When to Plant Garden Vegetables in Arizona

The chart below is taken from the University of Arizona's Cooperative Extension website.  For more gardening tips and details specific to gardening in Arizona please visit the original article here.

THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION Maricopa County Garden Planting Calendar for Annual Fruits and Vegetables

C = Cloves S = Seeds T = Transplants (See note at bottom of chart)

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revised12/12/96 Lucy K. Bradley, Urban Horticulture Agent, Maricopa County Kai Umeda, Vegetable Crops Agent, Maricopa County

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NOTE: Planting dates are suggested guidelines. These dates should provide the highest probability of success, however, weather conditions vary from year to year and planting dates should be adjusted accordingly.

* Many vegetable crops can be direct-seeded into the soil. However, if weather extremes or the presence of pests, cause the garden conditions to be temporarily unsuitable, seeds can be started in pots indoors. This is particularly useful with crops that take longer to mature than our short growing seasons allow (for example, it tomatoes are started from seed outside after the soil warms up in the spring, then they may just begin flowering when our harsh summer heat sets in killing the pollen and preventing fruit set.)

If growing your own transplants, start them six to eight weeks prior to transplanting into the garden. Protect tender transplants from severe temperature conditions. “Harden them off” prior to transplanting by gradually introducing them to the new environment. Just prior to transplanting take them outside for increasing periods each day until they are acclimatized to the new temperature and light conditions.

URL: http://ag.arizona.edu/extension/pubs/garden/az1005.pdf