Zone 9b monthly plan
November planting calendar for zone 9b
These actions use zone 9b's typical frost dates and each crop's extension-sourced planting window.
- Last spring frost
- February 1
- First fall frost
- December 9
- Exact actions
- 16
Get dates for your exact ZIP
Zone averages cover wide areas. Your nearest NOAA station gives a more local frost window.
Planting jobs
Your November checklist
Search a crop or narrow the list by garden action. Dates are shifted from zone 9b's typical frost window.
16 matching actions, with 10 shown first
Start indoors
11- Ageratum
flower
November 23 to December 70 sources
- Broccoli
vegetable
November 23 to December 70 sources
- Cabbage
vegetable
November 23 to December 70 sources
- Cauliflower
vegetable
November 30 to December 140 sources
- Celeriac
vegetable
November 9 to November 230 sources
Show 6 more start indoors
- Globe ArtichokeOctober 12 to November 16
- ImpatiensNovember 23 to December 21
- KaleNovember 16 to November 30
- PetuniaNovember 23 to December 7
- Sweet MarjoramNovember 23 to December 7
- Wax BegoniaNovember 9
Fall planting
5- Cabbage
vegetable
September 30 to November 40 sources
- Cauliflower
vegetable
September 30 to November 40 sources
- Kale
vegetable
October 7 to November 110 sources
- Spinach
vegetable
September 30 to November 40 sources
- Swiss Chard
vegetable
November 11 to November 180 sources
How this checklist is sourced
USDA defines the hardiness zone, NOAA normals provide the typical frost anchors, and each crop's extension source supplies the planting offset. Broad season-only notes are kept on plant profiles because they do not change from one zone page to another.
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023 by USDA Agricultural Research Service / Oregon State University PRISM Group. the USDA hardiness-zone band.
- U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. the median spring and fall freeze dates.
Local conditions vary.