Zone 9 vegetable planting calendar
Average frost dates and when to start, transplant and sow common vegetables in USDA zone 9 (9a and 9b) for the 2027 season.
Last spring frost (avg.)
Feb 20
First fall frost (avg.)
Dec 1
Growing season
~284 days
frost-free
Month by month in zone 9
November
- Start indoors: Onion
December
- Start indoors: Tomato
- Start indoors: Pepper
- Start indoors: Eggplant
- Start indoors: Broccoli
- Start indoors: Cabbage
January
- Transplant out: Broccoli
- Transplant out: Cabbage
- Transplant out: Onion
- Start indoors: Lettuce
- Sow outdoors: Lettuce
- Sow outdoors: Spinach
- Sow outdoors: Peas
- Sow outdoors: Radish
- Sow outdoors: Carrot
- Sow outdoors: Potato
- Start indoors: Cucumber
- Start indoors: Squash & zucchini
- Start indoors: Basil
February
- Transplant out: Tomato
- Sow outdoors: Bush beans
- Sow outdoors: Sweet corn
- Sow outdoors: Cucumber
- Sow outdoors: Squash & zucchini
- Transplant out: Basil
March
- Transplant out: Pepper
- Transplant out: Eggplant
Planting dates by crop
Tomato
- Start indoors
- Dec 26 – Jan 9
- Transplant out
- Feb 27 – Mar 13
Pepper
- Start indoors
- Dec 12 – Dec 26
- Transplant out
- Mar 6 – Mar 20
Eggplant
- Start indoors
- Dec 12 – Dec 26
- Transplant out
- Mar 6 – Mar 20
Broccoli
- Start indoors
- Dec 26 – Jan 9
- Transplant out
- Jan 30 – Feb 13
Cabbage
- Start indoors
- Dec 26 – Jan 9
- Transplant out
- Jan 23 – Feb 6
Onion
- Start indoors
- Nov 28 – Dec 12
- Transplant out
- Jan 23 – Feb 6
Lettuce
- Start indoors
- Jan 9 – Jan 23
- Sow outdoors
- Jan 23 – Feb 13
Spinach
- Sow outdoors
- Jan 9 – Jan 30
Peas
- Sow outdoors
- Jan 9 – Jan 23
Radish
- Sow outdoors
- Jan 23 – Feb 13
Carrot
- Sow outdoors
- Jan 30 – Feb 20
Potato
- Sow outdoors
- Jan 30 – Feb 13
Bush beans
- Sow outdoors
- Feb 27 – Mar 13
Sweet corn
- Sow outdoors
- Feb 27 – Mar 13
Cucumber
- Start indoors
- Jan 23 – Jan 30
- Sow outdoors
- Feb 27 – Mar 13
Squash & zucchini
- Start indoors
- Jan 23 – Jan 30
- Sow outdoors
- Feb 27 – Mar 13
Basil
- Start indoors
- Jan 9 – Jan 23
- Transplant out
- Feb 27 – Mar 13
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 9 and can differ by several weeks locally. Planting windows follow common extension seed-starting guidance. Check your local extension office for exact dates.