What to Plant in January in Zone 11
142 crops you can start in zone 11a & 11b during January. Zone 11 doesn't get a killing frost in a typical year, so these dates follow the local growing seasons rather than frost dates. Each crop links to its full dates for zone 11.
Start indoors in January
Seeds to start under lights or on a sunny sill this month. Dates are the indoor-start window for zone 11.
- Sweet PotatoOct–JulFall
Sow or plant outside in January
What goes in the ground this month, either as seed or as a transplant. Dates are the planting-out window for zone 11.
Vegetables & herbs
- AchiraSow or transplantJan 15–Jan 22
- AniseDirect sowJan 1–Jan 8
- ArugulaDirect sowOct–MarFall
- BasilTransplantJan 15–Jan 22
- Birdhouse GourdDirect sowJan 15–Jan 22
- Bok ChoySow or transplantJan 1–Jan 8
- Bush BeansDirect sowSep–AprFall
- CantaloupeSow or transplantDec–MarFall
- Citronella Plant (Mosquito Plant)Plant a nursery startJan 8–Jan 15
- Collard GreensSow or transplantSep–JanFall
- CucamelonTransplantJan 15–Jan 22
- CucumberSow or transplantSep–FebFall
- CuminDirect sowJan 22–Jan 29
- Daikon RadishDirect sowJan 1–Jan 8
- EggplantTransplantAug–FebSummer
- EpazoteDirect sowJan 1–Jan 8
- Escarole (Endive)Sow or transplantSep–MarFall
- Ground Cherry (Husk Cherry)TransplantJan 22–Jan 29
- JicamaTransplantJan 15–Jan 22
- KohlrabiSow or transplantOct–FebFall
- LemongrassPlant a nursery startJan 8–Jan 15
- Licorice MarigoldDirect sowJan 1–Jan 8
- Lima BeanDirect sowSep–AprFall
- Luffa GourdSow or transplantJan 8–Jan 15
- Malabar SpinachSow or transplantJan 8–Jan 15
- MaukaTransplantJan 15–Jan 22
- Mexican Mint MarigoldTransplantJan 8–Jan 15
- Molokhia (Egyptian Spinach)Direct sowJan 15–Jan 22
- Mustard GreensDirect sowSep–JanFall
- Napa Cabbage (Chinese Cabbage)Sow or transplantSep–AprFall
- OreganoTransplantJan 8–Jan 15
- Parsley Root (Hamburg Parsley)Direct sowJan 1–Jan 8
- PeaDirect sowNov–FebFall
- PeanutDirect sowJan 8–Jan 15
- PurslaneSow or transplantJan 1–Jan 8
- RosemaryTransplantJan 15–Jan 22
- SaltwortDirect sowJan 1–Jan 8
- Shiso (Perilla)Direct sowJan 8–Jan 15
- SteviaPlant a nursery startJan 8–Jan 15
- Summer SavorySow or transplantJan 1–Jan 8
- Summer Squash (Yellow)Sow or transplantAug–MarSummer
- Sweet PotatoTransplantDec–SepFall
- ThymeTransplantJan 8–Jan 15
- TobaccoTransplantJan 15–Jan 22
- TomatilloTransplantJan 22–Jan 29
- TomatoTransplantAug–FebSummer
- Vegetable AmaranthDirect sowJan 15–Jan 22
- WatermelonDirect sowDec–MarFall
- YaconTransplantJan 22–Jan 29
- ZucchiniSow or transplantAug–MarSummer
Peppers
- 7 Pot Douglah Pepper (Chocolate 7 Pot)TransplantAug–FebSummer
- 7 Pot Primo PepperTransplantAug–FebSummer
- Aji Amarillo PepperTransplantAug–FebSummer
- Anaheim Pepper (New Mexico, Hatch)TransplantAug–FebSummer
- Bell PepperTransplantAug–FebSummer
- Carolina Reaper PepperTransplantAug–FebSummer
- Cayenne PepperTransplantAug–FebSummer
- Chile de Árbol PepperTransplantAug–FebSummer
- Cubanelle PepperTransplantAug–FebSummer
- Datil PepperTransplantAug–FebSummer
- Dorset Naga PepperTransplantAug–FebSummer
- Fresno PepperTransplantAug–FebSummer
- Ghost Pepper (Bhut Jolokia)TransplantAug–FebSummer
- Guajillo Pepper (Mirasol)TransplantAug–FebSummer
- Habanero PepperTransplantAug–FebSummer
- Hungarian Wax PepperTransplantAug–FebSummer
- Italian Frying Pepper (Corno di Toro, Marconi)TransplantAug–FebSummer
- Jalapeño PepperTransplantAug–FebSummer
- Komodo Dragon PepperTransplantAug–FebSummer
- Lemon Drop PepperTransplantAug–FebSummer
- Mini Sweet Pepper (Snacking)TransplantAug–FebSummer
- Naga Viper PepperTransplantAug–FebSummer
- Padrón PepperTransplantAug–FebSummer
- Pasilla Pepper (Chilaca)TransplantAug–FebSummer
- Pimento PepperTransplantAug–FebSummer
- Poblano Pepper (Ancho)TransplantAug–FebSummer
- Rocoto PepperTransplantAug–FebSummer
- Scotch Bonnet PepperTransplantAug–FebSummer
- Serrano PepperTransplantAug–FebSummer
- Shishito PepperTransplantAug–FebSummer
- Superhot Pepper (Ghost, Reaper, Scorpion)TransplantAug–FebSummer
- Sweet Banana PepperTransplantAug–FebSummer
- Sweet Cherry PepperTransplantAug–FebSummer
- Tabasco PepperTransplantAug–FebSummer
- Thai Chili Pepper (Bird's Eye)TransplantAug–FebSummer
- Trinidad Moruga Scorpion PepperTransplantAug–FebSummer
- Trinidad Scorpion Butch T PepperTransplantAug–FebSummer
Fruit
- FigPlant a nursery startJan 15–Jan 22
Flowers
- African DaisyDirect sowJan 1–Jan 8
- Ageratum (Flossflower)TransplantJan 8–Jan 15
- Amaranthus (Love-Lies-Bleeding)Sow or transplantJan 1–Jan 8
- Ammi (False Queen Anne's Lace)Sow or transplantJan 1–Jan 8
- Ammobium (Winged Everlasting)TransplantJan 1–Jan 8
- Angelonia (Summer Snapdragon)TransplantJan 15–Jan 22
- Annual Geranium (Pelargonium)TransplantJan 8–Jan 15
- Black-Eyed Susan VineTransplantJan 15–Jan 22
- Campanula (Bellflower)TransplantJan 8–Jan 15
- Carthamus (Safflower)Sow or transplantJan 1–Jan 8
- Castor BeanDirect sowJan 8–Jan 15
- CelosiaSow or transplantJan 8–Jan 15
- Cerinthe (Honeywort)Sow or transplantJan 1–Jan 8
- China AsterTransplantJan 8–Jan 15
- Cleome (Spider Flower)Sow or transplantJan 15–Jan 22
- ColeusTransplantJan 15–Jan 22
- CosmosSow or transplantJan 8–Jan 15
- Craspedia (Drumstick Flower)TransplantJan 8–Jan 15
- DahliaPlant bulbsJan 15–Jan 22
- Didiscus (Blue Lace Flower)Direct sowJan 1–Jan 8
- Dusty MillerTransplantJan 8–Jan 15
- EucalyptusTransplantJan 8–Jan 15
- Euphorbia (Snow-on-the-Mountain)Sow or transplantJan 1–Jan 8
- Four O'ClockDirect sowJan 8–Jan 15
- GazaniaTransplantJan 8–Jan 15
- Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)TransplantJan 8–Jan 15
- Gypsophila (Baby's Breath)Sow or transplantJan 8–Jan 15
- Helipterum (Paper Daisy)Sow or transplantJan 8–Jan 15
- Hyacinth Bean VineDirect sowJan 22–Jan 29
- ImpatiensTransplantJan 15–Jan 22
- LantanaPlant a nursery startJan 15–Jan 22
- Lavatera (Annual Mallow)Direct sowJan 1–Jan 8
- LisianthusTransplantJan 8–Jan 15
- MarigoldSow or transplantJan 8–Jan 15
- MoonflowerSow or transplantJan 1–Jan 8
- Morning GloryDirect sowJan 15–Jan 22
- NasturtiumDirect sowJan 8–Jan 15
- Nicotiana (Flowering Tobacco)TransplantJan 8–Jan 15
- PetuniaTransplantJan 15–Jan 22
- Portulaca (Moss Rose)Sow or transplantJan 8–Jan 15
- Salvia (Scarlet Sage)TransplantJan 15–Jan 22
- Scarlet Runner BeanSow or transplantJan 8–Jan 15
- Spilanthes (Toothache Plant)Sow or transplantJan 8–Jan 15
- StaticeTransplantJan 8–Jan 15
- StockTransplantJan 1–Jan 8
- SunflowerDirect sowJan 1–Jan 8
- Sweet AlyssumSow or transplantJan 1–Jan 8
- Sweet Annie (Artemisia)Sow or transplantJan 1–Jan 8
- Tithonia (Mexican Sunflower)Sow or transplantJan 15–Jan 22
- Torenia (Wishbone Flower)TransplantJan 15–Jan 22
- Vinca (Madagascar Periwinkle)TransplantJan 15–Jan 22
- Wax BegoniaTransplantJan 15–Jan 22
- Xeranthemum (Immortelle)Sow or transplantJan 1–Jan 8
- ZinniaSow or transplantJan 8–Jan 15
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What to plant in January in zone 11: 142 crops to start indoors or plant outside, including tomato, bell pepper, cucumber, zucchini, with exact dates for zone 11a and 11b.
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