Planting windows for Venice
Computed from Venice'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 30 – Dec 14 | Feb 1 – Feb 8 | — |
| 🫑 Peppers | Nov 16 – Nov 30 | Feb 8 – Feb 15 | — |
| 🥬 Lettuce | Dec 14 – Dec 28 | Dec 28 – Jan 11 | Dec 28 – Jan 25 |
| 🫛 Peas | — | — | Dec 14 – Dec 28 |
| 🥕 Carrots | — | — | Jan 4 – Jan 25 |
| 🥦 Broccoli | Dec 7 – Dec 21 | Jan 4 – Jan 18 | — |
| 🥬 Kale | Dec 14 – Dec 28 | Dec 28 – Jan 11 | Dec 28 – Jan 11 |
| 🥒 Cucumbers | Dec 28 – Jan 4 | Feb 1 – Feb 8 | Feb 1 – Feb 8 |
| 🥒 Zucchini | Dec 28 – Jan 4 | Feb 1 – Feb 8 | Feb 1 – Feb 8 |
| 🫘 Green Beans (Bush) | — | — | Feb 1 – Feb 8 |
| 🌽 Sweet Corn | — | — | Feb 1 – Feb 8 |
| 🌿 Basil | Dec 14 – Dec 28 | Feb 1 – Feb 8 | Feb 8 – Feb 15 |
| 🧄 Garlic | — | — | Fall: Dec 8 – Jan 5 |
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 Venice's dates automatically after a lookup.
Reading the season in Venice
With roughly 359 frost-free days, Venice 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 Jan 19 is late enough that fall planting is a full second season, not an afterthought.