A&M PLANTING CALENDAR FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SIMILAR CLIMATES 
JANUARY 
VEGETABLES — Seeds of Artichokes, Beets, 
Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Celery, 
Chives, Cress, Egg Plant, Endive, Kale, Kohl 
Rabi, Lettuce, Mustard, Onions, Onion Sets, 
Parsley, Parsnip, Peas, Potatoes, Radish, Rhu- 
barb, Salsify, Spinach (Winter), Swiss Chard, 
Tomatoes, Turnips. 
FLOWERS—Sow Seeds in Open Ground: Acro- 
clintum, Alyssum, Calendula, Calliopsis, Can- 
dytuft, Centaurea, Annual Chrysanthemums, 
Clarkia, Gilia, Godetia, Larkspur, Lupine, 
Mignonette, Nigella, Poppies, California Poppy, 
Scabiosa, Schizanthus, Sweet Peas, Wild Flower 
Mixture. Sown in Seed Flats: Aquilegia, Cycla- 
men, Delphinium, Phlox, Snapdragon. 
BULBS: Amaryllis, Anemones, Callas, Gladi- 
olus, Daffodils, Lilies, Ranunuculus, Tuberous 
Begonias, and all Dutch Bulbs. 
FEBRUARY 
VEGETABLES—Seeds of Artichoke, Asparagus, 
Beans, Beets, Cabbage, Carrots, Celery, Egg 
Plant, Endive, Kale, Kohl Rabi, Lettuce, Mus- 
tard, Onions, Onion Sets, Parsley, Parsnips, 
Peas, Peppers, Potatoes, Radish, Rhubarb, Sal- 
sify, Spinach (Winter), Squash, Swiss Chard, To- 
matoes, Turnips. 
FLOWERS—Sow Seeds in Open Ground: Acro- 
clinium, African Daisy, Alyssum, Amaranthus, 
Anagallis, Anchusa, Arctotis, Calendula, Calli- 
opsis, Candytuft, Centaurea, Cheiranthus, 
Clarkia, Early Flowering Cosmos, California 
Poppy, Cynoglossum, Dahlia, Godetia, Gypso- 
phila, Hunnemannia, Larkspur, Linaria, Linum, 
Lupines, Mignonette, Nasturtium, Nemophila, 
Nigella, Australian Pea Vine, Phlox, Poppies, 
Ricinus, Scabiosa, Schizanthus, Sweet Peas, 
Venidium, Virginian Stocks, Wildflower Mixture. 
Sow in Seed Flats: Ageratum, Aquilegia, Asters, 
Begonia, Bellis Perennis, Coreopsis, Dahlia, 
Delphinium, Dianthus, Digitalis, Gaillardia, 
Geums, Hollyheck, Lobelia, Myosotis, Penste- 
mon, Petunia, Salvia, Shasta Daisy, Statice, 
Stocks, Thunbergia, Verbenas, Viola Cornuta. 
BULBS: Amaryllis, Callas, Lilies, Gladiolus, 
Tuberous Begonias. 
MARCH 
VEGETABLES—Seeds of Artichoke, Asparagus, 
Beans, Beets, Cabbage, Carrots, Casaba, Cel- 
ery, Chives, Corn, Cucumbers, Egg Plant, En- 
dive, Gourds, Kale, Lettuce, Melons, Okra, 
Onions, Onion Sets, Parsley, Parsnip, Peas, 
Peppers, Potatoes, Pumpkin, Radish, Rhubarb, 
Roselle, Salsify, Spinach (Summer), Squash, 
Swiss Chard, Tomatoes. 
FLOWERS—Sow Seeds in Open Ground: Acro- 
clinium, Ageratum, Alyssum, Amaranthus, An- 
agallis, Anchusa, Arctotis, Balsam, Brachy- 
come, Calendula, Calliopsis, Candytuft, Celosia, 
Centaurea, Cheiranthus, Clarkia, Cynoglossum, 
Daisies, Painted Daisy, Early Flowering Cos- 
mos, Four o’Clocks, Godetia, Gomphrena, Gyp- 
sophila, Helichrysum, Hunnemannia, Larkspur, 
Linum, Lupine, Marigold, Mignonette, Nastur- 
tium, Nemophila, Nigella, Australian Pea Vine, 
Phlox, Ricinus, Salpiglossis, Scabiosa, Schizan- 
thus, Sunflower, Sweet Peas, Venidium, Vine 
Seeds, Virginian Stocks. Sow in Seed Flats: 
Aquilegia, Asters, Begonia, Bellis, Canterbury 
Bells, Carnation, Coleus, Coreopsis, Dahlia, 
Daisy, Delphinium, Dianthus, Didiscus, Digitalis, 
Gaillardia, Gerbera, Geum, Heliotrope, Lantana, 
Lobelia, Matricaria, Nemesia, Nicotiana, Pen- 
temon, Petunia, Salvia, Shasta Daisy, Statice, 
Stocks, Sweet Peas, Sweet William, Thunbergia, 
Verbena, Viola, Vine Seeds, Wallflower. 
BULBS: Amaryllis, Callas, Dahlias, Gladiolus, 
Lilies, Tuberous Begonias. - 
APRIL 
VEGETABLES—Seeds of Artichoke, Asparagus, 
Beans, Beets, Cabbage, Carrots, Casaba, Cauli- 
flower, Celery, Chives, Corn, Cucumber, Egg 
Plant, Gourds, Kale, Lettuce, Lima Beans, Mel- 
ons, Okra, Onions, Parsley, Parsnip, Peppers, 
Potatoes, Pumpkin, Radish, Rhubarb, Roselle, 
Salsify, Spinach (Summer), Squash, Swiss 
Chard, Tomatoes. 
FLOWERS—Sow Seeds in Open Ground: Acro- 
clinium, Ageratum, Amaranthus, Anagallis, 
Anchusa, Arctotis grandis, Balsam, Candy- 
tuft, Calendula, Calliopsis, Celosia, Centaurea, 
Cheiranthus, Cynoglossum, Early Cosmos, 
Dahlia Seed, Gypsophila, Helichrysum, Hun- 
nemannia, Larkspur, African Marigold, Mi- 
gnonette, Nasturtium, Nicotiana, Nigella, Oeno- 
thera, Painted Daisy, Petunia, Phlox Drum- 
mondii, Portulaca, Rhodanthe, Ricinus, Salpi- 
glossis, Scabiosa, Sunflower, Tithonia, Valeri- 
ana, Verbena, Virginian Stocks, Wallflower, 
Zinnia, Vine Seeds. Sow in Seed Flats: Asters, 
Carnation, Didiscus, African Marigold, Nico- 
tiana, Petunia, Primula, Salvia, Statice, Stocks, 
Verbena. Perennials may be sown now for 
fall transplanting. 
BULBS: Dahlias, Gladiolus, Tuberous Begonias. 
FLOWERING ANNUALS, AND SOME 
PERENNIALS WHICH FLOWER FIRST 
SEASON FROM SEED 
Varieties Marked * Are Best for Beds, Masses 
Acroclinium *Linum 
* African Daisy Lobelia 
*Ageratum Lupinus 
*Alyssum *Marigold 
* Antirrhinum Matricaria 
Arctotis Mignonette 
* Asters Mimulus 
Balsam Mirabilis 
Bellis Myosotis 
Brachycome *Nasturtium 
Cacalia Nemesia 
*Calendula Nemophila 
*Calliopsis Nicotiana 
*Candytuft Nigella 
Carnation Oenothera 
*Celosia *Pansy 
Centaurea *Petunia 
*Chrysanthemum *Phlox 
(Annual) *Poppy 
*Cineraria *Portulaca 
Clarkia Rhodanthe 
Cosmos Rudbeckia 
Dahlia Salpiglossis 
*Dianthus *Salvia 
*Dimorphotheca Scabiosa 
*Eschscholtzia Schizanthus 
Four O'Clock *Silene 
*Gaillardia Stevia 
*Godetia *Stocks 
Gomphrena Sunflower 
Gypsophila Sweet Peas 
Helianthus Venidium 
Helichrysum *Verbena 
Hunnemannia Vinca Rosea 
Ice Plant *Viola Cornuta 
*Larkspur Wallflower 
Lavatera *Zinnia (Annual) 
Leptosyne 
MAY and JUNE 
VEGETABLES — Seeds of Beans, Beets, Cab- 
bage, Carrots, Casaba, Cauliflower, Celery, 
Corn, Cucumber, Gourds, Kale, Lettuce, Lima 
Beans, Melons, Okra, Parsley, Parsnip, Pep- 
pers, Pumpkin, Radish, Salsify, Spinach (Sum- 
mer), Squash, Swiss Chard, Tomato. 
FLOWERS—Sow Seed in Open Ground: Ager- 
atum, Alyssum, Amaranthus, Arctotis Grandis, 
Balsam, Calliopsis, Candytuft, Celosia, Cen- 
taurea, Cosmos, Cynoglossum, Dimorphotheca, 
Gypsophila, Helichrysum, Larkspur, African 
Marigold, Mignonette, Nasturtium, Nigella, 
Oenothera, Painted Daisy, Phlox Drummondii, 
Portulaca, Ricinus, Salpiglossis, Scabiosa, Sun- 
flower, Zinnia, Vine Seeds. Sow in Seed Flats: 
Asters, Carnation, Dianthus, Gomphrena, Nico- 
tiana, Petunia, Salvia, Statice. 
Nearly all Perennials may be sown for fall 
transplanting. 
BULBS: Dahlias. 
JULY and AUGUST 
VEGETABLES—Beets, Beans (early varieties), 
Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, 
Cauliflower, Celery, Corn, Cucumber, Endive, 
Kale, Kohl Rabi, Leek, Lettuce, Mustard, Okra, 
Parsley, Radish, Salsify, Spinach (Summer), 
Swiss Chard, Turnips. 
FLOWERS—Sow Seed in Open Ground: Afri- 
can Marigold, Calendula, Centaurea, Early 
Cosmos, French Marigold, Gypsophila, Nastur- 
tium, Phlox, Salpiglossis, Winter Flowering 
Sweet Peas, Zinnia. Sow in Seed Flats: Cal- 
ceolaria, Cineraria, Pansy, Phlox, Snapdragon, 
Stocks, Verbena, Viola, Wildflower and Peren- 
nials. 
SEPTEMBER 
VEGETABLES—Seeds of Beets, Beans, Broccoli, 
Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauli- 
flower, Endive, Kale, Kohl Rabi, Leek, Lettuce; 
Mustard, Onions, Onion Sets, Parsley, Parsnip, 
Peas, Radish, Salsify, Spinach (Winter), Swiss 
Chard, Turnips. 
FLOWERS—Sow Seeds in Open Ground: Bar- 
tonia, Calendula, Centaurea, Early Cosmos, 
Dimorphotheca, French Marigolds, Gypsophila, 
Larkspur, Linum, Nasturtium, Nemesia, all Pop- 
pies Salpiglossis, Wildflower Mixture, Winter 
Sweet Peas. Sow in Seed Flats: Calceolaria, 
Coreopsis, Cineraria, Pansy, Petunia, Phlox, 
Scabiosa, Snapdragon, Stocks, Verbena, Viola, 
Wallflower. 
BULBS: Amaryllis, Anemone, Daffodils, Freesias, 
Ranunculus, Sparaxis, Watsonia, and all Dutch 
Bulbs. 
OCTOBER and NOVEMBER 
VEGETABLES—Seeds of Beets, Broccoli, Brus- 
sels Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Cress, Endive, 
Kale, Kohl Rabi, Leek, Lettuce, Mustard, Onions, 
Onion Sets, Parsley, Parsnip, Peas, Potatoes, 
Radish, Salsify, Spinach, Swiss Chard, Turnips. 
FLOWERS—Sow Seed in Open Ground: Acro- 
clinium, Alyssum, Bartonia, Candytuft, Calen- 
dula, California Poppy, Centaurea, Clarkia, 
Dimorphotheca, French Marigolds, Godetia, 
Larkspur, Linum, Lupine, Mignonette, Nemesia, 
Nemophila, Nigella, Painted Daisy, all Poppies, 
Ranunculus Seeds, Schizanthus, Winter Flow- 
ering Sweet Peas, Wild Flower Mixture. Sow 
in Seed Flats: Carnation, Hollyhock, Pansy, Pe- 
tunia, Phlox, Scabiosa, Snapdragon, Stocks, 
Verbena, Viola, Wallflower and Perennials. 
BULBS: Amaryllis, Anemones, Callas, Daffodils, 
Freesias, Lilies, Ranunculus, Sparaxis, Wat- 
sonia and all Dutch Bulbs. 
DECEMBER 
VEGETABLES—Seeds of Beets, Brussels Sprouts, 
Cabbage, Carrots, Cress, Endive, Kale, Kohl 
Rabi, Leek, Lettuce, Mustard, Onions, Onion 
Sets, Parsley, Parsnips, Peas, Potatoes, Radish, 
Salsify, Spinach (Winter), Swiss Chard, Turnips. 
FLOWERS—Sow Seeds in Open Ground: Acro- 
clinium, Alyssum, Calendula, California Poppy, 
Calliopsis, Candytuft, Annual Chrysanthe- 
mums, Clarkia, Dianthus, Lupine, Mignonette, 
Nemesia, Nigella, Poppies, Standard Sweet 
Peas, Schizanthus, California Wild Flowers. 
Sow in Seed Flats: Annual Canterbury Bells, 
Aquilegia, Larkspur, Pansy, Phlox, Snapdragon, 
Stocks. 
BULBS: Amaryllis, Anemones, Callas, Daffodils, 
Freesias, Gladiolus, Lilies, Rununculus, Wat- 
sonia and all Dutch Bulbs. 
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