Spring Planting Guide (click here for printable PDF)

VEGETABLE PLANTING DATES FOR SPRING
1000 -2000 ft. Elevation
BEAN, EDIBLE SOY Mar. 15 - June 1 OKRA Mar. 1 - June 1
COW PEA Apr. 1 - June 1 PEPPER (PLANTS) Mar. 1 - Apr. 1
CUCUMBER Mar. 1 - Apr. 1 POTATO, SWEET Mar. 1 - June 1

 

FLOWER PLANTING DATES FOR SPRING
1000 -2000 ft. Elevation
BALSAM Mar. - June KOCHIA Mar. - June
BEAN, SCARLET RUNNER Mar. - Apr. MARIGOLD Mar. - Aug.
CELOSIA Mar. - June PORTULACA (Moss Rose) Mar. - June
COCKSCOMB Mar. - July SALVIA Mar. - May
COSMOS Mar. - July SUNFLOWER Mar. - July
DAHLIA Mar. - May THUNBERGIA Mar. - June
FOUR O'CLOCK Mar. - June VINCA Mar. - July
GOURDS Mar. - June ZINNIA Mar. - Aug.

 

AVERAGE MONTHLY RAINFALL AND TEMPERATURE FOR PHOENIX, AZ
MARCH
  Rainfall  
    Average: 0.9 inches
Record: 4.9 inches (1941) 		 
  Temperature (degrees F)  
    Average High: 75.5 degrees
Lowest High: 49 degrees (1915)
Record High: 100 degrees (1988) 		Average Low: 48.8 degrees
Highest Low: 74 degrees (1986)
Record Low: 25 degrees (1966)
APRIL
  Rainfall  
    Average: 0.22 inches
Record: 3.4 inches (1926) 		 
  Temperature (degrees F)  
    Average High: 84.5 degrees
Lowest High: 52 degrees
Record High: 105 degrees (1989, 1992) 		Average Low: 55.3 degrees
Highest Low: 77 degrees
Record Low: 35 degrees (1922)
MAY
  Rainfall  
    Average: 0.1 inches
Record: 1.3 inches (1930) 		 
  Temperature (degrees F)  
    Average High: 93.6 degrees
Lowest High: 54 degrees (1915)
Record High: 114 degrees (1910) 		Average Low: 63.9 degrees
Highest Low: 86 degrees (1983)
Record Low: 39 degrees (1899)

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