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What to plant this week in Zone 10a

Week of 2026-W31

With the last frost date well behind us and temperatures holding steady at 30°F minimum, your Zone 10a garden is now in full swing for summer production. Focus on harvesting your abundant crops like okra, beans, and melons while continuing to sow warm-season favorites such as cucumbers and sunflowers.

The next 7 days

Sample: Orlando, FL
Today
7/28
95° 75° 💧31%
Wed
7/29
93° 76° 💧19%
Thu
7/30
85° 74° 💧50%
Fri
7/31
91° 79° 💧72%
Sat
8/1
96° 79° 💧79%
Sun
8/2
85° 78° 💧54%
Mon
8/3
96° 76° 💧55%
Avg high 92°F Rain total 1.3" Humidity 71% Wind 8.4 mph 🔥 Heat wave 3 days
In the ground

Sow this week

33 crops
  • Basil
  • Borage
  • Bush Bean
  • Cantaloupe
  • Cleome (Spider Flower)
  • Cosmos
  • Cowpea (Black-Eyed Pea)
  • Cucumber
  • Edamame
  • Fennel
  • Flour Corn
  • French Marigold
  • Garden Verbena
  • Gourd (Ornamental/Bottle)
  • Honeydew Melon
  • Lima Bean
  • Malabar Spinach
  • Nasturtium
  • Okra
  • Pole Bean
  • Pumpkin
  • Scarlet Runner Bean
  • Shiso (Japanese Basil)
  • Summer Savory
  • Sunflower
  • Sweet Corn
  • Thai Basil
  • Vinca (Madagascar Periwinkle)
  • Watermelon
  • Winter Squash
  • Yellow Summer Squash
  • Zinnia
  • Zucchini
Move out

Transplant this week

Nothing is due to go out this week.

Coming ripe

Harvest soon

35 crops
  • Basil
  • Borage
  • Bush Bean
  • Cantaloupe
  • Cleome (Spider Flower)
  • Cosmos
  • Cowpea (Black-Eyed Pea)
  • Cucumber
  • Edamame
  • Fennel
  • Flour Corn
  • French Marigold
  • Garden Verbena
  • Gourd (Ornamental/Bottle)
  • Honeydew Melon
  • Lima Bean
  • Loofah (Luffa)
  • Malabar Spinach
  • Nasturtium
  • Okra
  • Pole Bean
  • Pumpkin
  • Roselle (Cranberry Hibiscus)
  • Scarlet Runner Bean
  • Shiso (Japanese Basil)
  • Summer Savory
  • Sunflower
  • Sweet Corn
  • Thai Basil
  • Vinca (Madagascar Periwinkle)
  • Watermelon
  • Winter Squash
  • Yellow Summer Squash
  • Zinnia
  • Zucchini
Do this now

Seasonal tips

  • Succession sow bush beans and pole beans every two weeks to ensure a steady harvest throughout the growing season.
  • Pinch back the tips of basil and summer savory regularly to encourage bushier growth and prevent flowering.
  • Apply a light layer of mulch around newly transplanted squash and pumpkins to retain moisture as soil warms up.
Keep watch

Pest & disease watch

  • Monitor for aphids on the new tender leaves of cosmos and zinnia seedlings.
  • Check cucumber and melon vines for signs of spider mites or early powdery mildew in humid weather.
  • Inspect okra plants for boll weevil damage or caterpillar activity on developing pods.
Water

Watering this week

Water deeply at the base of plants every 2-3 days during this hot season to keep roots cool and productive.

One more thing

Harvest young zucchini fruits daily when they are small to signal the plant to continue producing more fruit.

All year

Zone 10a planting calendar

117 crops

Average planting and harvest windows for everything that grows in zone 10a — dates shift a week or two with the season, so treat them as a starting point and check the weekly guide above for what's open right now.

Vegetables 54

CropStart indoorsSow outdoors TransplantHarvestMaturity JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Anaheim (New Mexico) Pepper Nov 20 – Dec 4 — Jan 29 – Feb 12 Apr 14 – May 3 78d
Artichoke Nov 20 – Dec 4 — Jan 15 – Jan 29 — 165d
Arugula — Dec 18 – Jan 29 — Jan 17 – Mar 10 35d
Banana Pepper Nov 20 – Dec 4 — Jan 29 – Feb 12 Apr 4 – May 3 73d
Beefsteak Tomato Dec 4 – Dec 18 — Jan 22 – Feb 5 Apr 12 – May 11 88d
Beet — Dec 18 – Feb 12 — Feb 6 – Apr 23 60d
Bell Pepper Nov 20 – Dec 4 — Jan 29 – Feb 12 Mar 30 – May 13 75d
Bok Choy — Jan 1 – Jan 29 — Feb 10 – Mar 20 45d
Broccoli Nov 27 – Dec 11 — Jan 1 – Jan 15 Feb 25 – Mar 26 63d
Bush Bean — Jan 22 – Oct 7 — Mar 13 – Dec 6 55d
Carrot — Dec 25 – Feb 12 — Feb 23 – May 3 70d
Cayenne Pepper Nov 20 – Dec 4 — Jan 29 – Feb 12 Apr 9 – May 3 75d
Celery Nov 6 – Nov 20 — Jan 15 – Jan 29 Apr 25 – Jun 8 115d
Cherry Tomato Dec 4 – Dec 18 — Jan 22 – Feb 5 Mar 18 – Apr 16 63d
Collard Greens — Jan 1 – Jan 29 Jan 15 – Jan 29 Feb 25 – Apr 14 65d
Cowpea (Black-Eyed Pea) — Jan 29 – Sep 7 — Mar 30 – Dec 6 75d
Cucumber — Jan 29 – Oct 2 Jan 29 – Feb 12 Mar 20 – Dec 6 58d
Edamame — Jan 29 – Sep 7 — Apr 14 – Dec 6 83d
Eggplant Nov 20 – Dec 4 — Jan 29 – Feb 12 Apr 4 – May 8 75d
Flour Corn — Jan 22 – Aug 8 — Apr 22 – Dec 6 105d
Ghost Pepper (Bhut Jolokia) Nov 6 – Nov 20 — Jan 29 – Feb 12 May 9 – Jun 12 110d
Gourd (Ornamental/Bottle) — Jan 29 – Aug 8 — May 9 – Dec 6 110d
Habanero Pepper Nov 20 – Dec 4 — Jan 29 – Feb 12 Apr 29 – May 23 95d
Jalapeño Nov 20 – Dec 4 — Jan 29 – Feb 12 Apr 4 – May 8 75d
Kale Dec 4 – Dec 18 Jan 1 – Jan 29 Jan 1 – Jan 15 Feb 20 – Apr 4 58d
Kohlrabi — Dec 18 – Jan 15 — Jan 27 – Mar 11 48d
Lettuce Dec 4 – Dec 18 Dec 18 – Jan 29 Jan 1 – Jan 15 Feb 1 – Mar 30 53d
Lima Bean — Jan 29 – Sep 7 — Apr 4 – Dec 6 78d
Loofah (Luffa) — Jan 29 – Jul 9 Jan 29 – Feb 12 Apr 29 – Dec 6 120d
Malabar Spinach Dec 25 – Jan 1 Jan 29 – Sep 27 Jan 29 – Feb 12 Mar 30 – Dec 6 65d
Marconi Pepper Nov 20 – Dec 4 — Jan 29 – Feb 12 Apr 14 – May 8 80d
Mustard Greens — Dec 18 – Jan 29 — Jan 22 – Mar 15 40d
Okra — Feb 5 – Oct 2 Feb 5 – Feb 19 Apr 1 – Dec 6 60d
Onion Nov 6 – Nov 20 — Dec 18 – Jan 1 Mar 18 – Apr 21 100d
Poblano Pepper Nov 20 – Dec 4 — Jan 29 – Feb 12 Apr 4 – May 3 73d
Pole Bean — Jan 22 – Sep 27 — Mar 23 – Dec 6 65d
Potato — Jan 1 – Jan 29 — Mar 12 – May 29 95d
Pumpkin — Jan 29 – Aug 8 — May 4 – Dec 6 108d
Radish — Dec 18 – Feb 12 — Jan 9 – Mar 14 26d
Roma Tomato Dec 4 – Dec 18 — Jan 22 – Feb 5 Apr 2 – Apr 26 75d
Roselle (Cranberry Hibiscus) — Feb 5 – Jul 9 Feb 5 – Feb 19 May 16 – Dec 6 125d
Scallion (Bunching Onion) — Dec 18 – Feb 12 — Feb 16 – Apr 23 65d
Scarlet Runner Bean — Jan 22 – Sep 27 — Mar 23 – Dec 6 65d
Serrano Pepper Nov 20 – Dec 4 — Jan 29 – Feb 12 Apr 14 – May 3 78d
Shallot — — Dec 18 – Jan 1 Mar 18 – Apr 11 95d
Shishito Pepper Nov 20 – Dec 4 — Jan 29 – Feb 12 Mar 25 – Apr 18 60d
Sweet Corn — Jan 22 – Sep 7 — Mar 28 – Dec 6 78d
Sweet Potato — — Jan 29 – Feb 26 Apr 29 – Jun 26 105d
Swiss Chard — Jan 1 – Feb 12 — Feb 20 – Apr 13 55d
Tomatillo Dec 4 – Dec 18 — Jan 22 – Feb 5 Apr 7 – May 16 88d
Tomato Dec 4 – Dec 18 — Jan 22 – Feb 5 Mar 23 – May 1 73d
Winter Squash — Jan 29 – Aug 18 — Apr 29 – Dec 6 100d
Yellow Summer Squash Dec 25 – Jan 1 Jan 29 – Oct 12 Jan 29 – Feb 12 Mar 15 – Dec 6 50d
Zucchini Dec 25 – Jan 1 Jan 29 – Oct 12 Jan 29 – Feb 12 Mar 15 – Dec 6 50d

Herbs 18

CropStart indoorsSow outdoors TransplantHarvestMaturity JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Basil Dec 4 – Dec 18 Jan 29 – Sep 27 Jan 29 – Feb 12 Mar 20 – Dec 6 60d
Chives — Dec 18 – Jan 15 Jan 1 – Jan 29 — 75d
Cilantro — Jan 1 – Jan 29 — Feb 10 – Mar 25 48d
Dill — Jan 1 – Feb 12 — Feb 10 – Apr 8 48d
Fennel — Jan 15 – Sep 7 — Mar 21 – Dec 6 78d
German Chamomile — Jan 1 – Jan 29 — Mar 2 – Apr 4 63d
Ginger — — Feb 12 – Mar 12 — 270d
Lemon Balm — — Jan 15 – Feb 12 — 80d
Lemongrass — — Jan 15 – Feb 12 — 105d
Mint — — Jan 15 – Feb 12 — 75d
Oregano — — Jan 15 – Feb 12 — 85d
Parsley Nov 6 – Nov 20 — Jan 1 – Jan 29 Mar 12 – Apr 29 80d
Rosemary — — Jan 15 – Feb 12 — 273d
Sage — — Jan 15 – Feb 12 — 83d
Shiso (Japanese Basil) Dec 4 – Dec 18 Jan 22 – Sep 12 Jan 22 – Feb 5 Apr 2 – Dec 6 78d
Summer Savory Dec 4 – Dec 18 Jan 29 – Sep 27 Jan 29 – Feb 12 Mar 30 – Dec 6 65d
Sweet Marjoram — — Jan 15 – Feb 12 — 75d
Thai Basil Dec 4 – Dec 18 Jan 29 – Sep 22 Jan 29 – Feb 12 Mar 30 – Dec 6 68d

Fruits 24

CropStart indoorsSow outdoors TransplantHarvestMaturity JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avocado — — Jan 29 – Feb 26 — 4.0 yr
Banana — — Jan 29 – Feb 26 — 360d
Blood Orange — — Jan 29 – Feb 26 — 2.5 yr
Cantaloupe Dec 25 – Jan 1 Jan 29 – Sep 7 Jan 29 – Feb 12 Apr 9 – Dec 6 80d
Fig — — Jan 15 – Feb 12 — 1.5 yr
Grape — — Jan 1 – Jan 29 — 2.5 yr
Grapefruit — — Jan 29 – Feb 26 — 2.5 yr
Ground Cherry Dec 4 – Dec 18 — Jan 22 – Feb 5 Mar 28 – Apr 21 70d
Guava — — Jan 29 – Feb 26 — 2.5 yr
Honeydew Melon Dec 25 – Jan 1 Jan 29 – Aug 28 Jan 29 – Feb 12 Apr 19 – Dec 6 90d
Kaffir (Makrut) Lime — — Jan 29 – Feb 26 — 2.5 yr
Key Lime — — Jan 29 – Feb 26 — 2.5 yr
Kumquat — — Jan 29 – Feb 26 — 2.5 yr
Mandarin Orange (Satsuma) — — Jan 29 – Feb 26 — 2.5 yr
Mango — — Jan 29 – Feb 26 — 4.0 yr
Meyer Lemon — — Jan 29 – Feb 26 — 2.5 yr
Navel Orange — — Jan 29 – Feb 26 — 2.5 yr
Olive — — Jan 15 – Feb 12 — 3.5 yr
Persian (Tahiti) Lime — — Jan 29 – Feb 26 — 2.5 yr
Pineapple — — Jan 29 – Feb 26 — 1.6 yr
Pomegranate — — Jan 15 – Feb 12 — 3.5 yr
Strawberry — — Dec 18 – Jan 15 — 243d
Valencia Orange — — Jan 29 – Feb 26 — 2.5 yr
Watermelon Dec 25 – Jan 1 Jan 29 – Sep 2 Jan 29 – Feb 12 Apr 14 – Dec 6 85d

Flowers 21

CropStart indoorsSow outdoors TransplantHarvestMaturity JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Bachelor's Button (Cornflower) — Dec 18 – Jan 29 — Feb 21 – Apr 9 68d
Borage — Jan 15 – Sep 27 — Mar 11 – Dec 6 63d
Calendula — Jan 1 – Jan 29 — Feb 15 – Mar 30 53d
Cleome (Spider Flower) — Jan 22 – Sep 22 — Mar 18 – Dec 6 65d
Cosmos — Jan 22 – Sep 7 — Mar 23 – Dec 6 75d
Dahlia — — Jan 22 – Feb 5 Apr 22 – Jun 5 105d
French Marigold Dec 11 – Dec 25 Jan 22 – Oct 7 Jan 22 – Feb 5 Mar 8 – Dec 6 53d
Garden Geranium (Zonal) Nov 6 – Nov 20 — Jan 22 – Feb 5 Apr 2 – May 6 80d
Garden Verbena Nov 20 – Dec 4 Jan 22 – Sep 7 Jan 22 – Feb 5 Apr 2 – Dec 6 80d
Hearts & Flowers (Heartleaf Iceplant) — — Jan 22 – Feb 12 — 75d
Lantana Nov 20 – Dec 4 — Jan 22 – Feb 5 Apr 2 – May 6 80d
Lisianthus (Prairie Gentian) Oct 23 – Nov 6 — Jan 29 – Feb 12 May 9 – Jun 12 110d
Nasturtium — Jan 22 – Oct 2 — Mar 13 – Dec 6 58d
Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine — — Jan 29 – Feb 26 Mar 30 – May 27 75d
Pansy Nov 6 – Nov 20 — Dec 18 – Jan 1 Feb 26 – Apr 1 80d
Petunia Nov 6 – Nov 20 — Jan 22 – Feb 5 Apr 2 – May 6 80d
Snapdragon Nov 20 – Dec 4 — Jan 1 – Jan 15 Mar 22 – Apr 25 90d
Sunflower — Jan 22 – Aug 28 — Apr 2 – Dec 6 85d
Sweet Alyssum — Jan 1 – Jan 29 Jan 15 – Jan 29 Feb 20 – Mar 30 55d
Vinca (Madagascar Periwinkle) Dec 18 – Jan 1 Jan 22 – Sep 22 Jan 22 – Feb 5 Mar 23 – Dec 6 68d
Zinnia Dec 18 – Jan 1 Jan 22 – Sep 22 Jan 22 – Feb 5 Mar 23 – Dec 6 68d
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Cities in zone 10a

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