Regional guide

Alameda West of East Bay Hills Planting Guide

UC Alameda County Master Gardener guide for west of the East Bay Hills maritime gardens, microclimate caveats, and crop rows.

Climate signals

• The Alameda County Master Gardeners PDF is titled Planting Recommendations for West of the East Bay Hills.
• The UC Alameda County growing vegetables page points gardeners whose plots are influenced by the San Francisco Bay's maritime weather to the West of the East Bay Hills PDF.
• The PDF says success will vary depending on the variety and location, and gardeners should seek specific advice for their microclimate.
• The Alameda County growing vegetables page says vegetable sites should be fully sunlit, at least 8 hours per day, with good drainage and good soil.
• The Alameda County page says cool-season vegetables thrive when average temperatures range from 55 - 75F, and warm-season vegetables thrive when temperatures range from 65 - 95F.

Planning notes

• The linked PDF says most recommendations are taken from Pam Pierce's Golden Gate Gardening, so treat the PDF as Alameda County Master Gardeners guidance rather than a UC cultivar recommendation list.
• Cool-season rows include artichoke Oct-Dec, arugula Year Round, Asian greens Aug-April, beets Year Round, broccoli Jul-Sept and Feb-March, cabbage Jul-Sept and Feb-March, carrots Feb-Aug, cauliflower Jul-Sept and Feb-March, chard Year Round, collards Year Round, kale Year Round, lettuce Year Round, mustard Year Round, green onions Year Round, peas Sept-Nov and Feb-March, and spinach Mar-Apr and Aug-Sept.
• Warm-season rows include corn Apr-July, cucumbers Apr-June, green beans Apr-July, shelling beans Apr-May, eggplant May, melons Apr-May, sweet peppers May, hot peppers May, summer squash Apr-June, winter squash with pumpkins Apr-June, and tomato May.
• Herb rows include basil Apr-June, cilantro Year Round, dill April-June, parsley Aug-Sept and Feb-March, and several perennial herbs with year-round planting rows.
• Rotate crops as much as possible, track which beds held which crops, and avoid reusing the same beds for the same crops to reduce disease buildup.
• Artichoke rootstock, asparagus crowns, garlic cloves, potatoes, bulb onions, mint, oregano, sage, tarragon, and thyme are source rows without priority seed links.
• Use priority catalog links as crop-row examples, not UC cultivar recommendations.

Catalog crop examples

These catalog entries match crops covered by the regional timing source; variety-specific details remain tied to each seed entry's own source.

• Astro Arugula Vegetable · Cool · 35 days
• Provider Bush Bean Vegetable · Warm · 50 days
• Detroit Dark Red Beet Vegetable · Cool · 58 days
• White Stem Bok Choy Vegetable · Cool · 45 days
• Waltham 29 Broccoli Vegetable · Cool · 74 days
• Golden Acre Cabbage Vegetable · Cool · 64 days
• Danvers 126 Carrot Vegetable · Shoulder · 70 days
• Snowball Y Cauliflower Vegetable · Cool · 70 days
• Bright Lights Swiss Chard Vegetable · Shoulder · 55 days
• Santo Cilantro Herb · Cool · 50 days
• Georgia Southern Collards Vegetable · Cool · 65 days
• Golden Bantam Sweet Corn Vegetable · Warm · 80 days
• Marketmore 76 Cucumber Vegetable · Warm · 58 days
• Bouquet Dill Herb · Shoulder · 55 days
• Black Beauty Eggplant Vegetable · Warm · 80 days
• Lacinato Kale Vegetable · Cool · 60 days
• Black Seeded Simpson Lettuce Vegetable · Cool · 45 days
• Hale's Best Jumbo Melon Vegetable · Warm · 85 days
• Southern Giant Curled Mustard Vegetable · Cool · 45 days
• Evergreen Bunching Onion Vegetable · Shoulder · 65 days
• Italian Flat Leaf Parsley Herb · Shoulder · 75 days
• Sugar Snap Pea Vegetable · Cool · 62 days
• California Wonder Pepper Vegetable · Warm · 72 days
• Small Sugar Pumpkin Vegetable · Warm · 100 days
• Bloomsdale Spinach Vegetable · Cool · 42 days
• Waltham Butternut Squash Vegetable · Warm · 95 days
• Roma Tomato Vegetable · Warm · 76 days
• Genovese Basil Herb · Warm · 68 days

Related regional guides

• Contra Costa Interior Vegetable Garden A Contra Costa interior guide for Sunset zones 14-16, spring/summer beds, fall/winter resets, bean heat limits, artichoke frost risk, and interior timing.
• San Mateo/San Francisco Microclimate Calendar UC ANR calendar for San Mateo and San Francisco hot, sunny, and foggy vegetable planting windows plus year-round bed turnover.
• Santa Clara County Vegetable Planting Chart UC Master Gardener chart for central Santa Clara County seeding, transplanting, borderline months, and warm/cool seasons.
• Sonoma County Vegetable Planting Summary UC Master Gardener Sonoma guide for local direct seeding, transplanting, weather protection, spacing, and maturity timing.
• Napa County Seasonal Vegetable Planting Calendar UC Master Gardeners Napa County guide linking seasonal harvest pages, seed-starting advice, and a calendar-format planting PDF.
• Marin County Monthly Edible Garden Schedule UC Marin Master Gardeners monthly edible schedule for sowing inside/outside, transplants, and maintenance rows.

Source: UC Master Gardener Program of Alameda County Growing Vegetables