What to plant in January in Zone 11

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 Dec 20 – Jan 3 (5 gal, 12" deep)
• Loose-leaf Lettuce — window Jan 3 – Jan 17 (2 gal, 6" deep)
• Basil — window Dec 20 – Jan 3 (2 gal, 8" deep)
• Kale — window Dec 27 – Jan 10 (3 gal, 10" deep)
• Bush Cucumber — window Jan 10 – Jan 24 (5 gal, 12" deep)
• Zucchini — window Jan 10 – Jan 24 (7 gal, 14" deep)
• Spinach — window Jan 3 – Jan 17 (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.

• Loose-leaf Lettuce — window Jan 31 – Feb 10 (2 gal, 6" deep)
• Kale — window Jan 17 – Jan 27 (3 gal, 10" deep)
• Strawberry — window Jan 3 – Jan 13 (2 gal, 8" deep)
• Spinach — window Jan 10 – Jan 20 (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 10 – Jan 31 (2 gal, 6" deep)
• Radish — window Jan 10 – Jan 31 (1 gal, 6" deep)
• Kale — window Jan 17 – Feb 7 (3 gal, 10" deep)
• Spinach — window Jan 3 – Jan 24 (2 gal, 6" deep)
• Carrot — window Jan 17 – Feb 7 (3 gal, 12" 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.