Planting windows for Castle Hot Springs
Computed from Castle Hot Springs's own frost dates. Click any crop for the full zone-9 growing guide — varieties, spacing, fall plantings, and more.
| Crop | Start seeds indoors | Transplant | Direct sow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🍅 Tomatoes | Nov 20 – Dec 4 | Jan 22 – Jan 29 | — |
| 🫑 Peppers | Nov 6 – Nov 20 | Jan 29 – Feb 5 | — |
| 🥬 Lettuce | Dec 4 – Dec 18 | Dec 18 – Jan 1 | Dec 18 – Jan 15 |
| 🫛 Peas | — | — | Dec 4 – Dec 18 |
| 🥕 Carrots | — | — | Dec 25 – Jan 15 |
| 🥦 Broccoli | Nov 27 – Dec 11 | Dec 25 – Jan 8 | — |
| 🥬 Kale | Dec 4 – Dec 18 | Dec 18 – Jan 1 | Dec 18 – Jan 1 |
| 🥒 Cucumbers | Dec 18 – Dec 25 | Jan 22 – Jan 29 | Jan 22 – Jan 29 |
| 🥒 Zucchini | Dec 18 – Dec 25 | Jan 22 – Jan 29 | Jan 22 – Jan 29 |
| 🫘 Green Beans (Bush) | — | — | Jan 22 – Jan 29 |
| 🌽 Sweet Corn | — | — | Jan 22 – Jan 29 |
| 🌿 Basil | Dec 4 – Dec 18 | Jan 22 – Jan 29 | Jan 29 – Feb 5 |
| 🧄 Garlic | — | — | Fall: Nov 10 – Dec 8 |
Want this for all 50 crops, or as a printable seed-shelf schedule? Use the planting calendar and the seed starting scheduler — both can use Castle Hot Springs's dates automatically after a lookup.
Reading the season in Castle Hot Springs
With roughly 341 frost-free days, Castle Hot Springs gardens fit long-season crops — melons, winter squash, sweet potatoes — with room left for spring and fall rounds of greens and roots. The first frost around Dec 22 is late enough that fall planting is a full second season, not an afterthought.