Cities · Zone 9a
What to plant in Tucson
Two mild seasons around a furnace. Fall is the planting you actually eat.
Sonoran. Shade in summer, water always. Heat-set tomatoes in the shoulders, greens in winter.
- Sample ZIP
- 85701
- Last frost
- Feb 15
- First frost
- Dec 10
Sow for fall
Direct-sow fast cool crops now. Skip tomatoes. Count days to first frost.
- AstroFall sowing: arugulaDirect sow
30 days needed · 38 days of season left.
- MusicOrder garlic nowWait
Plant cloves 4–6 weeks before first frost — usually October in the Midwest. Buy seed garlic, not the grocery bin.
- Cherry BelleFall sowing: radishDirect sow
28 days needed · 38 days of season left.
Full Zone 9a guide · Open matcher with 85701
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