Planting windows for Santa Barbara 11 W
Computed from Santa Barbara 11 W'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 5 – Nov 19 | Jan 7 – Jan 14 | — |
| 🫑 Peppers | Oct 22 – Nov 5 | Jan 14 – Jan 21 | — |
| 🥬 Lettuce | Nov 19 – Dec 3 | Dec 3 – Dec 17 | Dec 3 – Dec 31 |
| 🫛 Peas | — | — | Nov 19 – Dec 3 |
| 🥕 Carrots | — | — | Dec 10 – Dec 31 |
| 🥦 Broccoli | Nov 12 – Nov 26 | Dec 10 – Dec 24 | — |
| 🥬 Kale | Nov 19 – Dec 3 | Dec 3 – Dec 17 | Dec 3 – Dec 17 |
| 🥒 Cucumbers | Dec 3 – Dec 10 | Jan 7 – Jan 14 | Jan 7 – Jan 14 |
| 🥒 Zucchini | Dec 3 – Dec 10 | Jan 7 – Jan 14 | Jan 7 – Jan 14 |
| 🫘 Green Beans (Bush) | — | — | Jan 7 – Jan 14 |
| 🌽 Sweet Corn | — | — | Jan 7 – Jan 14 |
| 🌿 Basil | Nov 19 – Dec 3 | Jan 7 – Jan 14 | Jan 14 – Jan 21 |
| 🧄 Garlic | — | — | Fall: Nov 8 – Dec 6 |
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 Santa Barbara 11 W's dates automatically after a lookup.
Reading the season in Santa Barbara 11 W
With roughly 354 frost-free days, Santa Barbara 11 W 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 20 is late enough that fall planting is a full second season, not an afterthought.