In season this week
Cool-season crops for fall
10 of 32 cities
Beet, broccoli, Brussels sprouts (transplants), cabbage, collards, green onion, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, mustard greens, radish, spinach, turnip.
Timing: 4 to 8 weeks before the first fall frost. For example Anaheim, Beverly Hills, Fullerton, Garden Grove.
City by city
| City | Last / first frost | This week | Next window |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anaheim, CA | Jan 5 / Dec 25 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Nov 24 |
| Beverly Hills, CA | Jan 2 / Dec 26 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Nov 21 |
| Boynton Beach, FL | Jan 22 / Jan 17 | Nothing | Cool-season crops for fall from Nov 22 |
| Cape Coral, FL | Jan 16 / Jan 13 | Nothing | Cool-season crops for fall from Nov 18 |
| Chula Vista, CA | Jan 6 / Dec 31 | Nothing | Cool-season crops for fall from Nov 5 |
| Compton, CA | Jan 9 / Jan 5 | Nothing | Cool-season crops for fall from Nov 10 |
| Delray Beach, FL | Jan 22 / Jan 17 | Nothing | Cool-season crops for fall from Nov 22 |
| Fort Myers, FL | Jan 16 / Jan 13 | Nothing | Cool-season crops for fall from Nov 18 |
| Fullerton, CA | Jan 5 / Dec 25 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Nov 24 |
| Garden Grove, CA | Jan 5 / Dec 25 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Nov 24 |
| Homestead, FL | Jan 18 / Jan 13 | Nothing | Cool-season crops for fall from Nov 18 |
| Huntington Beach, CA | Jan 5 / Dec 25 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Nov 24 |
| Inglewood, CA | Jan 9 / Jan 5 | Nothing | Cool-season crops for fall from Nov 10 |
| Irvine, CA | Jan 5 / Dec 25 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Nov 24 |
| Jupiter, FL | Jan 26 / Jan 16 | Nothing | Cool-season crops for fall from Nov 21 |
| La Jolla, CA | Jan 5 / Jan 2 | Nothing | Cool-season crops for fall from Nov 7 |
| Lake Worth, FL | Jan 22 / Jan 17 | Nothing | Cool-season crops for fall from Nov 22 |
| Long Beach, CA | Jan 9 / Jan 5 | Nothing | Cool-season crops for fall from Nov 10 |
| Los Angeles, CA | Jan 4 / Jan 5 | Nothing | Cool-season crops for fall from Nov 10 |
| Naples, FL | Jan 18 / Jan 11 | Nothing | Cool-season crops for fall from Nov 16 |
| Newport Beach, CA | Jan 6 / Jan 2 | Nothing | Cool-season crops for fall from Nov 7 |
| Orange, CA | Jan 5 / Dec 25 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Nov 24 |
| Oxnard, CA | Dec 29 / Dec 24 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Nov 17 |
| Pompano Beach, FL | Jan 22 / Jan 17 | Nothing | Cool-season crops for fall from Nov 22 |
| Saint Petersburg, FL | Jan 17 / Jan 14 | Nothing | Cool-season crops for fall from Nov 19 |
| San Diego, CA | Jan 6 / Dec 31 | Nothing | Cool-season crops for fall from Nov 5 |
| San Francisco, CA | Dec 30 / Dec 25 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Nov 18 |
| Santa Ana, CA | Jan 5 / Dec 25 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Nov 24 |
| Santa Barbara, CA | Jan 13 / Jan 6 | Nothing | Cool-season crops for fall from Nov 11 |
| Torrance, CA | Jan 9 / Jan 5 | Nothing | Cool-season crops for fall from Nov 10 |
| West Palm Beach, FL | Jan 21 / Jan 15 | Nothing | Cool-season crops for fall from Nov 20 |
| Whittier, CA | Jan 4 / Jan 2 | Nothing | Cool-season crops for fall from Nov 7 |
Your own garden can differ from the nearest city by a week or more. Enter your ZIP code in what to plant now, and read all about zone 10b.
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991 to 2020 (median 32°F freeze dates at the weather station nearest each city); Purdue Extension, Indiana Vegetable Planting Calendar (HO-186-W, December 2020) (spring groups and fall planting 4 to 8 weeks before the first frost). Purdue wrote the rules for Indiana; because they count from your own frost dates they are a starting point anywhere with a frost season. Check each seed packet for days to maturity, and watch the forecast.