Gardening in Tucson
and Southeastern Arizona

Vegetable Garden Planting Schedule for Oracle

PLANTS
Butterfly Garden
Erosion Control
Fruit, Berries, Nuts
Grasses
Ground Cover
Hummingbird Garden
Parasitic Plants
Peppers, Chilies
Shrubs
Tomatoes
Trees: Landscape
Vines
Wildflowers

ON THE WEB
Gardening Organizations
Links: Garden-Related
Nurseries

GARDENING HOW-TO'S
Dealing with Critters
Digging Holes for Plants
Fruit: Selection, Cultivation
Garden Bed: Sterilizing
Microclimates
Mulching
Oracle: Weather, Wildflowers
Plant Placement
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Selecting Plants: SE Arizona
Seeds: Planting
Soil Preparation
USDA Hardiness Zones
Watering

Cool-Season Vegetables
Artichoke
Asparagus
Beet
Bok Choy
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbages
Carrot
Cauliflower
Garlic
Leek
Lettuce*
Onions
Pea
Potato
Radish*
Spinach*
Strawberry
Swiss Chard
Sep 1-30
Sep 1-15
Aug 16 - Sep 30
Aug 16 - Oct 15
Aug 16 - Sep 30
Aug 16 - Sep 15
Sep 1-15
Aug 16 - Sep 30
Aug 16 - Sep 30
Sep 1-15
Mar 1-7
Sep 1-30 / Apr 1-30
Aug 16 - Sep 15
Sep 1-15
Aug 16 - Sep 15
Sep 1 - Oct 31 / Apr 1-30
Sep 15 - Oct 15 / Apr 1-30
Sep 1-30 / Apr 1-30
Aug 16 - Oct 15

Warm-Season Vegetables
Amaranth
Beans, Bush
Beans, Pole
Corn
Cucumber
Eggplant
Melons
Okra
Pepper
Pumpkin
Squash
Sunflower/Sunchoke
Sweet Potato
Tomato
Tomatillo
Apr 16 - May 15
Apr 16-30
Apr 16 - May 15
Apr 16 - May 15
May 16-31
Apr 16 - May 15
May 1 - Jun 30
May 1 - Jun 30
Apr 16-30
Apr 16-30
Apr 16-30
Apr 1-30
May 16-31
Apr 16-30
Apr 16-30

Protect from occasional frost between
October 30 and May 1

* = warm season varieties available

photo by Nancy Daly