Planting Calendar
Choose your state and a crop to get indoor start, sow/transplant, and harvest dates plus a printable month-by-month grid.
In California (typical zone 5–11, last frost ≈ Feb 15, first frost ≈ Dec 1, 289-day season), your Tomato plan:
Start seeds indoors
Jan 4
Sow / transplant outdoors
Mar 1
First harvest
May 10
Spacing / depth
24″ / 0.25″
Month-by-month (California, 2026)
| Month | Action |
|---|---|
| Jan | Start indoors |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | Sow · Transplant |
| Apr | — |
| May | Harvest |
| Jun | — |
| Jul | — |
| Aug | — |
| Sep | — |
| Oct | — |
| Nov | — |
| Dec | — |
Start indoors 6 weeks before last frost; transplant after soil warms. Zones 3–13 suitable. Dates are typical; confirm with your county extension and watch the 10-day forecast.
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