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❄️ Winter 2026 — Zone 11a Planting Guide

Here's everything you can plant during Winter 2026 in USDA Zone 11a. With a last frost around January 1 and first frost around December 31, you have a 364-day growing season to work with.

There are 196 planting activities across December, January, February.

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Transplant Outdoors This Winter

PlantTypeWhenDays to Maturity
Borage Herb 50–60
Cilantro Herb 40–60
Cumin Herb 100–120
Dill Herb 40–60
Acorn Squash Vegetable 80–100
Amaranth Vegetable 90–120
Artichoke Vegetable 120–180
Arugula Vegetable 30–50
Basil Herb 50–75
Bitter Melon Vegetable 60–90
Bok Choy Vegetable 40–60
Broccoli Vegetable 60–90
Butternut Squash Vegetable 85–110
Calabash Vegetable 80–120
Cantaloupe Fruit 70–90
Chard Vegetable 50–60
Chayote Vegetable 120–180
Chinese Cabbage Vegetable 50–70
Christmas Lima Beans Vegetable 80–100
Collard Greens Vegetable 55–75
Cress Vegetable 14–21
Crookneck Squash Vegetable 45–60
Cucumber Vegetable 50–70
Delicata Squash Vegetable 80–100
Dragon Fruit Fruit 365–730
Eggplant Vegetable 65–85
Epazote Herb 45–60
Figs Fruit 730–1825
Ginger Vegetable 240–300
Ground Cherry Fruit 65–80
Guava Fruit 365–730
Honeydew Fruit 80–110
Hot Peppers Vegetable 70–120
Jicama Vegetable 120–180
Kabocha Vegetable 85–100
Kai Lan Vegetable 45–60
Kale Vegetable 50–70
Kohlrabi Vegetable 45–65
Komatsuna Vegetable 35–50
Lemon Verbena Herb 60–90
Lemongrass Herb 75–120
Lettuce Vegetable 30–60
Loofah Vegetable 100–150
Luffa Vegetable 90–150
Malabar Spinach Vegetable 55–70
Melon Vegetable 70–100
Microgreens Vegetable 7–21
Mizuna Vegetable 30–45
Mustard Greens Vegetable 30–50
Napa Cabbage Vegetable 55–75
New Zealand Spinach Vegetable 55–70
Okra Vegetable 50–65
Pac Choi Vegetable 40–55
Passion Fruit Fruit 365–545
Patty Pan Squash Vegetable 45–60
Peas Vegetable 55–70
Peppers Vegetable 60–90
Pole Beans Vegetable 55–70
Purslane Vegetable 40–60
Scarlet Runner Beans Vegetable 60–80
Shiso Vegetable 50–70
Snap Peas Vegetable 55–70
Snow Peas Vegetable 50–65
Spaghetti Squash Vegetable 85–100
Squash (Summer) Vegetable 45–65
Squash (Winter) Vegetable 80–120
Stevia Herb 60–90
Sunflower Vegetable 70–100
Sweet Potatoes Vegetable 90–120
Tatsoi Vegetable 35–50
Thai Basil Herb 50–75
Tomatillo Vegetable 60–85
Tomatoes Vegetable 60–85
Turmeric Vegetable 240–300
Watercress Vegetable 40–60
Watermelon Vegetable 70–100
Winter Melon Vegetable 90–120
Yam Vegetable 180–330
Yard Long Beans Vegetable 55–80
Zucchini Vegetable 45–60

Direct Sow This Winter

PlantTypeWhenDays to Maturity
Arugula Vegetable 30–50
Beets Vegetable 50–70
Bok Choy Vegetable 40–60
Borage Herb 50–60
Broccoli Vegetable 60–90
Chard Vegetable 50–60
Chinese Cabbage Vegetable 50–70
Cilantro Herb 40–60
Collard Greens Vegetable 55–75
Cress Vegetable 14–21
Cumin Herb 100–120
Daikon Vegetable 50–70
Dill Herb 40–60
Kai Lan Vegetable 45–60
Kale Vegetable 50–70
Kohlrabi Vegetable 45–65
Komatsuna Vegetable 35–50
Lettuce Vegetable 30–60
Microgreens Vegetable 7–21
Mizuna Vegetable 30–45
Mustard Greens Vegetable 30–50
Napa Cabbage Vegetable 55–75
Pac Choi Vegetable 40–55
Peas Vegetable 55–70
Purslane Vegetable 40–60
Radish Vegetable 22–35
Snow Peas Vegetable 50–65
Tatsoi Vegetable 35–50
Watercress Vegetable 40–60
Acorn Squash Vegetable 80–100
Amaranth Vegetable 90–120
Basil Herb 50–75
Bitter Melon Vegetable 60–90
Black Beans Vegetable 90–120
Butternut Squash Vegetable 85–110
Calabash Vegetable 80–120
Chayote Vegetable 120–180
Christmas Lima Beans Vegetable 80–100
Corn Vegetable 60–100
Cowpeas Vegetable 60–90
Crookneck Squash Vegetable 45–60
Cucumber Vegetable 50–70
Delicata Squash Vegetable 80–100
Eggplant Vegetable 65–85
Epazote Herb 45–60
Ginger Vegetable 240–300
Green Beans Vegetable 50–65
Hot Peppers Vegetable 70–120
Jicama Vegetable 120–180
Kabocha Vegetable 85–100
Kidney Beans Vegetable 85–110
Lemon Verbena Herb 60–90
Lemongrass Herb 75–120
Lima Beans Vegetable 60–90
Loofah Vegetable 100–150
Luffa Vegetable 90–150
Malabar Spinach Vegetable 55–70
Melon Vegetable 70–100
New Zealand Spinach Vegetable 55–70
Okra Vegetable 50–65
Patty Pan Squash Vegetable 45–60
Peppers Vegetable 60–90
Pole Beans Vegetable 55–70
Scarlet Runner Beans Vegetable 60–80
Shiso Vegetable 50–70
Snap Peas Vegetable 55–70
Spaghetti Squash Vegetable 85–100
Squash (Summer) Vegetable 45–65
Squash (Winter) Vegetable 80–120
Stevia Herb 60–90
Sunflower Vegetable 70–100
Sweet Corn Vegetable 60–90
Sweet Potatoes Vegetable 90–120
Thai Basil Herb 50–75
Tomatillo Vegetable 60–85
Tomatoes Vegetable 60–85
Turmeric Vegetable 240–300
Watermelon Vegetable 70–100
Wax Beans Vegetable 50–65
Winter Melon Vegetable 90–120
Yam Vegetable 180–330
Yard Long Beans Vegetable 55–80
Zucchini Vegetable 45–60

Harvest This Winter

PlantTypeWhenDays to Maturity
Yam Vegetable 180–330
Cress Vegetable 14–21
Microgreens Vegetable 7–21
Radish Vegetable 22–35
Arugula Vegetable 30–50
Beets Vegetable 50–70
Bok Choy Vegetable 40–60
Borage Herb 50–60
Chard Vegetable 50–60
Chinese Cabbage Vegetable 50–70
Cilantro Herb 40–60
Collard Greens Vegetable 55–75
Crookneck Squash Vegetable 45–60
Daikon Vegetable 50–70
Dill Herb 40–60
Epazote Herb 45–60
Kai Lan Vegetable 45–60
Kale Vegetable 50–70
Kohlrabi Vegetable 45–65
Komatsuna Vegetable 35–50
Lettuce Vegetable 30–60
Mizuna Vegetable 30–45
Mustard Greens Vegetable 30–50
Napa Cabbage Vegetable 55–75
Pac Choi Vegetable 40–55
Patty Pan Squash Vegetable 45–60
Peas Vegetable 55–70
Purslane Vegetable 40–60
Snow Peas Vegetable 50–65
Squash (Summer) Vegetable 45–65
Tatsoi Vegetable 35–50
Watercress Vegetable 40–60
Zucchini Vegetable 45–60
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