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Zone 9 Spring Planting Guide

Spring Planting Guide for Zone 9

Gardening in Zone 9 means that you have year-round gardening opportunities. The winters are comparatively warm, spring and fall are mild and summers hot. Growing vegetables in Zone 9 can be easy, if your crops are started at the correct time of the year.

Vegetable Planting Guide for Zone 9

On our Facebook Group a common question that is asked is when to plant a specific crop or what crops to plant during certain seasons. Bellow is list of crops that will grow well in spring in Zone 9.

Crop Month to Plant Recommended Verities Notes
Beans, Green March-April Blue Lake, Cherokee Wax, Kentucky Wonder Both bush and pole
Beans, Lima March-April Henderson, Jackson Wonder Trellis for support!
Cantaloupes March-April Ambrosia, Athena, Galia Keep fruit of soil to avoid rot
Carrots September-March Danvers, Nates, Imprator Raised beds work best!
Cauliflower January-February Brocoverde, Snowball Some are green headed
Celery January-March Utah Strains are best Soil must remain moist
Collard Greens February-April Top Bunch, Georgia Southern Will last into warm months
Corn, Sweet March-April Sliver Queen, Sweet Ice, Early Sunglow Keep verities separate
Cucumbers February-April Poinsett, Space Master, Eureka, Boston Pickling For slicing or pickling
Eggplant Febuary-July Black Beauty, Ichiban Likes warm weather, stake!
Mustard Greens September-May Tander green, green wave, Florida Broad Leaf Easily damaged by frost
Okra March-July Emeral, Clemson Spineless Loves hot weather
Onions, green August-March Evergreen Bunching, White Lisbon Short day types work best
Peppers February-April Bell, Sweet, Hot Mulching helps production
Potatoes January-March Red Pontiac, Yukon gold Do not use store bought
Potatoes, Sweet March-June Beauregard, Vardaman Likes hot weather
Pumpkin March-April Big Max, Jack O Lantern Requires a lot of space
Radish September-March Cherry Belle, Sparkler Grows VERY fast
Squash, Summer March-April Summer Crookneck, Black Beauty Zucchini Beware of summer pests
Squash, Winter March-August Spaghetti, Butternut Requires pollination
Tomatoes February-April Celebrity, Better Boy, Cherokee, Brandy Wine Stake for support
Turnips January-April Purple Top, Seven Top Roots and Tops edible!
Watermelon March-April Jubilee, Crimson Sweet, Sugar Babay Requires a lot of space

Many of the crops listed will also grow in the summer, fall and sometimes the winter. These are just a few recommendations that work well as fall crops!

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