In season this week
Fall garden
Cool-season crops for fall
38 of 53 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 Bakersfield, Beaumont, Chandler, Concord.
City by city
| City | Last / first frost | This week | Next window |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield, CA | Jan 31 / Dec 8 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Dec 20 |
| Beaumont, TX | Feb 14 / Dec 4 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 3 |
| Brooksville, FL | Feb 3 / Jan 3 | Nothing | Cool-season crops for fall from Nov 8 |
| Chandler, AZ | Feb 13 / Dec 5 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 2 |
| Chico, CA | Mar 4 / Nov 17 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Jan 21 |
| Clermont, FL | Jan 29 / Jan 11 | Nothing | Cool-season crops for fall from Nov 16 |
| Concord, CA | Jan 9 / Dec 14 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Nov 28 |
| Fremont, CA | Jan 7 / Dec 22 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Nov 26 |
| Fresno, CA | Jan 30 / Dec 11 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Dec 19 |
| Gilbert, AZ | Feb 1 / Dec 10 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Dec 21 |
| Glendale, AZ | Jan 20 / Dec 15 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Dec 9 |
| Henderson, NV | Jan 21 / Dec 17 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Dec 10 |
| Houston, TX | Feb 13 / Dec 9 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 2 |
| Jacksonville, FL | Feb 1 / Jan 5 | Nothing | Cool-season crops for fall from Nov 10 |
| Katy, TX | Feb 2 / Dec 11 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Dec 22 |
| Kenner, LA | Jan 30 / Dec 31 | Nothing | Cool-season crops for fall from Nov 5 |
| Laredo, TX | Jan 20 / Dec 25 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Dec 9 |
| Las Vegas, NV | Jan 24 / Dec 10 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Dec 13 |
| Mesa, AZ | Feb 13 / Dec 5 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 2 |
| Metairie, LA | Jan 24 / Jan 2 | Nothing | Cool-season crops for fall from Nov 7 |
| Modesto, CA | Jan 31 / Dec 5 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Dec 20 |
| Moreno Valley, CA | Jan 27 / Dec 19 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Dec 16 |
| New Orleans, LA | Feb 1 / Dec 31 | Nothing | Cool-season crops for fall from Nov 5 |
| North Las Vegas, NV | Feb 1 / Dec 8 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Dec 21 |
| Novato, CA | Jan 11 / Dec 21 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Nov 30 |
| Palm Coast, FL | Jan 24 / Jan 11 | Nothing | Cool-season crops for fall from Nov 16 |
| Palo Alto, CA | Feb 1 / Dec 7 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Dec 21 |
| Panama City, FL | Feb 7 / Dec 24 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Dec 27 |
| Pasadena, TX | Jan 31 / Dec 28 | Nothing | Cool-season crops for fall from Nov 2 |
| Peoria, AZ | Jan 20 / Dec 15 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Dec 9 |
| Plant City, FL | Jan 30 / Jan 6 | Nothing | Cool-season crops for fall from Nov 11 |
| Redding, CA | Feb 8 / Dec 28 | Nothing | Cool-season crops for fall from Nov 2 |
| Sacramento, CA | Jan 12 / Dec 16 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Dec 1 |
| Saint Augustine, FL | Feb 1 / Jan 5 | Nothing | Cool-season crops for fall from Nov 10 |
| Salinas, CA | Feb 4 / Dec 6 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Dec 24 |
| San Jose, CA | Jan 2 / Dec 25 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Nov 21 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | Jan 16 / Dec 25 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Dec 5 |
| San Rafael, CA | Jan 16 / Dec 18 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Dec 5 |
| Santa Clara, CA | Jan 12 / Dec 22 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Dec 1 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | Jan 29 / Dec 13 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Dec 18 |
| Santa Maria, CA | Feb 4 / Dec 13 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Dec 24 |
| Sebring, FL | Jan 28 / Jan 8 | Nothing | Cool-season crops for fall from Nov 13 |
| Spring Hill, FL | Feb 5 / Jan 3 | Nothing | Cool-season crops for fall from Nov 8 |
| Spring, TX | Feb 19 / Dec 3 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 8 |
| Stockton, CA | Feb 5 / Dec 8 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Dec 25 |
| Sugar Land, TX | Feb 2 / Dec 11 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Dec 22 |
| Surprise, AZ | Jan 20 / Dec 15 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Dec 9 |
| Temecula, CA | Feb 2 / Jan 30 | Nothing | Cool-season crops for fall from Dec 5 |
| Tempe, AZ | Feb 13 / Dec 5 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 2 |
| Tracy, CA | Feb 25 / Nov 26 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 14 |
| Tucson, AZ | Jan 26 / Dec 16 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Dec 15 |
| Victoria, TX | Feb 14 / Dec 9 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Jan 3 |
| Visalia, CA | Jan 23 / Dec 13 | Cool-season crops for fall | Hardy crops from Dec 12 |
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 9b.
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.