Zones 10 has a long growing window for gardening. With a last frost date of January 30th or earlier and first frost date as late as November 30th to December 30th. First and last frost days may vary by 2 weeks (or more depending on the weather).
If you'd like to get a jump-start on Spring and Fall planting, it is possible to extend your season by starting seeds indoors. A simple setup might be a shop light over a table or as elaborate as a heated greenhouse or multiple racks with lights.
We hope that our USDA Zone Specific SEED planting guide with be a helpful tool in your garden planning and planting!
JANUARY
Start seeds indoors or outside: Arugula, Asparagus, Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Chard, Chinese Cabbage, Collards, Eggplant, Endive, Lettuce, Kale, Kohlrabi, Leek, Mustard, Bunching Onion, Parsley, Peas, Peppers, Radish, Tomatoes, Turnips and Watermelon
FEBRUARY
Start seeds indoors or outside: Arugula, BEANS, Beets, Broccoli, Cantalope, Carrots, Celery, Chard, Chinese Cabbage, Collards, Corn, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Endive, Lettuce, Kale, Kohlrabi, Leek, Melons, Mustard, Onion, Parsley, Peas, Peppers, Pumpkin, Radish, Summer Spinach (malabar), Summer & Winter Squash, Tomatoes, Turnips and Watermelon
MARCH
Start seeds outside: Arugula, BEANS, Beets, Cantalope, Carrots, Chard, Chinese Cabbage, Collards, Corn, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Endive, Lettuce, Kohlrabi, Mustard, OKRA, Peas, Southern Peas, Peppers, Pumpkin, Radish, Summer & Winter Squash, Cherry Tomatoes and Turnips
Transplant: all remaining indoor seedlings
APRIL
Start seeds outside: BEANS, Cantalope, Chard, OKRA and Southern Peas,
MAY
Start seeds outside: OKRA and Southern Peas
Start seeds outside: OKRA and Southern Peas
JULY
Start seeds outside: OKRA and Southern Peas
AUGUST
Plant Seeds outside or indoors for Fall: Beans, Celery, Collards, Corn, Eggplant, Okra, Bunching Onion Southern Peas, Peppers, Pumpkin, Summer Squash and Winter Squash, Tomatoes, Turnips and Watermelon
SEPTEMBER
Plant Seeds outside for Fall: Arugula, Bush Beans, Broccoli, Cabbage, Celery, Chives, Collards, Corn, Cucumber, Eggplant, Endive, Kale, Leek, Lettuce, Mustard, Peas, Southern Peas, Pepper, Summer Squash, Radish, Tomato and Turnips
Plant all HERB and FLOWER seeds outside
OCTOBER
Plant Seeds outside: Arugula, Beans, Beets, Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Chinese Cabbage, Chives, Collards, Endive, Kale, Kohlrabi, Leek, Lettuce, Mustard, Parsley, Peas, Radish, Spinach and Turnips
NOVEMBER
Plant Seeds outside for Fall: Arugula, Beets, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Chinese Cabbage, Chives, Collards, Endive, Kale, Lettuce, Mustard, Onion, Parsley, Peas, Radish, Spinach and Turnips
DECEMBER
Plant Seeds outside for Fall: Arugula, Beets, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Chinese Cabbage, Chives, Collards, Endive, Kale, Lettuce, Mustard, Onion, Parsley, Peas and Radish
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8 comments
i,m an expat living in Greece,, i,m in zone 10 ,is that the same as zone 10 in America? can you send me seeds to my po box over here.. i need yellow squash seeds, plus bean seeds[roma,kentuckel blue] i have 2 huge gardens.. i brought in sand, manure, compost.. everythings grows well i help feed my small village..i have shown these mtn folks how to grow alot of things they call it “the Americans garden” thanks bill
Do you have a printable guide for zone 10 planting?
Cindy, they already did enough and took the trouble to provide free content. You can simply highlight or snippit any information off the web and paste it to a word document, then print it from there.
Do you have a printable growing guide. I don’t want to have to get on the computer to see when to plant things in my garden? Thank you.
Thank you so much, Mary! It took me this long to catch on to this wonderful guide you’ve made!
It was very helpful to see which plants can still be planted at this time of year.
Thank you for sharing this informative list!
Good Morning! Do you have luck with growing garlic?? ThankYou
Thank you, very helpful guide for.my zone 10.