When to Start Planting what in Scottsdale by Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team

On average, the frost-free growing season starts Feb 1 and ends Dec 1, totalling 304 days for an amazing growing season for Scottsdale!

Cold crops like broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage can be direct seeded into your garden around December 21, assuming the ground can be worked, but it’s better to start them indoors around November 23 and then transplant them into the garden around January 12. Do the same with lettuce and spinach.Plant onion starts and potatoes around December 3. Sow the seeds of peas (sugar snap and english) at the same time. If the ground is still frozen, then plant these as soon as the ground thaws. Do you want to grow tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants? Start these indoors around November 23. Then, around January 28 you should start watching the weather forecast and, as soon as no frost is forecast, go ahead and transplant those into the ground. Now, for all the summer vegetables like beans, cowpeas, corn, squashes, pumpkins, cucumbers, watermelons, gourds and sunflowers, you should plant those seeds directly into the ground around February 1, or if your soil is still very cold, once the soil is near 60° F in temperature.

Crop	Sow seeds indoors	Transplant seedlings into the garden	Direct sow seeds
Asparagus	n/a	Dec 18 – Jan 2	n/a
Beans	n/a	n/a	Feb 1 – Feb 29
Beets	n/a	n/a	Dec 7 – Dec 21
Broccoli	Nov 23 – Dec 7	Jan 4 – Jan 18	n/a
Brussel Sprouts	Nov 23 – Dec 7	Jan 4 – Jan 18	n/a
Cabbage	Nov 23 – Dec 7	Jan 4 – Jan 18	n/a
Cantaloupe	n/a	n/a	Jan 18 – Feb 1
Carrots	n/a	n/a	Dec 21 – Jan 18
Cauliflower	Nov 23 – Dec 7	Jan 4 – Jan 18	n/a
Chard	n/a	n/a	Dec 21 – Jan 4
Collards	Nov 23 – Dec 7	Jan 4 – Jan 18	n/a
Corn	n/a	n/a	Feb 1 – Feb 15
Cucumbers	n/a	n/a	Feb 1 – Feb 15
Eggplants	Nov 23 – Dec 7	Feb 1 – Feb 15	n/a
Gourds, Squash and Pumpkins	n/a	n/a	Feb 1 – Feb 15
Kale	Nov 23 – Dec 7	Jan 4 – Jan 18	n/a
Kohlrabi	Nov 23 – Dec 7	Jan 4 – Jan 18	n/a
Lettuce	Nov 23 – Dec 7	Dec 21 – Jan 18	Dec 21 – Jan 18
Mustard	Nov 23 – Dec 7	Jan 4 – Jan 18	n/a
Okra	n/a	n/a	Feb 1 – Feb 15
Onions	Nov 16 – Nov 23	Dec 3 – Jan 2	n/a
Peas (English)	n/a	n/a	Dec 3 – Jan 2
Peas (Southern)	n/a	n/a	Feb 1 – Feb 29
Peas (Sugar Snap)	n/a	n/a	Dec 3 – Jan 2
Peppers	Nov 23 – Dec 7	Feb 1 – Feb 15	n/a
Potatoes	n/a	n/a	Dec 3 – Jan 2
Radishes	n/a	n/a	Dec 18 – Feb 15
Spinach	Nov 23 – Dec 7	Jan 4 – Jan 18	Dec 18 – Jan 18
Sweet Potatoes	n/a	Feb 1 – Feb 22	n/a
Tomatoes	Nov 23 – Dec 7	Feb 1 – Feb 15	n/a
Watermelon	n/a	n/a	Feb 1 – Feb 15

  Please note that this Scottsdale Real Estate Blog is for informational purposes and not intended to take the place of a licensed Scottsdale Real Estate Agent. The Szabo Group offers first class real estate services to clients in the Scottsdale Greater Phoenix Metropolitan Area in the buying and selling of Luxury homes in Arizona. Award winning Realtors and Re/MAX top producers and best real estate agent for Luxury Homes in Scottsdale, The Szabo group delivers experience, knowledge, dedication and proven results. Contact Joe Szabo at 480.688.2020, [email protected] or visit www.scottsdalerealestateteam.com to find out more about Scottsdale Homes for Sale and Estates for Sale in Scottsdale and to search the Scottsdale MLS for Scottsdale Home Listings.