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California Vegetable Planting Calendar

Choose your California USDA hardiness zone to see weekly garden tasks and a full-season schedule for productive spring, summer, and fall vegetable gardens.

Find Frost DatesView Planting Schedules
USDA Zones 5–11Select the California zone shown for your location on the map
Climate Changes TimingNorth Coast, South Coast, interior valleys, mountains, and desert valleys require different seasonal planting patterns
Spring and Fall GardensCool-season crops can be grown on both sides of summer

California city calendars

Find Your Local Planting Calendar

Choose a city for locally adjusted frost dates and planting windows.

AnaheimOpen local planting calendar BakersfieldLast frost January 25 · First frost December 11 Chula VistaOpen local planting calendar FontanaLast frost January 21 · First frost December 24 FremontOpen local planting calendar FresnoLast frost February 4 · First frost December 3 GlendaleLast frost February 12 · First frost November 28 Huntington BeachLast frost February 1 · First frost December 10 IrvineOpen local planting calendar Long BeachOpen local planting calendar Los AngelesOpen local planting calendar ModestoLast frost February 1 · First frost December 8 Moreno ValleyLast frost January 26 · First frost December 15 OaklandOpen local planting calendar OxnardLast frost February 1 · First frost December 10 RiversideLast frost January 26 · First frost December 23 SacramentoLast frost February 10 · First frost January 1 San BernardinoLast frost January 21 · First frost December 24 San DiegoOpen local planting calendar San FranciscoOpen local planting calendar San JoseLast frost January 11 · First frost December 26 Santa AnaOpen local planting calendar Santa ClaritaLast frost February 8 · First frost December 12 StocktonLast frost February 13 · First frost November 30

California planting windows

Choose Your USDA Planting Zone

Select Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10, or Zone 11 to update both this week’s tasks and the complete California planting schedule.

Zone 5 Planting Schedule

Start indoorsDirect sowTransplant/plant
Crop names remain visible while you swipe horizontally. The calendar opens at the current week.

References: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources approximate first and last frost dates; University of California Master Gardener Program recommended vegetable planting dates for California’s North/North Coast, South Coast, Interior Valley, and Desert Valley regions. USDA zones are paired with the closest broad regional pattern and should be adjusted locally.