Planting windows for Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
Computed from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport's own frost dates. Click any crop for the full zone-10 growing guide — varieties, spacing, fall plantings, and more.
| Crop | Start seeds indoors | Transplant | Direct sow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🍅 Tomatoes | Nov 16 – Nov 30 | Jan 18 – Jan 25 | — |
| 🫑 Peppers | Nov 2 – Nov 16 | Jan 25 – Feb 1 | — |
| 🥬 Lettuce | Nov 30 – Dec 14 | Dec 14 – Dec 28 | Dec 14 – Jan 11 |
| 🫛 Peas | — | — | Nov 30 – Dec 14 |
| 🥕 Carrots | — | — | Dec 21 – Jan 11 |
| 🥦 Broccoli | Nov 23 – Dec 7 | Dec 21 – Jan 4 | — |
| 🥬 Kale | Nov 30 – Dec 14 | Dec 14 – Dec 28 | Dec 14 – Dec 28 |
| 🥒 Cucumbers | Dec 14 – Dec 21 | Jan 18 – Jan 25 | Jan 18 – Jan 25 |
| 🥒 Zucchini | Dec 14 – Dec 21 | Jan 18 – Jan 25 | Jan 18 – Jan 25 |
| 🫘 Green Beans (Bush) | — | — | Jan 18 – Jan 25 |
| 🌽 Sweet Corn | — | — | Jan 18 – Jan 25 |
| 🌿 Basil | Nov 30 – Dec 14 | Jan 18 – Jan 25 | Jan 25 – Feb 1 |
| 🧄 Garlic | — | — | Fall: Nov 4 – Dec 2 |
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 Santa Barbara Municipal Airport's dates automatically after a lookup.
Reading the season in Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
With roughly 339 frost-free days, Santa Barbara Municipal Airport 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 Dec 16 is late enough that fall planting is a full second season, not an afterthought.