What to Plant in January in Zone 9
203 crops you can start in zone 9a & 9b during January. The dates are worked out from zone 9's typical frosts: last spring frost around Feb 15, first fall frost around Dec 5. Each crop links to its full dates for zone 9.
Start indoors in January
Seeds to start under lights or on a sunny sill this month. Dates are the indoor-start window for zone 9.
Vegetables & herbs
- Anise HyssopJan 4–Jan 11
- BasilJan 4–Jan 11
- Bok ChoyJan 11–Jan 18
- BroccoliJan 4–Jan 11
- BroccoliniJan 11–Jan 18
- Brussels SproutsJan 4–Jan 11
- CabbageJan 4–Jan 11
- CantaloupeJan 25–Feb 1
- CauliflowerJan 4–Jan 11
- Celtuce (Stem Lettuce)Jan 18–Jan 25
- Chamomile (German)Jan 4–Jan 11
- CucamelonJan 18–Jan 25
- CucumberJan 25–Feb 1
- Escarole (Endive)Jan 18–Jan 25
- Fennel (Florence/bulbing)Jan 11–Jan 18
- Flower SproutsJan 4–Jan 11
- JicamaJan 4–Jan 11
- KaleJan 4–Jan 11
- KalettesJan 4–Jan 11
- KohlrabiJan 11–Jan 18
- Lemon BalmJan 11–Jan 18
- LettuceJan 18–Jan 25
- Luffa GourdJan 18–Jan 25
- Malabar SpinachJan 4–Jan 11
- MaukaJan 4–Jan 11
- Napa Cabbage (Chinese Cabbage)Jan 18–Jan 25
- OkraJan 18–Jan 25
- PurslaneJan 25–Feb 1
- RadicchioJan 18–Jan 25
- SorrelJan 11–Jan 18
- Summer SavoryJan 4–Jan 11
- Summer Squash (Yellow)Jan 25–Feb 1
- Swiss ChardJan 18–Jan 25
- TomatoJan 4–Jan 11
- ValerianJan 4–Jan 11
- WatercressJan 25–Feb 1
- ZucchiniJan 25–Feb 1
Flowers
- Agrostemma (Corn Cockle)Jan 18–Jan 25
- Amaranthus (Love-Lies-Bleeding)Jan 11–Jan 18
- Ammi (False Queen Anne's Lace)Jan 11–Jan 18
- Ammobium (Winged Everlasting)Jan 4–Jan 11
- Black-Eyed Susan VineJan 4–Jan 11
- Carthamus (Safflower)Jan 18–Jan 25
- Cerinthe (Honeywort)Jan 4–Jan 11
- Clarkia (Farewell-to-Spring)Jan 18–Jan 25
- CosmosJan 11–Jan 18
- Cynoglossum (Chinese Forget-Me-Not)Jan 18–Jan 25
- Euphorbia (Snow-on-the-Mountain)Jan 11–Jan 18
- FeverfewJan 4–Jan 11
- GazaniaJan 4–Jan 11
- MarigoldJan 4–Jan 11
- MoonflowerJan 11–Jan 18
- Nicotiana (Flowering Tobacco)Jan 4–Jan 11
- Orlaya (Laceflower)Jan 11–Jan 18
- Phlox (Annual)Jan 11–Jan 18
- Saponaria (Soapwort)Jan 25–Feb 1
- Scarlet Runner BeanJan 25–Feb 1
- Spilanthes (Toothache Plant)Jan 4–Jan 11
- StaticeJan 4–Jan 11
- StockJan 4–Jan 11
- Sweet Annie (Artemisia)Jan 4–Jan 11
- Tithonia (Mexican Sunflower)Jan 4–Jan 11
- Xeranthemum (Immortelle)Jan 4–Jan 11
- ZinniaJan 18–Jan 25
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 9.
Vegetables & herbs
- AngelicaDirect sowJan 25–Feb 1
- ArtichokeTransplantJan 25–Feb 1
- ArugulaDirect sowJan 11–Jan 18
- BeetDirect sowJan 25–Feb 1
- Broccoli Rabe (Raab)Direct sowJan 25–Feb 1
- CarrotDirect sowJan 25–Feb 1
- Celtuce (Stem Lettuce)Sow or transplantJan 25–Feb 1
- Collard GreensSow or transplantJan 25–Feb 1
- Fava Bean (Broad Bean)Direct sowJan 25–Feb 1
- KaleSow or transplantJan 25–Feb 1
- LeekTransplantJan 25–Feb 1
- Mâche (Corn Salad)Direct sowJan 18–Jan 25
- Magenta SpreenDirect sowJan 25–Feb 1
- MizunaDirect sowJan 25–Feb 1
- Mustard GreensDirect sowJan 25–Feb 1
- OnionTransplantJan 25–Feb 1
- PeaDirect sowJan 4–Jan 11
- RadishDirect sowJan 18–Jan 25
- ShallotDirect sowJan 25–Feb 1
- SpinachDirect sowJan 18–Jan 25
- TatsoiDirect sowJan 25–Feb 1
- TurnipDirect sowJan 25–Feb 1
- Wild BergamotDirect sowJan 18–Jan 25
Fruit
- BlackberryPlant a nursery startJan 18–Jan 25
- GrapePlant a nursery startJan 25–Feb 1
- StrawberryPlant a nursery startJan 25–Feb 1
Flowers
- Black-Eyed SusanSow or transplantJan 25–Feb 1
- Bleeding HeartDirect sowJan 18–Jan 25
- Clarkia (Farewell-to-Spring)Sow or transplantJan 25–Feb 1
- Cynoglossum (Chinese Forget-Me-Not)Sow or transplantJan 25–Feb 1
- LarkspurDirect sowJan 18–Jan 25
- Phacelia (Lacy Phacelia)Direct sowJan 25–Feb 1
- Saponaria (Soapwort)Sow or transplantJan 25–Feb 1
- Shasta DaisySow or transplantJan 25–Feb 1
- SnapdragonTransplantOct–FebFall
- Sweet PeaDirect sowJan 4–Jan 11
Still time to start indoors
The usual indoor-start date for these has passed, but planting-out hasn't come yet. Seed started now still makes a transplant, just a smaller one. Buying starts is the easy alternative. Dates are when they go outside.
Vegetables & herbs
- AchiraPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- CardoonPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- CatnipPlant outFeb 15–Feb 22
- Celeriac (Celery Root)Plant outFeb 1–Feb 8
- CeleryPlant outFeb 1–Feb 8
- ChervilPlant outFeb 1–Feb 8
- ChivesPlant outFeb 1–Feb 8
- Cutting Celery (Leaf Celery)Plant outFeb 15–Feb 22
- EggplantPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Garlic Chives (Chinese Leeks)Plant outFeb 22–Mar 1
- Ground Cherry (Husk Cherry)Plant outMar 8–Mar 15
- HyssopPlant outFeb 22–Mar 1
- Marjoram (Sweet)Plant outFeb 22–Mar 1
- Mexican Mint MarigoldPlant outFeb 22–Mar 1
- OreganoPlant outFeb 22–Mar 1
- ParsleyPlant outFeb 1–Feb 8
- RosellePlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- RosemaryPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- RuePlant outFeb 22–Mar 1
- SkirretPlant outFeb 15–Feb 22
- Sweet PotatoPlant outMar 8–Mar 15
- ThymePlant outFeb 22–Mar 1
- TobaccoPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- TomatilloPlant outMar 8–Mar 15
- White SagePlant outFeb 15–Feb 22
- YaconPlant outMar 8–Mar 15
- Za'atar OreganoPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
Peppers
- 7 Pot Douglah Pepper (Chocolate 7 Pot)Plant outMar 1–Mar 8
- 7 Pot Primo PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Aji Amarillo PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Anaheim Pepper (New Mexico, Hatch)Plant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Bell PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Carolina Reaper PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Cayenne PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Chile de Árbol PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Cubanelle PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Datil PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Dorset Naga PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Fresno PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Ghost Pepper (Bhut Jolokia)Plant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Guajillo Pepper (Mirasol)Plant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Habanero PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Hungarian Wax PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Italian Frying Pepper (Corno di Toro, Marconi)Plant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Jalapeño PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Komodo Dragon PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Lemon Drop PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Mini Sweet Pepper (Snacking)Plant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Naga Viper PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Padrón PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Pasilla Pepper (Chilaca)Plant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Pimento PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Poblano Pepper (Ancho)Plant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Rocoto PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Scotch Bonnet PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Serrano PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Shishito PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Superhot Pepper (Ghost, Reaper, Scorpion)Plant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Sweet Banana PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Sweet Cherry PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Tabasco PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Thai Chili Pepper (Bird's Eye)Plant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Trinidad Moruga Scorpion PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Trinidad Scorpion Butch T PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
Flowers
- Ageratum (Flossflower)Plant outFeb 22–Mar 1
- Angelonia (Summer Snapdragon)Plant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Annual Geranium (Pelargonium)Plant outFeb 22–Mar 1
- Bachelor's Button (Cornflower)Plant outFeb 1–Feb 8
- Bells of IrelandPlant outFeb 8–Feb 15
- Bupleurum (Thoroughwax)Plant outFeb 1–Feb 8
- Butterfly Weed (Asclepias)Plant outFeb 22–Mar 1
- CalendulaPlant outFeb 1–Feb 8
- Campanula (Bellflower)Plant outFeb 22–Mar 1
- CarnationPlant outFeb 8–Feb 15
- CelosiaPlant outFeb 22–Mar 1
- China AsterPlant outFeb 22–Mar 1
- Chrysanthemum (Garden Mum)Plant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Cleome (Spider Flower)Plant outMar 1–Mar 8
- ColeusPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- ColumbinePlant outFeb 22–Mar 1
- Coreopsis (Tickseed)Plant outFeb 22–Mar 1
- Cranberry HibiscusPlant outFeb 22–Mar 1
- Craspedia (Drumstick Flower)Plant outFeb 22–Mar 1
- Dusty MillerPlant outFeb 22–Mar 1
- Echinops (Globe Thistle)Plant outFeb 22–Mar 1
- EucalyptusPlant outFeb 22–Mar 1
- Gaillardia (Blanket Flower)Plant outFeb 22–Mar 1
- Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)Plant outFeb 22–Mar 1
- Gypsophila (Baby's Breath)Plant outFeb 22–Mar 1
- Helipterum (Paper Daisy)Plant outFeb 22–Mar 1
- ImpatiensPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Johnny Jump UpPlant outFeb 1–Feb 8
- LisianthusPlant outFeb 22–Mar 1
- LobeliaPlant outFeb 22–Mar 1
- OsteospermumPlant outFeb 22–Mar 1
- Pansy / ViolaPlant outFeb 1–Feb 8
- PetuniaPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Portulaca (Moss Rose)Plant outFeb 22–Mar 1
- Salvia (Scarlet Sage)Plant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Scabiosa (Pincushion Flower)Plant outFeb 22–Mar 1
- StrawflowerPlant outFeb 15–Feb 22
- Sweet AlyssumPlant outFeb 15–Feb 22
- Sweet WilliamPlant outFeb 8–Feb 15
- Torenia (Wishbone Flower)Plant outMar 1–Mar 8
- VerbenaPlant outFeb 22–Mar 1
- Vinca (Madagascar Periwinkle)Plant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Wax BegoniaPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- YarrowPlant outFeb 15–Feb 22
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What to plant in January in zone 9: 203 crops to start indoors or plant outside, including tomato, bell pepper, lettuce, cucumber, with exact dates for zone 9a and 9b.
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