Planting windows for Oak Creek Canyon
Computed from Oak Creek Canyon'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 | Feb 17 – Mar 3 | Apr 21 – Apr 28 | — |
| 🫑 Peppers | Feb 3 – Feb 17 | Apr 28 – May 5 | — |
| 🥬 Lettuce | Mar 3 – Mar 17 | Mar 17 – Mar 31 | Mar 17 – Apr 14 |
| 🫛 Peas | — | — | Mar 3 – Mar 17 |
| 🥕 Carrots | — | — | Mar 24 – Apr 14 |
| 🥦 Broccoli | Feb 24 – Mar 10 | Mar 24 – Apr 7 | — |
| 🥬 Kale | Mar 3 – Mar 17 | Mar 17 – Mar 31 | Mar 17 – Mar 31 |
| 🥒 Cucumbers | Mar 17 – Mar 24 | Apr 21 – Apr 28 | Apr 21 – Apr 28 |
| 🥒 Zucchini | Mar 17 – Mar 24 | Apr 21 – Apr 28 | Apr 21 – Apr 28 |
| 🫘 Green Beans (Bush) | — | — | Apr 21 – Apr 28 |
| 🌽 Sweet Corn | — | — | Apr 21 – Apr 28 |
| 🌿 Basil | Mar 3 – Mar 17 | Apr 21 – Apr 28 | Apr 28 – May 5 |
| 🧄 Garlic | — | — | Fall: Sep 24 – Oct 22 |
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 Oak Creek Canyon's dates automatically after a lookup.
Reading the season in Oak Creek Canyon
With roughly 205 frost-free days, Oak Creek Canyon 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 5 is late enough that fall planting is a full second season, not an afterthought.