Planting windows for NEW Orleans Audubon
Computed from NEW Orleans Audubon'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 29 – Dec 13 | Jan 31 – Feb 7 | — |
| 🫑 Peppers | Nov 15 – Nov 29 | Feb 7 – Feb 14 | — |
| 🥬 Lettuce | Dec 13 – Dec 27 | Dec 27 – Jan 10 | Dec 27 – Jan 24 |
| 🫛 Peas | — | — | Dec 13 – Dec 27 |
| 🥕 Carrots | — | — | Jan 3 – Jan 24 |
| 🥦 Broccoli | Dec 6 – Dec 20 | Jan 3 – Jan 17 | — |
| 🥬 Kale | Dec 13 – Dec 27 | Dec 27 – Jan 10 | Dec 27 – Jan 10 |
| 🥒 Cucumbers | Dec 27 – Jan 3 | Jan 31 – Feb 7 | Jan 31 – Feb 7 |
| 🥒 Zucchini | Dec 27 – Jan 3 | Jan 31 – Feb 7 | Jan 31 – Feb 7 |
| 🫘 Green Beans (Bush) | — | — | Jan 31 – Feb 7 |
| 🌽 Sweet Corn | — | — | Jan 31 – Feb 7 |
| 🌿 Basil | Dec 13 – Dec 27 | Jan 31 – Feb 7 | Feb 7 – Feb 14 |
| 🧄 Garlic | — | — | Fall: Nov 21 – Dec 19 |
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 NEW Orleans Audubon's dates automatically after a lookup.
Reading the season in NEW Orleans Audubon
With roughly 343 frost-free days, NEW Orleans Audubon 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 2 is late enough that fall planting is a full second season, not an afterthought.