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USDA Zone 10

Hot to warm year-round, essentially frost-free. Grow something every month.

Climate Overview

What to expect

  • Frost is rare to nonexistent
  • Warm to hot all year; high summer can be too hot for some crops
  • Cool season (fall through spring) is the prime vegetable window
  • Tropical and subtropical fruit thrive in much of the zone

What Grows Well

TomatoesPeppersEggplantOkraSweet potatoesCucumbersMelonsBeansCitrusAvocadoFigsBananas (warm pockets)Brassicas (cool season)Greens

Seeds To Stock

  • Tomatoes
  • Peppers
  • Okra
  • Cucumbers
  • Melons
  • Beans
  • Sweet potatoes
  • Squash
  • Sunflowers
  • Broccoli
  • Kale
  • Lettuce
  • Carrots
  • Beets
  • Garlic
  • Onions

Direct Sow Suggestions

  • Beans
  • Cucumbers
  • Squash
  • Corn
  • Okra
  • Sunflowers
  • Cowpeas
  • Carrots (cool months)
  • Lettuce (cool months)

Tray Start Suggestions

  • Tomatoes
  • Peppers
  • Eggplant
  • Broccoli (cool season)
  • Cabbage (cool season)

Monthly Planning

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USDA Zone 10

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Plant Now

  • Cowpeas
  • Okra
  • Sweet potatoes
  • Armenian cucumbers
  • Heat-loving herbs

Start In Trays

  • Fall brassicas (late summer)

Harvest

  • Tomatoes
  • Peppers
  • Cucumbers
  • Melons starting

Prepare Next

  • Plan around peak heat
  • Order garlic

Common Challenges

Watch out for

  • Summer heat too high for some crops
  • Year-round pest pressure
  • Constant irrigation needs
  • Reversed calendar — best growing is fall to spring

Near Anderson, Redding, or Red Bluff, California? Our local guides go a lot deeper than this zone overview.