Zone 11a planting calendar

What to plant in April: zone 11a

Zone 11a averages its last spring frost around January 1 and its first fall frost around December 31. Everything below is timed from those two dates, so it stays useful whether you're planting for summer or for a fall harvest.

These are zone-average dates. Check an area-level frost estimate from thirty years of nearby weather history and this calendar retimes itself.

Last frost: January 1

First frost: December 31

Winter lows: 40 to 45 °F

Zone 11a Almanac. What growers here actually recorded: sowing weeks, days to first pick, and yields.

Succession sow

Beetaround Apr 2
Sowing 4: replant every 21 days so one planting never has to feed you all season.
Carrotaround Apr 2
Sowing 4: replant every 21 days so one planting never has to feed you all season.

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