What to plant in April: zone 9b
A rule-of-thumb starting point for zone 9b: last spring frost around February 15, first fall frost around December 15. Zones are set by winter lows, not frost dates, so two gardens in the same zone can be weeks apart. Measure your ZIP below for dates from your area's own 30-year record.
Succession sow
- Beet2 sowings: Apr 5 and Apr 26
Sowing 2: replant every 21 days so one planting never has to feed you all season. Sowing again a few weeks later keeps the harvest coming instead of arriving all at once.
- Carrot2 sowings: Apr 5 and Apr 26
Sowing 2: replant every 21 days so one planting never has to feed you all season. Sowing again a few weeks later keeps the harvest coming instead of arriving all at once.
- Bush beanaround Apr 12
Sowing 4: replant every 14 days so one planting never has to feed you all season.
- Cucumberaround Apr 12
Sowing 3: replant every 21 days so one planting never has to feed you all season.
- Zucchiniaround Apr 12
Sowing 3: replant every 21 days so one planting never has to feed you all season.
- Sweet cornaround Apr 12
Sowing 4: replant every 14 days so one planting never has to feed you all season.
- Basilaround Apr 12
Sowing 3: replant every 21 days so one planting never has to feed you all season.
- Winter squasharound Apr 19
Sowing 3: replant every 21 days so one planting never has to feed you all season.
Garden care
- Prune and stake tomatoes3 sowings: Apr 5 and Apr 12 and Apr 19
Pull suckers and lower leaves for airflow. The main defense against blight in humid heat. Sowing again a few weeks later keeps the harvest coming instead of arriving all at once.
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