As we were sorting seeds, choosing which varieties to plant this season & researching when the best times are to plant each one, we ran across some really great information & thought we would share with you, our favorite readers!
So here it is… ‘Garden Planning For San Diego County’ from the Cooperative Extension of the University of California. Most vegetables fall into two groups:
Cool Season Crops
- Root veggies: Carrot, parsnip, beet, radish & turnips.
- Stem veggies: Kohlrabi, white potato
- Leaf veggies: Spinach, lettuce, celery, asparagus, cabbage, onion
- Immature flower veggies: Cauliflower, sprouting broccoli, globe artichoke
Warm Season Crops
- Mature Fruit: Tomato, watermelon, cantaloupe, winter squash
- Immature fruit: Summer squash, cucumber, snap & lima beans, sweet corn
Here Are Some Recommended Planting Dates For San Diego County’s Warm Season
| Veggies |
Coastal Region |
Inland Region |
| Beans, Snap & Pole | Mid Mar-Aug | April-Mid Aug |
| Beams. Lima | Mid April – July | Mid Apr-July |
| Cantaloupe | April – June | April – June |
| Corn, Sweet | Mid Mar-July | April – July |
| Cucumbers | Mid Mar-July | April – July |
| Eggplant (plants) | April – June | April – June |
| Melons | April – June | April – June |
| Okra | April – June | April – June |
| Pepper (plants) | April – July | April – June |
| Squash, Summer | Mid Mar-Aug | April – July |
| Squash, Winter | April – June | April – June |
| Sweet Potato (plants) | April – June | May – June |
| Tomato (plants) | March – July | April – June |
| Watermelons | April – June | April – June |
