Zone 11a Planting Schedule
Action Plan: June in Zone 11a
Expert Note
In Zone 11a during June, keep soil evenly moist and mulch to reduce heat stress. Watch for spider mites and aphids on peppers; rinse foliage and use insecticidal soap early. Ensure good airflow to limit fungal leaf spots, especially after humid evenings.
The Harvest
Harvest hot peppers like Tabasco, Trinidad Moruga Scorpion, and Bhut Jolokia types as they ripen; frequent picking helps maintain yield. For sweeter, roast-ready squash, pick Candy Roaster when fully colored and hard-shelled. Check Colorado Red Star and Howden for peak size and firmness.
Planting Schedule
Add crops from the list below to build your planting schedule.| Crop | Indoor Start | Transplant / Sow | Harvest Window | 🌿 |
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| Cynara scolymus 'Italian' | Sep 25th | Jan 1st | May 31st – Dec 31st |
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| German Extra Hardy | Direct Sow | Sep 25th | May 23rd – Dec 31st |
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| Artichoke | Oct 9th | Dec 18th | May 17th – Dec 31st |
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| Giant Red Celery | Oct 9th | Feb 12th | May 13th – Dec 31st |
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| Green Sleeves | Oct 9th | Feb 12th | May 13th – Dec 31st |
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| Gros Vert de Laon | Oct 9th | Dec 25th | Mar 25th – Dec 31st |
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| Kojak | Oct 9th | Dec 18th | Apr 17th – Dec 31st |
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| Verina | Oct 9th | Nov 20th | Feb 28th – Dec 31st |
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| African Sunset | Oct 23rd | Jan 1st | Apr 1st – Dec 31st |
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| Alabaster | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Apr 24th – Dec 31st |
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| Albin | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Apr 24th – Dec 31st |
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| Amsterdam | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Mar 20th – Dec 31st |
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| Amsterdam Cutting | Oct 23rd | Jan 1st | Mar 12th – Dec 31st |
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| Amsterdam Seasoning | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Mar 5th – Dec 31st |
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| Apollo | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Apr 24th – Dec 31st |
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| Artichaut de Nice | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Apr 24th – Dec 31st |
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| Artichoke de Marseille | Oct 23rd | Feb 12th | May 13th – Dec 31st |
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| Atlas Angel | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Mar 5th – Dec 31st |
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| Baby Artichoke | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Mar 20th – Dec 31st |
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| Balder | Oct 23rd | Jan 1st | Apr 16th – Dec 31st |
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| Bandit | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Apr 24th – Dec 31st |
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| Beijing White | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Mar 15th – Dec 31st |
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| Bing Select | Oct 23rd | Dec 18th | Feb 26th – Dec 31st |
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| Blue Solaise | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Apr 14th – Dec 31st |
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| Bordeaux | Oct 23rd | Jan 1st | Mar 17th – Dec 31st |
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| Bullseye Salmon | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Mar 5th – Dec 31st |
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| Cabernet | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Apr 14th – Dec 31st |
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| Carmen F1 | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Apr 9th – Dec 31st |
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| Cascade Blue | Oct 23rd | Jan 1st | Mar 12th – Dec 31st |
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| Catanese | Oct 23rd | Feb 26th | Jun 26th – Dec 31st |
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| Celebration | Oct 23rd | Dec 18th | Mar 8th – Dec 31st |
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| Cherokee Sunset | Oct 23rd | Jan 1st | Mar 12th – Dec 31st |
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| Chesnok Red | Direct Sow | Oct 23rd | Apr 21st – Dec 31st |
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| Cheyenne Spirit | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Mar 25th – Dec 31st |
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| Chinese Pink | Oct 23rd | Feb 12th | May 8th – Dec 31st |
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| Colossus | Oct 23rd | Jan 1st | Mar 12th – Dec 31st |
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| Conquistador | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Mar 20th – Dec 31st |
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| Copra | Oct 23rd | Dec 18th | Mar 28th – Dec 31st |
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| Cora | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Apr 4th – Dec 31st |
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| Cynara scolymus | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | May 24th – Dec 31st |
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| Cynara scolymus 'French' | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Mar 20th – Dec 31st |
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| Cynara scolymus 'Green Globe' | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Dec 25th – Dec 31st |
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| Darklet | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Apr 24th – Dec 31st |
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| Debonair Dusty Rose | Oct 23rd | Jan 1st | Mar 12th – Dec 31st |
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| Delta Pure Colors | Oct 23rd | Dec 18th | Feb 26th – Dec 31st |
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| Dorato D'Asti | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Apr 24th – Dec 31st |
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| Duganski | Direct Sow | Oct 23rd | Jun 20th – Dec 31st |
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| Easy Wave Purple | Oct 23rd | Jan 1st | Mar 12th – Dec 31st |
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| Easy Wave Red | Oct 23rd | Jan 1st | Mar 12th – Dec 31st |
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| Fiery Meadow Mama | Oct 23rd | Jan 1st | Apr 1st – Dec 31st |
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| Florimart | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Mar 20th – Dec 31st |
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| French Dinant | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Mar 10th – Dec 31st |
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| Frizzle Sizzle Burgundy | Oct 23rd | Dec 18th | Mar 3rd – Dec 31st |
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| Geranium | Oct 23rd | Dec 18th | Mar 18th – Dec 31st |
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| German White | Direct Sow | Oct 23rd | May 21st – Dec 31st |
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| Giant Chabaud Enfant De Nice | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Apr 24th – Dec 31st |
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| Giant Green | Oct 23rd | Jan 1st | May 1st – Dec 31st |
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| Giant Musselburgh | Oct 23rd | Jan 1st | May 1st – Dec 31st |
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| Giant Pascal | Oct 23rd | Jan 1st | Mar 27th – Dec 31st |
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| Giant Prague | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Apr 24th – Dec 31st |
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| Giant Red | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Mar 15th – Dec 31st |
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| Gobbo di Nizza | Oct 23rd | Jan 15th | May 5th – Dec 31st |
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| Golden Pascal | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Mar 25th – Dec 31st |
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| Golden Self Blanching | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Mar 10th – Dec 31st |
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| Gorizia | Oct 23rd | Dec 18th | Mar 18th – Dec 31st |
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| Got The Blues | Oct 23rd | Jan 1st | Mar 12th – Dec 31st |
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| Hulahula Cherry | Oct 23rd | Jan 1st | Mar 12th – Dec 31st |
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| Ibis | Oct 23rd | Dec 18th | Apr 17th – Dec 31st |
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| Ilona | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Apr 9th – Dec 31st |
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| Jersey Giant | Oct 23rd | Dec 18th | Dec 18th – Dec 31st |
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| Jolly Joker | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Mar 5th – Dec 31st |
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| Keloos | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Mar 25th – Dec 31st |
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| Kelvin | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Mar 25th – Dec 31st |
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| Lancelot | Oct 23rd | Dec 18th | Apr 7th – Dec 31st |
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| Lathom Self Blanching | Oct 23rd | Jan 1st | Mar 27th – Dec 31st |
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| Lexton | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Mar 25th – Dec 31st |
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| Madness Series | Oct 23rd | Jan 1st | Mar 12th – Dec 31st |
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| Majestic Giant II | Oct 23rd | Dec 18th | Feb 26th – Dec 31st |
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| Marmalade | Oct 23rd | Jan 1st | Apr 1st – Dec 31st |
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| Mars | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Apr 14th – Dec 31st |
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| Mentor | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Mar 30th – Dec 31st |
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| Merengo | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Apr 24th – Dec 31st |
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| Monarch | Oct 23rd | Dec 18th | Apr 2nd – Dec 31st |
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| Monterey | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Mar 20th – Dec 31st |
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| Moreno | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Mar 25th – Dec 31st |
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| Munstead | Oct 23rd | Jan 1st | Jan 1st – Dec 31st |
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| Musselburgh | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Apr 24th – Dec 31st |
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| Nature Mulberry Shades | Oct 23rd | Dec 18th | Feb 26th – Dec 31st |
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| Opera Supreme Pink Morn | Oct 23rd | Feb 26th | May 12th – Dec 31st |
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| Padparadja | Oct 23rd | Feb 12th | Apr 13th – Dec 31st |
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| Pansy | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Mar 5th – Dec 31st |
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| Pascal | Oct 23rd | Dec 18th | Mar 28th – Dec 31st |
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| Patterson | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Apr 14th – Dec 31st |
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| Patterson F1 | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Apr 14th – Dec 31st |
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| Peppermint Stick | Oct 23rd | Dec 18th | Mar 13th – Dec 31st |
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| Petunia | Oct 23rd | Dec 18th | Feb 26th – Dec 31st |
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| Pink Plume | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Mar 25th – Dec 31st |
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| Pink Plume Celery | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Mar 20th – Dec 31st |
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| PowWow White | Oct 23rd | Dec 18th | Feb 26th – Dec 31st |
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| President | Oct 23rd | Dec 25th | Mar 30th – Dec 31st |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the frost dates for Zone Zone 11a?
In Zone Zone 11a, the average last spring frost is Jan 1st and the average first fall frost is Dec 31st.
When is the best time to start seeds indoors in Zone Zone 11a?
The best time to start most seeds indoors is 6 to 8 weeks before your last spring frost date of Jan 1st.
How long is the growing season in Zone Zone 11a?
Zone Zone 11a has a growing season of approximately 365 days.