When to Plant Veggies - Vegetable Gardening

When to plant Veggies

The following list shows planting times for common vegetable crops. The two sets of planting dates are for coastal regions (Camarillo, Oxnard) and the interior (Thousand Oaks, Ojai). Where there are two possible crops per year, planting dates are separated with';'.

For visitors from outside this area, check out the Crop Planning software at GrowVeg.com

Name Plant date
Coastal
Plant date
Interior
Warm/Cool
Season
Amount
to plant
Inches
Between
Artichoke May-July July Cool 3-4 plants 48"
Asparagus Jan-Feb Jan-Feb Cool 30-40 plants 12"
Beans, Lima May-Jun May-Jun Warm 15'-30' row
6"
Beans, Snap March-August,
Ap-may;
Jul-Aug Warm 15'-25' row 3" (bush)
24" (pole)
Beets Jan-Sep
Feb-Apr;Aug Cool 10'-15' row 18"
Broccoli Jun-Jul
Jan-Feb
Dec-Feb
Jul
Cool 6'-10' row 12"-18"
Brussels Sprouts Jun-Jul -----
Cool
15'-20' row 24"
Cabbage Aug-Feb Jul;Feb Cool 10-15 plant 24"
Cabbage, Chinese
Aug-Octb Aug Cool 10'-15' row 6"
Cantelopes,
other melons Apr-May Apr-Jun Warm 5-10 hills 12"
Carrots Jan-Sep Aug-Sep;
Feb-Apr Cool 10'-25' row 2"
Cauliflower Jul-Oct
Jan-Feb
Jul-Aug Cool 10-15 plants 24"
Celery Apr-Aug Jun-Aug Cool 20'-30' row 5"
Chard Feb-May Feb-Aug Cool 3-4 plants
12"
Chayote Apr-May Apr-Jun Warm 1-2 plants
72"
Chives Feb-Apr ---
Cool
1 clump
---
Corn, sweet Mar-Jul Feb-Mar Warm 4 rows x 20'-30' 12"
Cucumbers Apr-Jun Apr-Jul Warm 6 plants
24"
Eggplant Apr-May Apr-May Warm 4-6 plants 18"
Endive Dec-Aug Jan-Apr
Aug Cool 10'-15' row 10"
Fennel Feb-Jul Aug Cool 10'-15' row 4"
Garlic Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Cool 10'-20' row
3"
Kale,
Aug-Oct Aug-Sep Cool 10' row
18"-4"
Kohlrabi Jan;
Aug-Sep Aug Cool
10'-15' row
3"
Leeks Jan-Apr Jan-Apr Cool 10' row
2"
Lettuce Aug-Apr Aug;
Nov-Mar Cool 10-15' row,
or 5'/month 12"
Mustard Aug-Feb Aug; Apr
Cool 10' row 8"
Okra Apr-May May
Warm
10'-20' row 18"
Onions (bulb) Feb-Mar Nov=Mar Cool
30'-40' row 3"
Onions (green) All Year
Aug-dec Cool
---
---
Parsely Mar-Jul Dec-May Cool
1-2 plants
8"
Parsnips Mar-Jul Dec-May Cool
10'-15' row
3"
Peas Aug;
Dec-Mar
Sep-Jan;
Jan-Feb
Cool
30'-40' row
2"
Peppers Apr-May May Warm
5-10 plants
24"
Potatoes,sweet Apr-May Apr-Jun Warm 50'-100' row 12"
Potatoes. white Feb-May;
Jun-Aug
Feb-May;
Jun-Aug Warm 50'-100' row 12"
Pumpkins May-Jun May-Jun
Warm
1-3 Plants
48"
Radish All Year
Sep-Apr
Cool
4' row
1"
Rhubarb Dec-Jan
dec-Jan
Cool
2-3 plants
36"
Rutabaga Jul-Sep;
Aug-Mar
Jul-Sep;

Aug-Mar Cool 10'-15' row
3"
Spinach Aug-Mar Sep-Jan Cool
10'-20' row
3"
Squash, summer Apr-Jun
Apr-Jul
Warm 2-4 plants
24"
Squash,winter Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Warm 2-4 plants 24"
Tomatoes Apr-July15 Apr-May Warm 6-12 plants
18"-36"
Turnips Jan Feb;Aug Cool 10'-15' row 2"
Watermelon Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Warm 6 plants
60"
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