Planting windows for Yucca Mesa
Computed from Yucca Mesa's own frost dates. Click any crop for the full zone-9 growing guide — varieties, spacing, fall plantings, and more.
| Crop | Start seeds indoors | Transplant | Direct sow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🍅 Tomatoes | Dec 22 – Jan 5 | Feb 23 – Mar 2 | — |
| 🫑 Peppers | Dec 8 – Dec 22 | Mar 2 – Mar 9 | — |
| 🥬 Lettuce | Jan 5 – Jan 19 | Jan 19 – Feb 2 | Jan 19 – Feb 16 |
| 🫛 Peas | — | — | Jan 5 – Jan 19 |
| 🥕 Carrots | — | — | Jan 26 – Feb 16 |
| 🥦 Broccoli | Dec 29 – Jan 12 | Jan 26 – Feb 9 | — |
| 🥬 Kale | Jan 5 – Jan 19 | Jan 19 – Feb 2 | Jan 19 – Feb 2 |
| 🥒 Cucumbers | Jan 19 – Jan 26 | Feb 23 – Mar 2 | Feb 23 – Mar 2 |
| 🥒 Zucchini | Jan 19 – Jan 26 | Feb 23 – Mar 2 | Feb 23 – Mar 2 |
| 🫘 Green Beans (Bush) | — | — | Feb 23 – Mar 2 |
| 🌽 Sweet Corn | — | — | Feb 23 – Mar 2 |
| 🌿 Basil | Jan 5 – Jan 19 | Feb 23 – Mar 2 | Mar 2 – Mar 9 |
| 🧄 Garlic | — | — | Fall: Oct 29 – Nov 26 |
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 Yucca Mesa's dates automatically after a lookup.
Reading the season in Yucca Mesa
With roughly 297 frost-free days, Yucca Mesa 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 10 is late enough that fall planting is a full second season, not an afterthought.