WHAT TO PLANT NOW:
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Stay on Schedule Vegetable planting times can change fast in a Southwest garden, so make sure you’re in the right month. Click on the current month below to learn more about what to plant now, anytime. ADD MONTHLY HYPERLINKS |
If you’re a Southwest gardener, you’re in the right place. If you’re from somewhere else, click to find garden planning information for your area.
Top 10 Crops for the Southwest Gardening Region
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1. Potato
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Other Highly Recommended Crops:Cabbage family: Kale, kohlrabi Cucumber family: Cucumber, pumpkin, winter squash Leafy greens: Arugula, chard, Chinese cabbage, mache, lettuce, pac choi, spinach Legumes: Dry soup beans, edamame, fava bean, snap beans, snow/snap and shell peas, Southern peas Root crops: Beet, radish, rutabaga, shallot, sunchoke, sweet potato Tomato family: Eggplant, peppers (all types), tomatillo |
Vegetable Planting Chart for November, Southwest
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VEGETABLES |
Sow Indoors |
Sow Outdoors |
Transplant |
Low Elevations Only |
| Arugula | XXX | XXX | ||
| Asparagus | XXX | XXX | ||
| Beet | XXX | XXX | ||
| Broccoli | XXX | XXX | XXX | |
| XXX | XXX | XXX | ||
| Carrot | XXX | XXX | ||
| Cauliflower | XXX | XXX | ||
| Chard | XXX | XXX | ||
| Collards | XXX | |||
| Endive | XXX | XXX | ||
| Garlic | XXX | |||
| Kale | XXX | XXX | XXX | |
| Kohlrabi | XXX | XXX | XXX | |
| Lettuce | XXX | XXX | ||
| Mache | XXX | |||
| Mustard | XXX | |||
| Onions, short day | XXX | XXX | XXX | |
| Onions, perennial | XXX | |||
| Peas, snow, snap and shell | XXX | XXX | ||
| Radish | XXX | XXX | ||
| Rutabaga | XXX | XXX | ||
| Shallots | XXX | |||
| Spinach | XXX | XXX | ||
| Turnip | XXX | XXX |
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COVER CROPS |
Sow Indoors |
Sow Outdoors |
Transplant |
Low Elevations Only |
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Alfalfa |
XXX | XXX | ||
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Crimson clover |
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XXX |
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XXX |
| Hairy vetch | XXX | XXX | ||
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Oats |
XXX | XXX | ||
| Peas, winter | XXX | |||
| Wheat | XXX | XXX |
Good Reading About the Southwest Gardening RegionThe Mother Earth News online archives include three decades of homestead and gardening reports from the Southwest gardening region, including these neat stories: Best Tomatoes for the Southwest, January 2010 Phoenix Custom Chicken Coops, December 2009 (online) The Southwest, March 1990 Chino Valley Changes, January 1987 Mule Train Nomads, July 1979 Water in the Desert, June 2004 Great Places You’ve Never Heard Of Brisbee, Arizona, August 2008 San Luis Obispo, California, August 2008 Dixon, New Mexico, August 2007 Silver City, New Mexico, October 2009 Yavapai County, January 1987 |
Resources for the Southwest Gardening RegionClimate factors such as elevation or distance from the sea will influence when to plant what. These links will help you find your best planting dates, starting with extension service recommendations.Home Vegetable Gardening in New Mexico, New Mexico State University Vegetable Planting Guide, Arizona State University (click to your zone to find exact planting dates) Vegetable Planting Guide, San Diego (California) County Extension Service Sustainable Agriculture in Arizona. PDF from University of Arizona Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education, University of California California Certified Organic Farmers, Santa Cruz, California Farm to Table, Santa Fe, New Mexico |
