- Himalayan barberry (chutro) · zones 6–9
- Karonda · zones 9–12
- Makomako (wineberry) · zones 8–10
- Midyim · zones 9–11
- Rabbiteye blueberry · zones 7–9
- Strawberry · zones 3–10
Nut trees (2)
- Argan · zones 9–11
- Bunya pine · zones 9–11
Tropical and subtropical food plants (7)
- Avocado · zones 9–11
- Barbados cherry · zones 9–11
- Cambuci · zones 9–11
- Chiuri (Indian butter tree) · zones 9–11
- Grumixama (Brazil cherry) · zones 9–11
- Lemon (true lemon) · zones 9–11
- Passion fruit · zones 9–11
Perennial vegetables, greens and herbs (21)
- Caper · zones 8–11
- Chives · zones 3–9
- Cretan dittany (diktamo) · zones 7–10
- Culinary sage · zones 5–9
- Garlic · zones 3–9
- Izote (spineless yucca) · zones 9–11
- Kitchen herbs (thyme, sage, rosemary) · zones 5–10
- Lemon balm · zones 4–9
- Lemon verbena · zones 8–11
- Mint · zones 3–9
- Mitsuba (Japanese parsley) · zones 4–9
- Myoga ginger · zones 7–10
- Oregano · zones 4–9
- Pericón (Mexican tarragon) · zones 8–11
- Rock samphire · zones 7–11
- Rosemary · zones 7–10
- Tea · zones 7–9
- Thyme · zones 5–9
- Walking onion · zones 3–9
- Warrigal greens · zones 8–11
- Waterblommetjie (Cape pondweed) · zones 7–11
Annual vegetables, herbs and grains (51)
- African spider plant · zones 6–12
- Amaranth (grain and greens) · zones 2–11
- Arugula · zones 2–11
- Basil · zones 2–11
- Beet · zones 2–11
- Bitter gourd (karela) · zones 8–12
- Blue fenugreek (utskho suneli) · zones 4–9
- Bok choy · zones 2–11
- Bottle gourd (lauki) · zones 6–12
- Broccoli · zones 2–11
- Bush bean · zones 2–11
- Cabbage · zones 2–11
- Calendula · zones 2–11
- Carrot · zones 2–11
- Cauliflower · zones 2–11
- Cilantro · zones 2–11
- Collard greens · zones 2–11
- Cucumber · zones 2–11
- Dill · zones 2–11
- Eggplant · zones 2–11
- Epazote (paico) · zones 6–11
- Flax (linseed) · zones 3–10
- Garden egg (African eggplant) · zones 9–12
- German chamomile · zones 2–9
- Golden chia (desert chia) · zones 7–10
- Huauzontle · zones 3–11
- Kale · zones 2–11
- Komatsuna (Japanese mustard spinach) · zones 3–10
- Lettuce · zones 2–11
- Molokhia (jute mallow) · zones 6–12
- Mustard · zones 2–11
- Nasturtium · zones 2–11
- Oats · zones 2–10
- Okra · zones 2–11
- Onion · zones 2–11
- Parsley · zones 2–11
- Pole bean · zones 2–11
- Potato · zones 2–11
- Radish · zones 2–11
- Ridge gourd (turai) · zones 8–12
- Rye · zones 3–9
- Scarlet runner bean · zones 4–11
- Soybean · zones 3–11
- Summer savory (kondari) · zones 2–11
- Sweet corn · zones 3–11
- Sweet pepper · zones 2–11
- Swiss chard · zones 2–11
- Tomato · zones 2–11
- Turnip · zones 2–11
- Yardlong bean · zones 5–12
- Zucchini (summer squash) · zones 2–11
Native and wild plants (15)
- Aguacatillo (wild avocado) · zones 9–11
- Apple berry · zones 9–11
- Beach strawberry · zones 5–10
- California blackberry · zones 6–10
- Cattail · zones 3–10
- Chickasaw plum · zones 5–9
- Honey mesquite · zones 6–9
- Jojoba · zones 9–11
- Kurrajong · zones 8–11
- Nodding onion · zones 3–9
- Saguaro · zones 9–11
- Salmonberry · zones 5–9
- Screwbean mesquite · zones 7–10
- Texas persimmon · zones 7–10
- Wild bergamot · zones 3–9
Helper plants for soil, wildlife and biomass (2)
- Borage · zones 3–10
- Wattleseed (prickly wattle) · zones 9–11
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General guidance, not professional advice. Conditions vary by yard and year; for local specifics ask your county extension office. Never eat a wild plant you cannot identify with certainty. Traditional uses are shared as history, not medical advice. © 2026 Sean Priest · Irie Orchard. Terms & credits · Privacy · Home