When to plant carrots in Zone 9

In Zone 9, the last spring frost usually passes around March 1 and the first fall frost arrives around December 1, leaving about 275 frost-free days. The windows below are computed from those frost dates, with the same math the Dibble app uses.

Very long season. Plant cool crops in fall and winter; manage summer heat.

Planting windows for carrots in Zone 9

The harvest estimate counts 70 days to maturity, then a picking window of about 21 days. These windows use typical frost dates for Zone 9; Dibble pins them to your exact ZIP code.

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Carrot in a Zone 9 season

Zone 9 gives about 275 frost-free days. Carrot needs roughly 70 days from sowing. That leaves about 205 days of slack, so there is room for a late start or a second planting.

Sowing every 21 days, Zone 9 has room for about 10 plantings.

How to grow carrots

Direct sow 3 weeks before last frost in loose, stone-free soil. Keep the seedbed moist until germination, which can take 2-3 weeks.

Companion plants

Good neighbors for Carrot:

Better kept apart:

Carrot in other zones

Not in Zone 9? Pick your zone for the same dated windows.

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Dates are estimates based on typical frost dates for the zone. Your yard has its own microclimate, so use them as a starting point and adjust as you learn your space.