Regional guide

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.

Regional timing

Current regional planting plan

UC ANR Savvy Sage guide for Yolo County April warm-season transition rows, soil-warmth cautions, and crop-row examples.

Source-backed timing UC ANR The Savvy Sage April Vegetable Planting Guide

Yolo County Spring 5 climate signals

Source source cues Local conditions

The April Vegetable Planting Guide is a UC ANR The Savvy Sage article published March 30, 2026; the page byline is Deborah Cunningham and the body credit says article by Peg Smith.
April is a transition month between cool-season and warm-season crops.
As soon as the soil is warm enough, transplant tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant.

Catalog priority: 9 priority crops
Climate checks: 5 climate signals
Timing basis: Use regional source signals

Source-backed timing The April Vegetable Planting Guide is a UC ANR The Savvy Sage article published March 30, 2026; the page byline is Deborah Cunningham and the body credit says article by Peg Smith.

April is a transition month between cool-season and warm-season crops.

Crop priority Provider Bush Bean leads the catalog examples

Provider Bush Bean, Danvers 126 Carrot, Golden Bantam Sweet Corn, Marketmore 76 Cucumber

Next local check Yolo County vegetables recommended for April: Plant throughout the month: Bean (Green) - Direct seed; Corn - Direct seed; Cucumber - Direct seed and transplants; Eggplant - Transplants.

Yolo County vegetables recommended for April: Plant during the first two weeks: Lettuce - Transplants; Carrots - Direct seed.

Calendar Convert regional timing into dated sowing, transplant, and harvest jobs. Frost dates Keep hardiness zone context separate from local first and last frost dates. All regions Compare this guide with the broader regional atlas. California Interior Valley UC Master Gardener guide for Sacramento and San Joaquin Interior Valley timing, temperature bands, frost checks, and crop rows.

Climate signals

The April Vegetable Planting Guide is a UC ANR The Savvy Sage article published March 30, 2026; the page byline is Deborah Cunningham and the body credit says article by Peg Smith.
April is a transition month between cool-season and warm-season crops.
As soon as the soil is warm enough, transplant tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant.
Transplants have enough time to produce healthy vegetative and root growth before the summer heat and fruit production.
With warmer temperatures, squash and melons can be direct-seeded in the ground.

Planning notes

Yolo County vegetables recommended for April: Plant throughout the month: Bean (Green) - Direct seed; Corn - Direct seed; Cucumber - Direct seed and transplants; Eggplant - Transplants.
Yolo County vegetables recommended for April: Plant during the first two weeks: Lettuce - Transplants; Carrots - Direct seed.
Yolo County vegetables recommended for April: Plant during the last three weeks: Melon - Direct seed.
Yolo County vegetables recommended for April: Plant during the last two weeks: Peppers - Transplants; Squash - Direct seed; Tomato - Transplants.
Additional Sacramento Area rows in the April source are contextual only, not Yolo County priority links.
Keep generic squash unlinked because the catalog only has winter squash examples.
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.

Provider Bush Bean Vegetable · Warm · 50 days
Danvers 126 Carrot Vegetable · Shoulder · 70 days
Golden Bantam Sweet Corn Vegetable · Warm · 80 days
Marketmore 76 Cucumber Vegetable · Warm · 58 days
Black Beauty Eggplant Vegetable · Warm · 80 days
Black Seeded Simpson Lettuce Vegetable · Cool · 45 days
Hale's Best Jumbo Melon Vegetable · Warm · 85 days
California Wonder Pepper Vegetable · Warm · 72 days
Roma Tomato Vegetable · Warm · 76 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.
Sacramento Area Vegetable Planting Schedule UC Master Gardeners Sacramento guide for EHN 11 month-grid seed, transplant, and protected-start vegetable timing.
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 ANR The Savvy Sage April Vegetable Planting Guide