Planting windows for Painted Rock Dam
Computed from Painted Rock Dam'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 26 – Dec 10 | Jan 28 – Feb 4 | — |
| 🫑 Peppers | Nov 12 – Nov 26 | Feb 4 – Feb 11 | — |
| 🥬 Lettuce | Dec 10 – Dec 24 | Dec 24 – Jan 7 | Dec 24 – Jan 21 |
| 🫛 Peas | — | — | Dec 10 – Dec 24 |
| 🥕 Carrots | — | — | Dec 31 – Jan 21 |
| 🥦 Broccoli | Dec 3 – Dec 17 | Dec 31 – Jan 14 | — |
| 🥬 Kale | Dec 10 – Dec 24 | Dec 24 – Jan 7 | Dec 24 – Jan 7 |
| 🥒 Cucumbers | Dec 24 – Dec 31 | Jan 28 – Feb 4 | Jan 28 – Feb 4 |
| 🥒 Zucchini | Dec 24 – Dec 31 | Jan 28 – Feb 4 | Jan 28 – Feb 4 |
| 🫘 Green Beans (Bush) | — | — | Jan 28 – Feb 4 |
| 🌽 Sweet Corn | — | — | Jan 28 – Feb 4 |
| 🌿 Basil | Dec 10 – Dec 24 | Jan 28 – Feb 4 | Feb 4 – Feb 11 |
| 🧄 Garlic | — | — | Fall: Nov 3 – Dec 1 |
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 Painted Rock Dam's dates automatically after a lookup.
Reading the season in Painted Rock Dam
With roughly 328 frost-free days, Painted Rock Dam 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 15 is late enough that fall planting is a full second season, not an afterthought.