California s warm climate allows many of its home gardeners to sow seeds directly into the ground.
When to plant tomatoes in southern california.
Start tomatoes indoors in seed starting trays or recyclable pots six to eight weeks before the last frost date in your area.
Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 8 and 9 start.
San diego tomatoes and supporting tomatoes.
When to plant tomatoes in california general considerations.
Sow tomato seeds indoors 6 to 8 weeks before the last frost date for your area.
Like tomatoes eggplants and peppers are part of the heat loving nightshade family and in southern california traditional wisdom is to wait until april to put those seedlings in the ground.
Always safe to plant tomatoes in southern california between march 15 and fourth of july if sowing seeds start 1 2 months earlier than planting dates indoors in january or february my other tomato posts.
For approximate indoor seed sowing guidelines the university of california extension suggests november to december for desert valleys mid january to mid february for interior valleys and march to mid june for coastal areas.
Tomato seeds are more likely to sprout when the air temperatures hover at 70 to 80 degrees.