What to Plant in November in Zone 10: Cool Crops, Flowers, and Garlic
In USDA zone 10, November supports cool-season greens, roots, brassicas, and flowers. Garlic begins mid-November and runs into early January.
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What to Plant in November in Zone 10
In USDA zone 10, November is a main cool-season planting month. Greens, roots, brassicas, herbs, and flowers keep catalog windows open through mid-December. Garlic begins around mid-November and continues into early January.
Typical first frost averages around late December (about December 30). Confirm with the first-frost lookup and the first frost guide. Also check the zone 10 November calendar and what to plant now.
Cool-Season Sowings
- Greens: lettuce, spinach, arugula, kale, collards, Swiss chard, bok choy. Lettuce, spinach, arugula, kale.
- Roots: radish, beet, turnip, parsnip; carrot while its window through mid-November still fits. Radish, beet, carrot.
- Brassicas: broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts as transplants or seed when nights cool. Broccoli, cabbage.
- Peas, onions, and cool herbs such as cilantro, dill, parsley, and chives where October-December windows fit.
Flowers
Bachelor's button, pansy, snapdragon, sweet pea, nasturtium, and related cool-season flowers have November-December catalog windows. Sow into prepared beds and keep the seedbed moist.
Garlic From Mid-November
The zone 10 garlic window is about November 15 to January 1. Wait for cooler soil, then plant cloves in well-drained beds. Softnecks and pre-chilling are common in mild winters. Garlic and garlic timing by zone.
Next Steps
Fill cool-season beds through November, start garlic once soil cools mid-month, and protect young plants from rare early cold snaps. Compare October zone 10 and November zone 9.