Planting windows for Cooper Dam
Computed from Cooper Dam's own frost dates. Click any crop for the full zone-8 growing guide — varieties, spacing, fall plantings, and more.
| Crop | Start seeds indoors | Transplant | Direct sow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🍅 Tomatoes | Jan 21 – Feb 4 | Mar 25 – Apr 1 | — |
| 🫑 Peppers | Jan 7 – Jan 21 | Apr 1 – Apr 8 | — |
| 🥬 Lettuce | Feb 4 – Feb 18 | Feb 18 – Mar 4 | Feb 18 – Mar 18 |
| 🫛 Peas | — | — | Feb 4 – Feb 18 |
| 🥕 Carrots | — | — | Feb 25 – Mar 18 |
| 🥦 Broccoli | Jan 28 – Feb 11 | Feb 25 – Mar 11 | — |
| 🥬 Kale | Feb 4 – Feb 18 | Feb 18 – Mar 4 | Feb 18 – Mar 4 |
| 🥒 Cucumbers | Feb 18 – Feb 25 | Mar 25 – Apr 1 | Mar 25 – Apr 1 |
| 🥒 Zucchini | Feb 18 – Feb 25 | Mar 25 – Apr 1 | Mar 25 – Apr 1 |
| 🫘 Green Beans (Bush) | — | — | Mar 25 – Apr 1 |
| 🌽 Sweet Corn | — | — | Mar 25 – Apr 1 |
| 🌿 Basil | Feb 4 – Feb 18 | Mar 25 – Apr 1 | Apr 1 – Apr 8 |
| 🧄 Garlic | — | — | Fall: Oct 2 – Oct 30 |
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 Cooper Dam's dates automatically after a lookup.
Reading the season in Cooper Dam
With roughly 240 frost-free days, Cooper Dam 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 Nov 13 is late enough that fall planting is a full second season, not an afterthought.