What to plant in January in Zone 10

Start indoors this month

Seed trays indoors, under a light or in the brightest window you have. These are slow crops that need a head start on the season.

• Cherry Tomato — window Jan 4 – Jan 18 (5 gal, 12" deep)
• Loose-leaf Lettuce — window Jan 18 – Feb 1 (2 gal, 6" deep)
• Basil — window Jan 4 – Jan 18 (2 gal, 8" deep)
• Kale — window Jan 11 – Jan 25 (3 gal, 10" deep)
• Bush Cucumber — window Jan 25 – Feb 8 (5 gal, 12" deep)
• Zucchini — window Jan 25 – Feb 8 (7 gal, 14" deep)
• Hot Pepper — window Dec 21 – Jan 4 (3 gal, 12" deep)
• Spinach — window Jan 18 – Feb 1 (2 gal, 6" deep)

Set out into the final container

Transplants go into the pot they will finish in. Hardening them off for four to five days first prevents most transplant shock.

• Strawberry — window Jan 18 – Jan 28 (2 gal, 8" deep)
• Spinach — window Jan 25 – Feb 4 (2 gal, 6" deep)

Direct sow

Sow straight into the final pot. These crops resent root disturbance, and transplanting them usually costs more time than it saves.

• Loose-leaf Lettuce — window Jan 25 – Feb 15 (2 gal, 6" deep)
• Radish — window Jan 25 – Feb 15 (1 gal, 6" deep)
• Spinach — window Jan 18 – Feb 8 (2 gal, 6" deep)

Sow for autumn

A second sowing timed backwards from first frost. Fewer pests, less watering, and better flavour in most cool crops.

No autumn sowing window opens this month in this zone.

Harvesting this month

Nothing from our dataset is in its harvest window this month here.

Not this month

Everything in the dataset is either in an active window or already finished for the year. Nothing is badly timed this month.