What to plant in December in zone 10b
225 crops to start indoors, direct sow, transplant, or harvest in December in USDA hardiness zone 10b. Typical last spring frost around Jan 9, 2026, first fall frost around Jan 5, 2026 — exact dates vary by location within the zone.
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Start indoors
Sow these under lights or on a windowsill now for transplants later.
- Achillea
- African Daisy
- Agastache
- Aji Pepper
- Alpine Strawberry
- Alyssum
- Angel Wing Begonia
- Angelica
- Angelonia
- Arabis
- Armeria
- Arroyo Lupine
- Asparagus Fern
- Aster
- Baby Blue Eyes
- Baby's Breath
- Bacopa
- Basket of Gold
- Bee Balm
- Beet
- Begonia
- Bishop's Flower
- Blanket Flower
- Blue Fescue
- Blue Flax
- Bok Choy
- Bolivian Begonia
- Broccoli
- Broccoli Raab
- Brussels Sprouts
- Cabbage
- Cabbage Microgreens
- Calendula
- California Bluebell
- Candytuft
- Canna
- Cardoon
- Carnation
- Carrot
- Catchfly
- Catnip
- Cauliflower
- Celosia
- Celosia (Crested)
- Celosia (Plume)
- Celtuce / Stem Lettuce
- Chicory
- Chiltepin Pepper
- China Aster
- Chinese Broccoli
- Chinese Cabbage
- Chinese Forget-Me-Not
- Chrysanthemum Greens
- Clasping Coneflower
- Coast Rock Cress
- Coleus
- Collard
- Columbine
- Coreopsis
- Corn Poppy
- Cottage Pink
- Creeping Thyme
- Dandelion
- Delosperma
- Delphinium
- Dianthus
- Dove Pincushion
- Dracaena
- Dusty Miller
- Echinacea
- Eggplant
- Endive
- English Daisy
- Ethiopian Eggplant
- Ethiopian Kale
- European Columbine
- Evening Primrose
- Flowering Cabbage
- Flowering Kale
- Flowering Tobacco
- Gaillardia
- Gazania
- Geranium
- Geum
- Globe Gilia
- Goldmoss Stonecrop
- Hamburg Parsley
- Hartweg Lupine
- Heliopsis
- Heliotrope
- Hollyhock
- Hybrid Columbine
- Hybrid Coneflower
- Hybrid Lobelia
- Hypoestes
- Hyssop
- Iberis
- Iceland Poppy
- Impatiens
- Interspecific Dianthus
- Ivy Geranium
- Japanese Mugwort
- Kale
- Kale Microgreens
- Kniphofia
- Kohlrabi
- Komatsuna Microgreens
- Komatsuna Mustard
- Lanceleaf Coreopsis
- Large-Flowered Evening Primrose
- Larkspur
- Lavatera
- Lavender
- Lemon Balm
- Lemon Mint
- Lettuce
- Lettuce Crisphead Microgreens
- Lettuce Leaf Microgreens
- Lettuce Microgreens
- Lettuce Romaine Microgreens
- Liatris
- Linaria
- Linum
- Lobelia
- Lovage
- Lunaria
- Lupine
- Malva
- Marjoram
- Mexican Hat
- Mexican Tarragon
- Mibuna
- Mibuna Microgreens
- Milkweed (Common)
- Milkweed (Tropical)
- Mimosa
- Mimulus
- Mitsuba
- Mizuna
- Mizuna Microgreens
- Myosotis
- New England Aster
- Nicotiana
- Nierembergia
- Oregano
- Oregano (Greek)
- Oregano Microgreens
- Oriental Poppy
- Osteospermum
- Ox-Eye Daisy
- Painted Sage
- Pak Choi Microgreens
- Paracress
- Parsley
- Parsley Microgreens
- Pennyroyal Mint
- Penstemon
- Pepper (Habanero)
- Pepper (Hot)
- Pepper (Sweet & Hot)
- Pepper (Tabasco)
- Perennial Sweet Pea
- Peruvian Verbena
- Petunia
- Phlox
- Plains Coreopsis
- Plectranthus
- Purple Yu Choy Sum
- Radicchio
- Rocket Candytuft
- Rocky Mountain Penstemon
- Roman Chamomile
- Romanesco Broccoli
- Rudbeckia
- Rue
- Russian Kale
- Russian Kale Microgreens
- Russian Sage
- Rutabaga
- Salad Burnet
- Salpiglossis
- Salvia
- Saponaria
- Savory
- Scabiosa
- Scarlet Flax
- Scarlet Sage
- Sedum
- Shasta Daisy
- Sheep Sorrel
- Sheep Sorrel Microgreens
- Showy Evening Primrose
- Smooth Aster
- Snapdragon
- Soapwort
- Sprenger Fern
- Statice
- Stevia
- Stipa
- Strawflower
- Sundial Lupine
- Sweet Pea
- Sweet Woodruff
- Tansy
- Tat Soi
- Tatsoi Microgreens
- Tendergreen Mustard Microgreens
- Texas Bluebonnet
- Texas Sage
- Torenia
- Turnip
- Turnip Microgreens
- Veined Catmint
- Verbena
- Veronica
- Vietnamese Culantro
- Vinca
- Wax Begonia
- Western Coneflower
- Wheat Celosia
- Woodland Sage
- Woodland Tobacco
- Wormwood
- Yarrow
- Yu Choy Sum
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Timings use NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals for a representative location (ZIP 90847) in zone 10b, computed with the same engine as GardenDraft’s in-app schedule. Guidance, not guarantees — your exact dates depend on your address.