In season in January, zone 9
31 food plants hardy in zone 9 can be harvesting in January. These are typical Northern Hemisphere months: warmer gardens run a few weeks early, cooler ones late, and in the Southern Hemisphere shift everything by six months.
Fruit trees (4)
- Ber (Indian jujube) · zones 9–12
- Christ's thorn jujube (sidr) · zones 9–11
- Desert date · zones 9–12
- Kei apple · zones 9–11
Berries and small fruit (4)
- Calafate · zones 6–9
- Kōtukutuku (tree fuchsia) · zones 8–11
- Lilly pilly · zones 9–11
- Maqui · zones 8–10
Tropical and subtropical food plants (9)
- Butiá (jelly palm) · zones 8–11
- Cold-hardy avocado ('Bacon', 'Mexicola') · zones 9–11
- Grapefruit · zones 9–11
- Kumquat · zones 8–11
- Lemon (true lemon) · zones 9–11
- Meyer lemon · zones 9–11
- Orange · zones 9–11
- Pomelo · zones 9–11
- Starfruit · zones 9–11
Perennial vegetables, greens and herbs (7)
- Horseradish · zones 3–9
- Murnong (yam daisy) · zones 7–10
- Rooibos · zones 9–11
- Rosemary · zones 7–10
- Sunchoke · zones 3–9
- Turmeric · zones 9–12
- Veldkool · zones 9–10
Annual vegetables, herbs and grains (2)
Native and wild plants (4)
- Canary strawberry tree (madroño canario) · zones 9–11
- Caraguatá (forest bromeliad) · zones 9–11
- Kiekie · zones 9–11
- Real yellowwood · zones 9–11
Helper plants for soil, wildlife and biomass (1)
- Pigeon pea · zones 9–12
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General guidance, not professional advice. Conditions vary by yard and year; for local specifics ask your county extension office. Never eat a wild plant you cannot identify with certainty. Traditional uses are shared as history, not medical advice. © 2026 Sean Priest · Irie Orchard. Terms & credits · Privacy · Home