In season this week
Cool-season crops for fall
31 of 38 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 Austin, Baton Rouge, Beaufort, Beaverton.
City by city
| City | Last / first frost | This week | Next window |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany, GA | Mar 10 / Nov 20 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Jan 27 |
| Alexandria, LA | Mar 1 / Nov 22 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Jan 18 |
| Austin, TX | Mar 4 / Nov 24 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 21 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | Feb 25 / Nov 26 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 14 |
| Beaufort, SC | Mar 3 / Dec 9 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 20 |
| Beaverton, OR | Feb 11 / Dec 5 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Dec 31 |
| Bellevue, WA | Mar 8 / Nov 23 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 25 |
| Biloxi, MS | Feb 12 / Dec 14 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 1 |
| Brunswick, GA | Feb 8 / Dec 25 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Dec 28 |
| Bryan, TX | Feb 27 / Nov 30 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 16 |
| Charleston, SC | Mar 7 / Nov 30 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 24 |
| College Station, TX | Feb 27 / Nov 30 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 16 |
| Conroe, TX | Mar 11 / Dec 2 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 28 |
| Dothan, AL | Mar 1 / Nov 24 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 18 |
| Dunnellon, FL | Mar 3 / Dec 5 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 20 |
| Gainesville, FL | Mar 3 / Dec 2 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 20 |
| Gulfport, MS | Feb 23 / Dec 3 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 12 |
| Huntsville, TX | Mar 1 / Nov 28 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 18 |
| Lafayette, LA | Feb 13 / Dec 4 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 2 |
| Lake Charles, LA | Mar 2 / Nov 25 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 19 |
| Lufkin, TX | Mar 11 / Nov 15 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Jan 28 |
| Merced, CA | Mar 3 / Nov 24 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 20 |
| Mobile, AL | Feb 21 / Dec 6 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 10 |
| North Charleston, SC | Mar 7 / Nov 27 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 24 |
| Ocala, FL | Feb 25 / Dec 12 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 14 |
| Pascagoula, MS | Mar 8 / Nov 19 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Jan 25 |
| Pensacola, FL | Feb 14 / Dec 9 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 3 |
| Petaluma, CA | Feb 28 / Nov 25 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 17 |
| Portland, OR | Feb 25 / Dec 1 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 14 |
| Renton, WA | Mar 13 / Nov 16 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Jan 30 |
| Round Rock, TX | Mar 11 / Nov 24 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 28 |
| San Antonio, TX | Feb 25 / Nov 28 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 14 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | Feb 25 / Dec 1 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 14 |
| Savannah, GA | Mar 2 / Nov 30 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 19 |
| Seattle, WA | Mar 13 / Nov 17 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Jan 30 |
| Slidell, LA | Feb 24 / Dec 1 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 13 |
| Tallahassee, FL | Mar 11 / Nov 21 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Jan 28 |
| Valdosta, GA | Mar 5 / Nov 27 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 22 |
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 9a.
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.