Southern California Planting Calendar
Month-by-month planting calendar for Southern California. 179 crops with sow windows for a mediterranean climate.
Monthly Planting Calendar
Coastal and Southern California (Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange County and the coastal Bay Area, USDA 9b-11) is a mild Mediterranean climate: wet, cool winters and dry, mild summers, with frost rare near the coast. Cool-season crops grow from fall through early spring, and warm-season crops run a long spring-to-summer window because the coastal summer is mild rather than brutal. Many greens grow almost year-round. These windows are a first-pass estimate from University of California (UC) extension guidance and are being reviewed locally.
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When can I plant in Southern California?
Almost year-round near the coast. Cool-season crops go in from fall through early spring; warm-season crops have a long window from spring into summer because the coastal summer stays mild.
Do I need to worry about frost in coastal California?
Rarely right on the coast, but inland valleys and higher ground do get light frosts in winter. Treat the windows as coastal/low-frost and shift tender crops a little later inland.
How accurate are these dates?
They are a careful first pass based on University of California extension calendars. We are reviewing them with local sources before this region is finalized.