Plant Calendar for Southern California

Summer Season – March thru August with Planting Deadline of May 1

 Winter Season – September thru February with Planting Deadline of November 15

 

Plant Periods

 

Veggies

March – August+ Sept – February** Year Round
Beans X    
Beets     X
Broccoli+   X  
Brussels sprouts+   X  
Cabbage+   X  
Carrots     X
Cantaloupe X    
Cauliflower+   X  
Celery   X  
Chard   X  
Corn X    
Cucumbers X    
Eggplant** X    
Flowers (10%)     X
Garlic   X  
Greens X X X
Herbs (also community herb garden in SE corner)     X
Kale   X  
Kohlrabi   X  
Leeks   X  
Lettuce Some varieties* X  
Melons X    
Okra X    
Onions     X
Parsley   X  
Parsnips X    
Peas & Sweet Peas Flowers   X  
Peppers** X    
Pumpkins X    
Radishes     X
Tomatoes** X    
Turnips     X
Spinach   X  
Squashes X    

* Lettuce often bolts and gets bitter in the heat unless the varieties are heat resistant

**All tomatoes, peppers and eggplant must be removed from all garden plots between November 15 & March 1 in order to reduce spread of disease.

+All broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage & cauliflower must be removed from all garden plots by May 1 through August to reduce spread of disease (particularly from aphids).                                                           LBCG: 2/22/21

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