Grow Your Own Thanksgiving in GardenZeus Zone 12
September 16, 2017
Author: Ann Clary
GardenZeus Southern California / Holiday and Seasonal / Organic Gardening: Vegetables / The Mighty Garden Archive
Below is a chart showing describing the plants and timing to grow your own thanksgiving in your area. Please note that the varieties make a difference; the selected varieties have a time to harvest that works in the growing window. Click on the plant for complete growing instructions for that plant. Click on the plant variety for purchasing information.
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| Start Dates | Vegetable | Variety Name(s) | Seed or transplant | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 18, 19, 20 | Cucumber | Marketmore | Seed | Hard/Risky |
| Zucchini | Black Beauty | Seed | Hard/Risky | |
| September 25, 26, 27 | Beans, bush | Provider | Seed | Hard/Risky |
| Tomato | Gigantesque | Transplant | Medium | |
| Oregon Spring | ||||
| San Francisco Fog | ||||
| Siberian | ||||
| Siletz | ||||
| Stupice | ||||
| October 2, 3, 4 | Baby beets, if cool | Detroit Dark Red | Seed | Hard/Risky |
| Chard | Bright Lights | Seed | Easy | |
| Five Color Silverbeet | ||||
| Fordhook Giant | ||||
| Summer squash | Early Prolific Straightneck | Seed | Hard/Risky | |
| October 9, 10, 11 | ||||
| October 16, 17, 18 | Radish, if cool | French Breakfast | Seed | Easy |
| October 23, 24, 25 | Radish, if cool | Cherry Belle | Seed | Easy |
| Baby Lettuce | Black Seeded Simpson | Seed | Easy | |
| Baby Arugula | Arugula | Seed | Easy | |
| Baby Arugula | Arugula Wild | Seed | Easy | |
| October 30, 31, November 1 | ||||
| November 6, 7, 8 | Pea shoots | Pea Shoots | Seed | Medium |
| November 13, 14, 15 | ||||
| November 20, 21, 22 |
Originally published in September, 2017, this article has been updated to reflect planting times for fall, 2020.