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January 7, 2022 Gardening

What to Plant Now: January in Southern California Zone 10b

January is hands down the busiest month of gardening if you live in Southern California. Not only are you juggling your regular garden maintenance, but you are rapidly starting amazing new varieties for spring and summer. While exciting, January can be an exhausting month for the Southern California gardener. My advice? Batch out your seed starting over the next three months.

January-Planting-GuideDownload

Direct sow: Plant directly in ground

Transplant: Buy from your local nursery to transplant or transplant from seeds you started 8 weeks ago.

Start Indoors: Start seeds indoors now and transplant in about 8 weeks.

PLANTGROWING OPTION
AmaranthDirect sow
ArtichokesTransplant
ArugulaDirect sow or Transplant
AsparagusTransplant
BasilStart Indoors
BeetDirect sow
BerriesPlant bare root plants
BegoniaTransplant
BorageDirect sow
BroccoliTransplant
Brussels SproutsTransplant
CabbageTransplant
California NativesTransplant (see Theodore Payne Foundation)
Calla LilyPlant rhizomes
CantaloupeStart indoors
CarrotDirect sow
CauliflowerDirect sow or Tranplant
CeleriacStart indoors
ChamomileDirect sow or Transplant
ChervilStart indoors or Transplant
ChivesTransplant
CilantroDirect sow or Transplant
CitrusPlant
Collard GreensDirect sow or Transplant
CyclamenTransplant
DahliaPlant tubers
DillDirect Sow or Transplant
EggplantStart indoors
EndiveStart indoors
FennelStart indoors
FeverfewDirect sow or Transplant
GladiolusPlant corms
HorseradishTransplant
KaleDirect sow or Transplant
KohlrabiDirect sow
LavenderTransplant
LeeksDirect sow
Lemon BalmTransplant
Lemon GrassTransplant
MarigoldStart indoors
OkraStart indoors
OreganoStart indoors or Transplant
Pak Choi/ Bok Choi/ Tat SoiDirect Sow or Transplant
PansyTransplant
ParsleyStart indoors or Transplant
ParsnipDirect sow
PeasDirect sow
Pepper (hot and sweet)Start indoors
PoppyDirect sow
PotatoSow seed potatoes
PrimroseTransplant
RadishDirect sow
RhubarbTransplant
RoselleStart indoors
RosemaryTransplant
RutabagaDirect sow
SorrelDirect sow or Transplant
SpinachDirect sow or Transplant
StockStart indoors
StrawberriesStart indoors or Transplant bare root
SunflowerDirect sow
Sweet peasDirect sow or Transplant
ThymeStart indoors
TomatoStart indoors
TurnipDirect sow
ViolasDirect sow or Transplant

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  1. Grace Barr says

    January 8, 2021 at 11:09 am

    Can’t wait to plant my Dahlia tubers!! And to see yours! 🙂

  2. Danielle Merrihew says

    January 8, 2021 at 12:01 pm

    This is literally so helpful! I feel like I’ve been looking for this exact simple chart for so long.

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