Zone 10 vegetable planting calendar
Average frost dates and when to start, transplant and sow common vegetables in USDA zone 10 (10a and 10b) for the 2027 season.
Last spring frost (avg.)
Jan 31
First fall frost (avg.)
Dec 15
Growing season
~318 days
frost-free
Month by month in zone 10
November
- Start indoors: Pepper
- Start indoors: Eggplant
- Start indoors: Onion
December
- Start indoors: Tomato
- Start indoors: Broccoli
- Start indoors: Cabbage
- Start indoors: Lettuce
- Sow outdoors: Spinach
- Sow outdoors: Peas
- Start indoors: Basil
January
- Transplant out: Broccoli
- Transplant out: Cabbage
- Transplant out: Onion
- Sow outdoors: Lettuce
- Sow outdoors: Radish
- Sow outdoors: Carrot
- Sow outdoors: Potato
- Start indoors: Cucumber
- Start indoors: Squash & zucchini
February
- Transplant out: Tomato
- Transplant out: Pepper
- Transplant out: Eggplant
- Sow outdoors: Bush beans
- Sow outdoors: Sweet corn
- Sow outdoors: Cucumber
- Sow outdoors: Squash & zucchini
- Transplant out: Basil
Planting dates by crop
Tomato
- Start indoors
- Dec 6 – Dec 20
- Transplant out
- Feb 7 – Feb 21
Pepper
- Start indoors
- Nov 22 – Dec 6
- Transplant out
- Feb 14 – Feb 28
Eggplant
- Start indoors
- Nov 22 – Dec 6
- Transplant out
- Feb 14 – Feb 28
Broccoli
- Start indoors
- Dec 6 – Dec 20
- Transplant out
- Jan 10 – Jan 24
Cabbage
- Start indoors
- Dec 6 – Dec 20
- Transplant out
- Jan 3 – Jan 17
Onion
- Start indoors
- Nov 8 – Nov 22
- Transplant out
- Jan 3 – Jan 17
Lettuce
- Start indoors
- Dec 20 – Jan 3
- Sow outdoors
- Jan 3 – Jan 24
Spinach
- Sow outdoors
- Dec 20 – Jan 10
Peas
- Sow outdoors
- Dec 20 – Jan 3
Radish
- Sow outdoors
- Jan 3 – Jan 24
Carrot
- Sow outdoors
- Jan 10 – Jan 31
Potato
- Sow outdoors
- Jan 10 – Jan 24
Bush beans
- Sow outdoors
- Feb 7 – Feb 21
Sweet corn
- Sow outdoors
- Feb 7 – Feb 21
Cucumber
- Start indoors
- Jan 3 – Jan 10
- Sow outdoors
- Feb 7 – Feb 21
Squash & zucchini
- Start indoors
- Jan 3 – Jan 10
- Sow outdoors
- Feb 7 – Feb 21
Basil
- Start indoors
- Dec 20 – Jan 3
- Transplant out
- Feb 7 – Feb 21
Other zones
Turn these dates into reminders
Smart Garden Planner keeps your seed-starting, transplant and harvest dates on one calendar with morning reminders.
Frost dates are broad averages for zone 10 and can differ by several weeks locally. Planting windows follow common extension seed-starting guidance. Check your local extension office for exact dates.