US planting calendar
What can you plant in January? It depends on where you garden: January in Minnesota and January in Florida are different seasons. Enter your ZIP code for your exact place, or read the lists below for the five US climate regions.
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In January, central Minnesota averages 13 °F (-10.4 °C) with about 31 frost nights. Nothing is due outside this month.
In January, central Ohio averages 28 °F (-2.1 °C) with about 25 frost nights. Nothing is due outside this month.
In January, middle Georgia averages 48 °F (9 °C) with about 8 frost nights. Frost still rules out planting outside, so this is the month to start seeds indoors.
In January, central Florida averages 60 °F (15.8 °C) with no frost. 2 crops can go in the ground now; the strongest fits are Basil and Peppers.
In January, Phoenix, Arizona averages 53 °F (11.9 °C) with about 2 frost nights. No planting window opens outside this month, so this is the month to start seeds indoors.
No region sows outside in January.
It depends on your climate. In central Minnesota nothing is planted this month. In central Ohio nothing is planted this month. In middle Georgia nothing goes outside yet; start Cabbage indoors. In central Florida (zones 9-10): Basil and Peppers. In Phoenix, Arizona nothing goes outside yet; start Eggplant and Peppers indoors. Enter your ZIP code in the tool on this page for your exact place.
In central Minnesota nothing is planted this month. In central Ohio nothing is planted this month.
In middle Georgia nothing goes outside yet; start Cabbage indoors. In central Florida (zones 9-10): Basil and Peppers. In Phoenix, Arizona nothing goes outside yet; start Eggplant and Peppers indoors.
Each region is read at one reference place using 30 years of ERA5-Land climate. For every crop, our season model (the one the AgriAuditor field audit uses) finds the month its sowing window opens there. We checked it against eight state extension planting calendars: 93% of crops fell within a month of the published window.
