Planting windows for Borrego Desert Park
Computed from Borrego Desert Park's own frost dates. Click any crop for the full zone-10 growing guide — varieties, spacing, fall plantings, and more.
| Crop | Start seeds indoors | Transplant | Direct sow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🍅 Tomatoes | Nov 15 – Nov 29 | Jan 17 – Jan 24 | — |
| 🫑 Peppers | Nov 1 – Nov 15 | Jan 24 – Jan 31 | — |
| 🥬 Lettuce | Nov 29 – Dec 13 | Dec 13 – Dec 27 | Dec 13 – Jan 10 |
| 🫛 Peas | — | — | Nov 29 – Dec 13 |
| 🥕 Carrots | — | — | Dec 20 – Jan 10 |
| 🥦 Broccoli | Nov 22 – Dec 6 | Dec 20 – Jan 3 | — |
| 🥬 Kale | Nov 29 – Dec 13 | Dec 13 – Dec 27 | Dec 13 – Dec 27 |
| 🥒 Cucumbers | Dec 13 – Dec 20 | Jan 17 – Jan 24 | Jan 17 – Jan 24 |
| 🥒 Zucchini | Dec 13 – Dec 20 | Jan 17 – Jan 24 | Jan 17 – Jan 24 |
| 🫘 Green Beans (Bush) | — | — | Jan 17 – Jan 24 |
| 🌽 Sweet Corn | — | — | Jan 17 – Jan 24 |
| 🌿 Basil | Nov 29 – Dec 13 | Jan 17 – Jan 24 | Jan 24 – Jan 31 |
| 🧄 Garlic | — | — | Fall: Nov 20 – Dec 18 |
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 Borrego Desert Park's dates automatically after a lookup.
Reading the season in Borrego Desert Park
With roughly 356 frost-free days, Borrego Desert Park 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 Jan 1 is late enough that fall planting is a full second season, not an afterthought.