Planting windows for Crystal City
Computed from Crystal City'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 16 – Dec 30 | Feb 17 – Feb 24 | — |
| 🫑 Peppers | Dec 2 – Dec 16 | Feb 24 – Mar 3 | — |
| 🥬 Lettuce | Dec 30 – Jan 13 | Jan 13 – Jan 27 | Jan 13 – Feb 10 |
| 🫛 Peas | — | — | Dec 30 – Jan 13 |
| 🥕 Carrots | — | — | Jan 20 – Feb 10 |
| 🥦 Broccoli | Dec 23 – Jan 6 | Jan 20 – Feb 3 | — |
| 🥬 Kale | Dec 30 – Jan 13 | Jan 13 – Jan 27 | Jan 13 – Jan 27 |
| 🥒 Cucumbers | Jan 13 – Jan 20 | Feb 17 – Feb 24 | Feb 17 – Feb 24 |
| 🥒 Zucchini | Jan 13 – Jan 20 | Feb 17 – Feb 24 | Feb 17 – Feb 24 |
| 🫘 Green Beans (Bush) | — | — | Feb 17 – Feb 24 |
| 🌽 Sweet Corn | — | — | Feb 17 – Feb 24 |
| 🌿 Basil | Dec 30 – Jan 13 | Feb 17 – Feb 24 | Feb 24 – Mar 3 |
| 🧄 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 Crystal City's dates automatically after a lookup.
Reading the season in Crystal City
With roughly 303 frost-free days, Crystal City 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.