What to Plant in January
Every crop you can start in January, grouped by USDA hardiness zone. Pick your zone in the header and it will be highlighted below. Each crop links to its exact dates for that zone.
649 crop-and-zone combinations this month. Zone 9b has the most to do, with 203.
Zone 2a & 2bnothing to sow
Nothing goes in the ground in zone 2b during January. See the full zone 2b calendar for the months that do.
Zone 3a & 3bnothing to sow
Nothing goes in the ground in zone 3b during January. See the full zone 3b calendar for the months that do.
Zone 4a & 4bnothing to sow
Nothing goes in the ground in zone 4b during January. See the full zone 4b calendar for the months that do.
Zone 5a & 5bnothing to sow
Nothing goes in the ground in zone 5b during January. See the full zone 5b calendar for the months that do.
Zone 6a & 6b6 to sow
Zone 7a & 7b35 to sow
- 7 Pot Douglah Pepper (Chocolate 7 Pot)
- 7 Pot Primo Pepper
- Aji Amarillo Pepper
- Artichoke
- Carolina Reaper Pepper
- Celeriac (Celery Root)
- Celery
- Coleus
- Datil Pepper
- Dorset Naga Pepper
- Eryngium (Sea Holly)
- Foxglove
- Ghost Pepper (Bhut Jolokia)
- Habanero Pepper
- Impatiens
- Johnny Jump Up
- Komodo Dragon Pepper
- Leek
- Lemon Drop Pepper
- Lisianthus
- Naga Viper Pepper
- Pansy / Viola
- Primula
- Rocoto Pepper
- Root Chervil
- Rosemary
- Scotch Bonnet Pepper
- Superhot Pepper (Ghost, Reaper, Scorpion)
- Tabasco Pepper
- Torenia (Wishbone Flower)
- Trinidad Moruga Scorpion Pepper
- Trinidad Scorpion Butch T Pepper
- Verbena
- Vinca (Madagascar Periwinkle)
- Wax Begonia
Zone 8a & 8b85 to sow
- 7 Pot Douglah Pepper (Chocolate 7 Pot)
- 7 Pot Primo Pepper
- Achira
- Aji Amarillo Pepper
- Anaheim Pepper (New Mexico, Hatch)
- Annual Geranium (Pelargonium)
- Artichoke
- Bell Pepper
- Butterfly Weed (Asclepias)
- Carolina Reaper Pepper
- Cayenne Pepper
- Celeriac (Celery Root)
- Celery
- Chervil
- Chile de Árbol Pepper
- Chives
- Chrysanthemum (Garden Mum)
- Coleus
- Columbine
- Cubanelle Pepper
- Cutting Celery (Leaf Celery)
- Datil Pepper
- Dorset Naga Pepper
- Dusty Miller
- Eggplant
- Eryngium (Sea Holly)
- Eucalyptus
- Foxglove
- Fresno Pepper
- Ghost Pepper (Bhut Jolokia)
- Guajillo Pepper (Mirasol)
- Habanero Pepper
- Hungarian Wax Pepper
- Hyssop
- Impatiens
- Italian Frying Pepper (Corno di Toro, Marconi)
- Jalapeño Pepper
- Johnny Jump Up
- Komodo Dragon Pepper
- Leek
- Lemon Drop Pepper
- Lisianthus
- Lobelia
- Mini Sweet Pepper (Snacking)
- Naga Viper Pepper
- Onion
- Oregano
- Osteospermum
- Padrón Pepper
- Pansy / Viola
- Parsley
- Pasilla Pepper (Chilaca)
- Petunia
- Pimento Pepper
- Poblano Pepper (Ancho)
- Primula
- Purple Coneflower
- Rocoto Pepper
- Roselle
- Rosemary
- Sage
- Salvia (Scarlet Sage)
- Scotch Bonnet Pepper
- Serrano Pepper
- Shishito Pepper
- Skirret
- Snapdragon
- Superhot Pepper (Ghost, Reaper, Scorpion)
- Sweet Banana Pepper
- Sweet Cherry Pepper
- Sweet Potato
- Tabasco Pepper
- Thai Chili Pepper (Bird's Eye)
- Thyme
- Tobacco
- Torenia (Wishbone Flower)
- Trinidad Moruga Scorpion Pepper
- Trinidad Scorpion Butch T Pepper
- Verbena
- Vinca (Madagascar Periwinkle)
- Wax Begonia
- White Sage
- Yacon
- Yarrow
- Za'atar Oregano
Zone 9a & 9b203 to sow
- 7 Pot Douglah Pepper (Chocolate 7 Pot)
- 7 Pot Primo Pepper
- Achira
- Ageratum (Flossflower)
- Agrostemma (Corn Cockle)
- Aji Amarillo Pepper
- Amaranthus (Love-Lies-Bleeding)
- Ammi (False Queen Anne's Lace)
- Ammobium (Winged Everlasting)
- Anaheim Pepper (New Mexico, Hatch)
- Angelica
- Angelonia (Summer Snapdragon)
- Anise Hyssop
- Annual Geranium (Pelargonium)
- Artichoke
- Arugula
- Bachelor's Button (Cornflower)
- Basil
- Beet
- Bell Pepper
- Bells of Ireland
- Black-Eyed Susan
- Black-Eyed Susan Vine
- Blackberry
- Bleeding Heart
- Bok Choy
- Broccoli
- Broccoli Rabe (Raab)
- Broccolini
- Brussels Sprouts
- Bupleurum (Thoroughwax)
- Butterfly Weed (Asclepias)
- Cabbage
- Calendula
- Campanula (Bellflower)
- Cantaloupe
- Cardoon
- Carnation
- Carolina Reaper Pepper
- Carrot
- Carthamus (Safflower)
- Catnip
- Cauliflower
- Cayenne Pepper
- Celeriac (Celery Root)
- Celery
- Celosia
- Celtuce (Stem Lettuce)
- Cerinthe (Honeywort)
- Chamomile (German)
- Chervil
- Chile de Árbol Pepper
- China Aster
- Chives
- Chrysanthemum (Garden Mum)
- Clarkia (Farewell-to-Spring)
- Cleome (Spider Flower)
- Coleus
- Collard Greens
- Columbine
- Coreopsis (Tickseed)
- Cosmos
- Cranberry Hibiscus
- Craspedia (Drumstick Flower)
- Cubanelle Pepper
- Cucamelon
- Cucumber
- Cutting Celery (Leaf Celery)
- Cynoglossum (Chinese Forget-Me-Not)
- Datil Pepper
- Dorset Naga Pepper
- Dusty Miller
- Echinops (Globe Thistle)
- Eggplant
- Escarole (Endive)
- Eucalyptus
- Euphorbia (Snow-on-the-Mountain)
- Fava Bean (Broad Bean)
- Fennel (Florence/bulbing)
- Feverfew
- Flower Sprouts
- Fresno Pepper
- Gaillardia (Blanket Flower)
- Garlic Chives (Chinese Leeks)
- Gazania
- Ghost Pepper (Bhut Jolokia)
- Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)
- Grape
- Ground Cherry (Husk Cherry)
- Guajillo Pepper (Mirasol)
- Gypsophila (Baby's Breath)
- Habanero Pepper
- Helipterum (Paper Daisy)
- Hungarian Wax Pepper
- Hyssop
- Impatiens
- Italian Frying Pepper (Corno di Toro, Marconi)
- Jalapeño Pepper
- Jicama
- Johnny Jump Up
- Kale
- Kalettes
- Kohlrabi
- Komodo Dragon Pepper
- Larkspur
- Leek
- Lemon Balm
- Lemon Drop Pepper
- Lettuce
- Lisianthus
- Lobelia
- Luffa Gourd
- Mâche (Corn Salad)
- Magenta Spreen
- Malabar Spinach
- Marigold
- Marjoram (Sweet)
- Mauka
- Mexican Mint Marigold
- Mini Sweet Pepper (Snacking)
- Mizuna
- Moonflower
- Mustard Greens
- Naga Viper Pepper
- Napa Cabbage (Chinese Cabbage)
- Nicotiana (Flowering Tobacco)
- Okra
- Onion
- Oregano
- Orlaya (Laceflower)
- Osteospermum
- Padrón Pepper
- Pansy / Viola
- Parsley
- Pasilla Pepper (Chilaca)
- Pea
- Petunia
- Phacelia (Lacy Phacelia)
- Phlox (Annual)
- Pimento Pepper
- Poblano Pepper (Ancho)
- Portulaca (Moss Rose)
- Purslane
- Radicchio
- Radish
- Rocoto Pepper
- Roselle
- Rosemary
- Rue
- Salvia (Scarlet Sage)
- Saponaria (Soapwort)
- Scabiosa (Pincushion Flower)
- Scarlet Runner Bean
- Scotch Bonnet Pepper
- Serrano Pepper
- Shallot
- Shasta Daisy
- Shishito Pepper
- Skirret
- Snapdragon
- Sorrel
- Spilanthes (Toothache Plant)
- Spinach
- Statice
- Stock
- Strawberry
- Strawflower
- Summer Savory
- Summer Squash (Yellow)
- Superhot Pepper (Ghost, Reaper, Scorpion)
- Sweet Alyssum
- Sweet Annie (Artemisia)
- Sweet Banana Pepper
- Sweet Cherry Pepper
- Sweet Pea
- Sweet Potato
- Sweet William
- Swiss Chard
- Tabasco Pepper
- Tatsoi
- Thai Chili Pepper (Bird's Eye)
- Thyme
- Tithonia (Mexican Sunflower)
- Tobacco
- Tomatillo
- Tomato
- Torenia (Wishbone Flower)
- Trinidad Moruga Scorpion Pepper
- Trinidad Scorpion Butch T Pepper
- Turnip
- Valerian
- Verbena
- Vinca (Madagascar Periwinkle)
- Watercress
- Wax Begonia
- White Sage
- Wild Bergamot
- Xeranthemum (Immortelle)
- Yacon
- Yarrow
- Za'atar Oregano
- Zinnia
- Zucchini
Zone 10a & 10b178 to sow
- Achira
- African Daisy
- Ageratum (Flossflower)
- Agrostemma (Corn Cockle)
- Aji Amarillo Pepper
- Amaranthus (Love-Lies-Bleeding)
- Ammi (False Queen Anne's Lace)
- Ammobium (Winged Everlasting)
- Anaheim Pepper (New Mexico, Hatch)
- Angelonia (Summer Snapdragon)
- Anise
- Annual Geranium (Pelargonium)
- Artichoke
- Basil
- Beet
- Bell Pepper
- Bells of Ireland
- Black-Eyed Susan
- Black-Eyed Susan Vine
- Bok Choy
- Borage
- Broccoli
- Broccoli Rabe (Raab)
- Broccolini
- Bupleurum (Thoroughwax)
- Cabbage
- California Bluebell
- California Poppy
- Campanula (Bellflower)
- Candytuft
- Cantaloupe
- Cardoon
- Carrot
- Carthamus (Safflower)
- Cauliflower
- Cayenne Pepper
- Celtuce (Stem Lettuce)
- Cerinthe (Honeywort)
- Chamomile (German)
- Chervil
- Chile de Árbol Pepper
- China Aster
- Chives
- Cilantro
- Clarkia (Farewell-to-Spring)
- Cleome (Spider Flower)
- Coleus
- Collard Greens
- Coreopsis (Tickseed)
- Corn Poppy
- Craspedia (Drumstick Flower)
- Cubanelle Pepper
- Cucamelon
- Cucumber
- Cutting Celery (Leaf Celery)
- Cynoglossum (Chinese Forget-Me-Not)
- Daikon Radish
- Dandelion (Cultivated)
- Datil Pepper
- Didiscus (Blue Lace Flower)
- Dill
- Dusty Miller
- Eggplant
- Epazote
- Escarole (Endive)
- Eucalyptus
- Euphorbia (Snow-on-the-Mountain)
- Fava Bean (Broad Bean)
- Flower Sprouts
- Fresno Pepper
- Gai Lan (Chinese Broccoli)
- Gaillardia (Blanket Flower)
- Gazania
- Gladiolus
- Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)
- Grape
- Ground Cherry (Husk Cherry)
- Guajillo Pepper (Mirasol)
- Gypsophila (Baby's Breath)
- Habanero Pepper
- Helipterum (Paper Daisy)
- Hollyhock
- Hungarian Wax Pepper
- Impatiens
- Italian Frying Pepper (Corno di Toro, Marconi)
- Jalapeño Pepper
- Jicama
- Kale
- Kalettes
- Kohlrabi
- Komatsuna
- Larkspur
- Lavatera (Annual Mallow)
- Lemon Drop Pepper
- Lettuce
- Licorice Marigold
- Lisianthus
- Lobelia
- Love-in-a-Mist (Nigella)
- Luffa Gourd
- Mâche (Corn Salad)
- Magenta Spreen
- Malabar Spinach
- Marigold
- Mauka
- Mexican Mint Marigold
- Milk Thistle
- Mini Sweet Pepper (Snacking)
- Mizuna
- Moonflower
- Mustard Greens
- Napa Cabbage (Chinese Cabbage)
- Nasturtium
- Nicotiana (Flowering Tobacco)
- Onion
- Orach (Mountain Spinach)
- Orlaya (Laceflower)
- Osteospermum
- Padrón Pepper
- Pansy / Viola
- Parsley
- Parsley Root (Hamburg Parsley)
- Pasilla Pepper (Chilaca)
- Pea
- Petunia
- Phacelia (Lacy Phacelia)
- Phlox (Annual)
- Pimento Pepper
- Poblano Pepper (Ancho)
- Portulaca (Moss Rose)
- Potato
- Purslane
- Radicchio
- Radish
- Rocoto Pepper
- Roselle
- Saltwort
- Salvia (Scarlet Sage)
- Saponaria (Soapwort)
- Scabiosa (Pincushion Flower)
- Scallion (Green Onion)
- Scarlet Runner Bean
- Scotch Bonnet Pepper
- Serrano Pepper
- Shallot
- Shishito Pepper
- Snapdragon
- Spilanthes (Toothache Plant)
- Spinach
- Statice
- Stock
- Strawberry
- Strawflower
- Summer Savory
- Summer Squash (Yellow)
- Sweet Alyssum
- Sweet Annie (Artemisia)
- Sweet Banana Pepper
- Sweet Cherry Pepper
- Sweet Pea
- Sweet Potato
- Swiss Chard
- Tabasco Pepper
- Tatsoi
- Thai Chili Pepper (Bird's Eye)
- Tithonia (Mexican Sunflower)
- Tobacco
- Tomatillo
- Tomato
- Torenia (Wishbone Flower)
- Upland Cress
- Vinca (Madagascar Periwinkle)
- Watercress
- Wax Begonia
- Xeranthemum (Immortelle)
- Yacon
- Za'atar Oregano
- Zucchini
Zone 11a & 11b142 to sow
- 7 Pot Douglah Pepper (Chocolate 7 Pot)
- 7 Pot Primo Pepper
- Achira
- African Daisy
- Ageratum (Flossflower)
- Aji Amarillo Pepper
- Amaranthus (Love-Lies-Bleeding)
- Ammi (False Queen Anne's Lace)
- Ammobium (Winged Everlasting)
- Anaheim Pepper (New Mexico, Hatch)
- Angelonia (Summer Snapdragon)
- Anise
- Annual Geranium (Pelargonium)
- Arugula
- Basil
- Bell Pepper
- Birdhouse Gourd
- Black-Eyed Susan Vine
- Bok Choy
- Bush Beans
- Campanula (Bellflower)
- Cantaloupe
- Carolina Reaper Pepper
- Carthamus (Safflower)
- Castor Bean
- Cayenne Pepper
- Celosia
- Cerinthe (Honeywort)
- Chile de Árbol Pepper
- China Aster
- Citronella Plant (Mosquito Plant)
- Cleome (Spider Flower)
- Coleus
- Collard Greens
- Cosmos
- Craspedia (Drumstick Flower)
- Cubanelle Pepper
- Cucamelon
- Cucumber
- Cumin
- Dahlia
- Daikon Radish
- Datil Pepper
- Didiscus (Blue Lace Flower)
- Dorset Naga Pepper
- Dusty Miller
- Eggplant
- Epazote
- Escarole (Endive)
- Eucalyptus
- Euphorbia (Snow-on-the-Mountain)
- Fig
- Four O'Clock
- Fresno Pepper
- Gazania
- Ghost Pepper (Bhut Jolokia)
- Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)
- Ground Cherry (Husk Cherry)
- Guajillo Pepper (Mirasol)
- Gypsophila (Baby's Breath)
- Habanero Pepper
- Helipterum (Paper Daisy)
- Hungarian Wax Pepper
- Hyacinth Bean Vine
- Impatiens
- Italian Frying Pepper (Corno di Toro, Marconi)
- Jalapeño Pepper
- Jicama
- Kohlrabi
- Komodo Dragon Pepper
- Lantana
- Lavatera (Annual Mallow)
- Lemon Drop Pepper
- Lemongrass
- Licorice Marigold
- Lima Bean
- Lisianthus
- Luffa Gourd
- Malabar Spinach
- Marigold
- Mauka
- Mexican Mint Marigold
- Mini Sweet Pepper (Snacking)
- Molokhia (Egyptian Spinach)
- Moonflower
- Morning Glory
- Mustard Greens
- Naga Viper Pepper
- Napa Cabbage (Chinese Cabbage)
- Nasturtium
- Nicotiana (Flowering Tobacco)
- Oregano
- Padrón Pepper
- Parsley Root (Hamburg Parsley)
- Pasilla Pepper (Chilaca)
- Pea
- Peanut
- Petunia
- Pimento Pepper
- Poblano Pepper (Ancho)
- Portulaca (Moss Rose)
- Purslane
- Rocoto Pepper
- Rosemary
- Saltwort
- Salvia (Scarlet Sage)
- Scarlet Runner Bean
- Scotch Bonnet Pepper
- Serrano Pepper
- Shishito Pepper
- Shiso (Perilla)
- Spilanthes (Toothache Plant)
- Statice
- Stevia
- Stock
- Summer Savory
- Summer Squash (Yellow)
- Sunflower
- Superhot Pepper (Ghost, Reaper, Scorpion)
- Sweet Alyssum
- Sweet Annie (Artemisia)
- Sweet Banana Pepper
- Sweet Cherry Pepper
- Sweet Potato
- Tabasco Pepper
- Thai Chili Pepper (Bird's Eye)
- Thyme
- Tithonia (Mexican Sunflower)
- Tobacco
- Tomatillo
- Tomato
- Torenia (Wishbone Flower)
- Trinidad Moruga Scorpion Pepper
- Trinidad Scorpion Butch T Pepper
- Vegetable Amaranth
- Vinca (Madagascar Periwinkle)
- Watermelon
- Wax Begonia
- Xeranthemum (Immortelle)
- Yacon
- Zinnia
- Zucchini
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