When to plant Carrots in California

In spring, from Jan 1 – Mar 1 in Agoura Hills to May 20 – June 1 in Truckee.

For a fall crop, from June 1 – July 10 in South Lake Tahoe to Sept 15 – Dec 1 in Yucca Valley.

USDA's earliest safe spring and latest safe fall planting dates, matched to each place's average frost dates.

Carrots planting dates by place in California
PlaceSpringFall
AdelantoFeb 15 – Mar 20Aug 1 – Sept 1
Agoura HillsJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Alameda—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Albany—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Alhambra—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Aliso Viejo—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
American CanyonFeb 1 – Mar 1Sept 1 – Nov 1Now
Anaheim—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
AndersonFeb 1 – Mar 1Sept 1 – Nov 1Now
Antioch—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Apple ValleyFeb 15 – Mar 20Aug 1 – Sept 1
Arcadia—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
ArcataJan 15 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Arroyo GrandeJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Artesia—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
ArvinJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
AtascaderoFeb 10 – Mar 15Aug 1 – Sept 1
AtwaterFeb 1 – Mar 1Sept 1 – Nov 1Now
AuburnFeb 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
AvenalJan 15 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Azusa—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
BakersfieldJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Baldwin Park—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
BanningJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
BarstowJan 15 – Mar 1Sept 1 – Nov 1Now
BeaumontJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
BelmontJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
BeniciaJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Berkeley—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
BlytheJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
BrawleyJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Brea—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Brentwood—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Burbank—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Burlingame—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
CalabasasJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Calexico—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
California CityFeb 10 – Mar 15Sept 1 – Nov 1Now
CalimesaJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Camarillo—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
CampbellJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Canyon LakeJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
CarlsbadJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
CeresJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Cerritos—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
ChicoFeb 1 – Mar 1Sept 1 – Nov 1Now
ChinoJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Chino HillsJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
ChowchillaJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Chula Vista—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Citrus Heights—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Claremont—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
ClaytonFeb 10 – Mar 15Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
ClearlakeMar 10 – Apr 20Aug 1 – Sept 1
Clovis—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Coachella—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
CoalingaJan 15 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Colton—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Concord—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
CorcoranJan 15 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
CoronaJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Corte MaderaJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Covina—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Cupertino—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Daly City—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Dana Point—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
DanvilleFeb 10 – Mar 15Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
DavisJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
DelanoJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Desert Hot SpringsFeb 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Diamond Bar—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
DinubaJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
DixonJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
DuarteApr 10 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
DublinJan 15 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
East Palo AltoJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
EastvaleJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
El Cajon—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
El Centro—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
El Cerrito—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
El Monte—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)Feb 10 – Mar 15Aug 1 – Sept 1
Elk GroveJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Emeryville—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Encinitas—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Escondido—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
EurekaJan 15 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
ExeterJan 15 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
FairfieldJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
FarmersvilleJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Fillmore—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Folsom—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Fontana—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
FortunaJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Foster CityJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Fremont—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Fresno—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
GaltJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
GilroyFeb 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Glendale—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Glendora—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Goleta—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Grand Terrace—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Grass ValleyMar 10 – Apr 20Aug 1 – Sept 1
GreenfieldJan 15 – Mar 1Sept 1 – Nov 1Now
Grover BeachJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Half Moon BayJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
HanfordJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Hayward—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
HealdsburgJan 15 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
HemetJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
HerculesJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
HesperiaFeb 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
HighlandJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Hillsborough—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
HollisterJan 15 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Imperial—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Imperial Beach—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Indio—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Irvine—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Jurupa Valley—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
KermanJan 15 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
King CityJan 15 – Mar 1Sept 1 – Nov 1Now
KingsburgJan 15 – Mar 1Sept 1 – Nov 1Now
La Habra—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
La Mesa—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
La Mirada—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
La Puente—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
La Quinta—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
La Verne—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Lafayette—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Laguna Beach—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Laguna Hills—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Laguna Niguel—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Laguna Woods—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Lake ElsinoreJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Lake Forest—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
LancasterMar 1 – Apr 10July 1 – Aug 15
LarkspurJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
LathropJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Lemon Grove—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
LemooreFeb 1 – Mar 1Sept 1 – Nov 1Now
LincolnFeb 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
LindsayJan 15 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
LivermoreJan 15 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Livingston—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
LodiJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Loma LindaJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
LompocJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Los Altos—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Los BanosJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Los GatosJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
MaderaJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
MantecaJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
MarinaJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
MartinezFeb 1 – Mar 1Sept 1 – Nov 1Now
MarysvilleJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
McFarlandJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
MendotaJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
MenifeeJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Menlo ParkJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
MercedFeb 1 – Mar 1Sept 1 – Nov 1Now
Mill ValleyJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Millbrae—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Milpitas—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Mission Viejo—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
ModestoJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
MonroviaApr 10 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
Montclair—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Montebello—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Monterey—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Monterey Park—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Moorpark—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Moraga—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Moreno ValleyJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Morgan HillFeb 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Morro BayJan 1 – Mar 1—
Mountain View—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
MurrietaJan 1 – Mar 1—
NapaJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Newark—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
NewmanFeb 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
NorcoJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Norwalk—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Novato—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
OakdaleJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Oakland—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Oakley—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
OceansideJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Ontario—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Orinda—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
OrovilleJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Oxnard—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Pacific Grove—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Palm Desert—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Palm Springs—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
PalmdaleFeb 10 – Mar 15Sept 1 – Nov 1Now
Palo AltoJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
ParlierJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
PattersonJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
PerrisJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
PetalumaFeb 1 – Mar 1Sept 1 – Nov 1Now
Pico Rivera—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Piedmont—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Pinole—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Pittsburg—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Placentia—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
PlacervilleMar 1 – Apr 10Sept 1 – Nov 1Now
Pleasant Hill—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
PleasantonJan 15 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Pomona—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Port Hueneme—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
PortervilleJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Poway—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Rancho Cordova—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Rancho Cucamonga—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Rancho Santa Margarita—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Red BluffJan 15 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
ReddingFeb 1 – Mar 1Sept 1 – Nov 1Now
RedlandsJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Redwood CityJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
ReedleyJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Rialto—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Richmond—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
RidgecrestFeb 10 – Mar 15Aug 1 – Sept 1
Rio Vista—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
RiponJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
RiverbankJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Riverside—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
RocklinFeb 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Rohnert ParkFeb 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Rosemead—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
RosevilleJan 15 – Mar 1Sept 1 – Nov 1Now
Sacramento—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
SalinasJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
San Anselmo—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
San BernardinoJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
San Buenaventura (Ventura)—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
San CarlosJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
San Clemente—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
San Dimas—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
San Fernando—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
San Francisco—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
San Gabriel—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
San JacintoJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
San Jose—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
San Juan Capistrano—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
San Leandro—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
San Luis ObispoJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
San Marcos—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
San Mateo—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
San Pablo—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
San Rafael—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
San RamonFeb 10 – Mar 15Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
SangerJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Santa Clara—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Santa Clarita—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Santa CruzJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Santa Fe Springs—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Santa MariaJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Santa Paula—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Santa RosaFeb 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Santee—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
SaratogaJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Scotts ValleyFeb 15 – Mar 20Aug 1 – Sept 1
Seaside—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
SelmaJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
ShafterJan 15 – Mar 1Sept 1 – Nov 1Now
Shasta LakeJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Sierra MadreApr 10 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
Simi ValleyJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Solana Beach—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
SoledadApr 1 – May 15July 1 – Aug 15
SonomaFeb 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
South El Monte—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
South Lake TahoeMay 20 – June 1June 1 – July 10
South San Francisco—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
StocktonJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Suisun CityJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Sunnyvale—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
SusanvilleMay 1 – June 1June 1 – July 20
TehachapiApr 10 – June 1July 1 – Aug 15
TemeculaJan 1 – Mar 1—
Temple City—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Thousand Oaks—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
TracyFeb 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
TruckeeMay 20 – June 1June 1 – July 1
TulareJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Turlock—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Tustin—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Twentynine PalmsJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
UkiahFeb 15 – Mar 20Sept 1 – Nov 1Now
Union City—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Upland—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
VacavilleJan 15 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
VallejoJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
VictorvilleFeb 15 – Mar 20Aug 1 – Sept 1
VisaliaJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
VistaJan 1 – Mar 1—
Walnut—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Walnut Creek—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
WascoJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
WatsonvilleJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
West Covina—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
West SacramentoJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Whittier—Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
WildomarJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
WindsorFeb 1 – Mar 1Sept 1 – Nov 1Now
WoodlandJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Yorba LindaJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Yuba CityJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
YucaipaJan 1 – Mar 1Sept 15 – Dec 1Now
Yucca ValleyFeb 10 – Mar 15Sept 15 – Dec 1Now

Planting dates: USDA Home and Garden Bulletin No. 9 (1967), tables 4 and 5. Frost dates: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020. “—” means outside the table. 63 other places in California have frost dates outside the table. The full USDA table for carrots.

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