Planting windows for Brentwood
Computed from Brentwood's own frost dates. Click any crop for the full zone-7 growing guide — varieties, spacing, fall plantings, and more.
| Crop | Start seeds indoors | Transplant | Direct sow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🍅 Tomatoes | Feb 18 – Mar 4 | Apr 22 – Apr 29 | — |
| 🫑 Peppers | Feb 4 – Feb 18 | Apr 29 – May 6 | — |
| 🥬 Lettuce | Mar 4 – Mar 18 | Mar 18 – Apr 1 | Mar 18 – Apr 15 |
| 🫛 Peas | — | — | Mar 4 – Mar 18 |
| 🥕 Carrots | — | — | Mar 25 – Apr 15 |
| 🥦 Broccoli | Feb 25 – Mar 11 | Mar 25 – Apr 8 | — |
| 🥬 Kale | Mar 4 – Mar 18 | Mar 18 – Apr 1 | Mar 18 – Apr 1 |
| 🥒 Cucumbers | Mar 18 – Mar 25 | Apr 22 – Apr 29 | Apr 22 – Apr 29 |
| 🥒 Zucchini | Mar 18 – Mar 25 | Apr 22 – Apr 29 | Apr 22 – Apr 29 |
| 🫘 Green Beans (Bush) | — | — | Apr 22 – Apr 29 |
| 🌽 Sweet Corn | — | — | Apr 22 – Apr 29 |
| 🌿 Basil | Mar 4 – Mar 18 | Apr 22 – Apr 29 | Apr 29 – May 6 |
| 🧄 Garlic | — | — | Fall: Sep 14 – Oct 12 |
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 Brentwood's dates automatically after a lookup.
Reading the season in Brentwood
Roughly 194 frost-free days gives Brentwood gardeners room for nearly every common vegetable. Warm-season crops go out after Apr 15; a fall garden sown in late summer matures comfortably before the Oct 26 frost.