Planting windows for San Francisco Oceanside
Computed from San Francisco Oceanside'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 4 – Nov 18 | Jan 6 – Jan 13 | — |
| 🫑 Peppers | Oct 21 – Nov 4 | Jan 13 – Jan 20 | — |
| 🥬 Lettuce | Nov 18 – Dec 2 | Dec 2 – Dec 16 | Dec 2 – Dec 30 |
| 🫛 Peas | — | — | Nov 18 – Dec 2 |
| 🥕 Carrots | — | — | Dec 9 – Dec 30 |
| 🥦 Broccoli | Nov 11 – Nov 25 | Dec 9 – Dec 23 | — |
| 🥬 Kale | Nov 18 – Dec 2 | Dec 2 – Dec 16 | Dec 2 – Dec 16 |
| 🥒 Cucumbers | Dec 2 – Dec 9 | Jan 6 – Jan 13 | Jan 6 – Jan 13 |
| 🥒 Zucchini | Dec 2 – Dec 9 | Jan 6 – Jan 13 | Jan 6 – Jan 13 |
| 🫘 Green Beans (Bush) | — | — | Jan 6 – Jan 13 |
| 🌽 Sweet Corn | — | — | Jan 6 – Jan 13 |
| 🌿 Basil | Nov 18 – Dec 2 | Jan 6 – Jan 13 | Jan 13 – Jan 20 |
| 🧄 Garlic | — | — | Fall: Nov 13 – Dec 11 |
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 San Francisco Oceanside's dates automatically after a lookup.
Reading the season in San Francisco Oceanside
With roughly 360 frost-free days, San Francisco Oceanside 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 25 is late enough that fall planting is a full second season, not an afterthought.