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When to plant spinach in Zone 11

In Zone 11, the last spring frost usually passes around January 1 and the first fall frost arrives around December 31, leaving about 365 frost-free days. The windows below are computed from those frost dates, with the same math the Dibble app uses.

Frost-free, tropical. Year-round growing; timing follows wet/dry and heat, not frost.

Last spring frost: January 1First fall frost: December 31Frost-free days: 365Days to maturity: 45Hardiness: Hardy

Planting windows for spinach in Zone 11

When to plant spinach in Zone 11
TaskWindow
Direct sowDec 11 to Dec 25
Estimated harvestJan 25 to Feb 15

The harvest estimate counts 45 days to maturity, then a picking window of about 21 days. These windows use typical frost dates for Zone 11; Dibble pins them to your exact ZIP code.

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Spinach in a Zone 11 season

Zone 11 gives about 365 frost-free days. Spinach needs roughly 45 days from sowing. That leaves about 320 days of slack, so there is room for a late start or a second planting.

Sowing every 14 days, Zone 11 has room for about 23 plantings.

How to grow spinach

Sow spinach in the cool part of the year: it thrives in cool soil and bolts quickly in heat or long days. Sow again every 2 weeks while it stays cool, and stop when the weather warms.

Companion plants

Good neighbors for Spinach:

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Spinach in other zones

Not in Zone 11? Pick your zone for the same dated windows.

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Spinach: the full growing guide · The Zone 11 planting calendar · Every crop and zone


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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.