Regional guide

Sacramento Area Vegetable Planting Schedule

UC Master Gardeners Sacramento guide for EHN 11 month-grid seed, transplant, and protected-start vegetable timing.

Climate signals

• The UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County home vegetable gardening page at https://ucanr.edu/site/uc-master-gardeners-sacramento-county/home-vegetable-gardening links the Vegetable Planting Schedule PDF and says it gives proper times for planting vegetable seeds and transplants for the Sacramento area.
• The PDF is Sacramento Vegetable Planting Schedule EHN 11.
• The PDF has a month grid with Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, July, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, and Dec.
• The legend includes Start in sheltered area, Direct seed in the garden, Set out plants or transplants, and P for transplants.
• The PDF says it is based on information from the UC Davis Vegetable Research and Information Center and UCCE Sacramento County Master Gardeners.
• The PDF has a no endorsement note for named products and companies.
• The PDF says August 2017 updated and January 2016 revised by UCCE Sacramento County Master Gardeners.

Planning notes

• The main page also links Monthly Tips, Vegetable Planting Plans, Raised beds, Crop Rotation, Vegetable Gardening 101, Seed packet information, Germinating seeds, Container Planting Tips, and Cover cropping.
• FOHC planting plans at https://ucanr.edu/site/uc-master-gardeners-sacramento-county/vegetable-planting-plans list what FOHC grew in demonstration beds and containers; do not treat them as recommendations for every Sacramento County garden.
• Source crop rows linked here include Beans, snap; Beets; Bok choy; Broccoli; Brussels sprouts; Cabbage; Carrots; Cauliflower; Chard; Chives; Collards.
• Additional linked source crop rows include Corn; Cucumbers; Eggplant; Kale; Leeks; Lettuce; Melons; Mustard; Okra; Parsnips; Peas; Peppers; Pumpkins; Radish; Rutabaga; Soybean, edamame; Spinach; Squash, winter; Tomatoes; Turnips; Watermelon.
• Use these priority catalog links as crop-row examples, not UC cultivar recommendations.
• Source rows left unlinked where mapping is weak or was not chosen include asparagus, fava beans, lima beans, celeriac, celery, Chinese cabbage, endive, fennel, garlic, jicama, kohlrabi, onion seeds, onion sets, parsley root, potatoes, radicchio, shallots, and summer squash.

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.

• 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
• Long Island Improved Brussels Sprouts Vegetable · Cool · 100 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
• Common Chives Herb · Cool · 80 days
• Georgia Southern Collards Vegetable · Cool · 65 days
• Golden Bantam Sweet Corn Vegetable · Warm · 80 days
• Marketmore 76 Cucumber Vegetable · Warm · 58 days
• Envy Edamame Soybean Vegetable · Warm · 80 days
• Black Beauty Eggplant Vegetable · Warm · 80 days
• Lacinato Kale Vegetable · Cool · 60 days
• American Flag Leek Vegetable · Cool · 120 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
• Clemson Spineless Okra Vegetable · Warm · 56 days
• Hollow Crown Parsnip Vegetable · Cool · 120 days
• Sugar Snap Pea Vegetable · Cool · 62 days
• California Wonder Pepper Vegetable · Warm · 72 days
• Small Sugar Pumpkin Vegetable · Warm · 100 days
• French Breakfast Radish Vegetable · Cool · 28 days
• American Purple Top Rutabaga Vegetable · Cool · 90 days
• Bloomsdale Spinach Vegetable · Cool · 42 days
• Waltham Butternut Squash Vegetable · Warm · 95 days
• Roma Tomato Vegetable · Warm · 76 days
• Purple Top White Globe Turnip Vegetable · Cool · 55 days
• Sugar Baby Watermelon Vegetable · Warm · 80 days

Related regional guides

• California Interior Valley Vegetable Planting Guide UC Master Gardener guide for Sacramento and San Joaquin Interior Valley timing, temperature bands, frost checks, and crop rows.
• Placer County Elevation-Frost Vegetable Planting Guide UC Placer County guide for elevation-adjusted frost dates, warm/cool crop windows, and crop-row examples.
• Tulare/Kings San Joaquin Valley Vegetable Guide UC Master Gardener Tulare/Kings guide for San Joaquin Valley vegetable rows, protected starts, fall pest pressure, and crop examples.
• Yolo County Spring Warm-Season Vegetable Guide UC ANR Savvy Sage guide for Yolo County April warm-season transition rows, soil-warmth cautions, and crop-row examples.
• Shasta County Valley Monthly Planting Guide UC ANR monthly guide for Shasta County valley areas covering protected starts, direct outside seed rows, and starter-plant timing.
• Butte County Foothill Planting Guide UC Master Gardeners Butte County foothill vegetable guide for elevation-adjusted frost timing and crop-row planning.

Source: UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County Vegetable Planting Schedule