Planting windows for Lemon Cove
Computed from Lemon Cove'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 | Dec 11 – Dec 25 | Feb 12 – Feb 19 | — |
| 🫑 Peppers | Nov 27 – Dec 11 | Feb 19 – Feb 26 | — |
| 🥬 Lettuce | Dec 25 – Jan 8 | Jan 8 – Jan 22 | Jan 8 – Feb 5 |
| 🫛 Peas | — | — | Dec 25 – Jan 8 |
| 🥕 Carrots | — | — | Jan 15 – Feb 5 |
| 🥦 Broccoli | Dec 18 – Jan 1 | Jan 15 – Jan 29 | — |
| 🥬 Kale | Dec 25 – Jan 8 | Jan 8 – Jan 22 | Jan 8 – Jan 22 |
| 🥒 Cucumbers | Jan 8 – Jan 15 | Feb 12 – Feb 19 | Feb 12 – Feb 19 |
| 🥒 Zucchini | Jan 8 – Jan 15 | Feb 12 – Feb 19 | Feb 12 – Feb 19 |
| 🫘 Green Beans (Bush) | — | — | Feb 12 – Feb 19 |
| 🌽 Sweet Corn | — | — | Feb 12 – Feb 19 |
| 🌿 Basil | Dec 25 – Jan 8 | Feb 12 – Feb 19 | Feb 19 – Feb 26 |
| 🧄 Garlic | — | — | Fall: Oct 27 – Nov 24 |
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 Lemon Cove's dates automatically after a lookup.
Reading the season in Lemon Cove
With roughly 306 frost-free days, Lemon Cove 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 8 is late enough that fall planting is a full second season, not an afterthought.