In season in November, zone 9

105 food plants hardy in zone 9 can be harvesting in November. 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 (14)

American persimmon · zones 4–9
Asian persimmon · zones 7–10
Christ's thorn jujube (sidr) · zones 9–11
Date-plum (Caucasian persimmon) · zones 6–9
Desert date · zones 9–12
Kei apple · zones 9–11
Lapsi (Nepali hog plum) · zones 8–11
Mehal (Himalayan wild pear) · zones 6–9
Olive · zones 8–10
Pomegranate · zones 7–11
Sandpaper fig · zones 9–11
Shikuwasa (Okinawan lime) · zones 9–11
Tejocote (Mexican hawthorn) · zones 8–10
Wild plum (umgwenya) · zones 9–11

Berries and small fruit (4)

Andean blueberry (mortiño) · zones 8–10
Chaura (prickly heath) · zones 6–9
Myrtle · zones 8–11
Strawberry tree · zones 7–10

Nut trees (4)

Ginkgo (female, for nuts) · zones 4–9
Katus (Indian chestnut) · zones 9–11
Pecan · zones 6–9
Stone pine · zones 8–10

Vines (1)

Fuzzy kiwi · zones 7–9

Tropical and subtropical food plants (15)

Cold-hardy avocado ('Bacon', 'Mexicola') · zones 9–11
Date palm · zones 9–11
Feijoa (pineapple guava) · zones 8–11
Finger lime · zones 9–11
Grapefruit · zones 9–11
Illawarra plum · zones 9–11
Lemon (true lemon) · zones 9–11
Meyer lemon · zones 9–11
Orange · zones 9–11
Pomelo · zones 9–11
Satsuma mandarin · zones 8–11
Star anise · zones 8–10
Starfruit · zones 9–11
White sapote · zones 9–11
Yuzu · zones 7–10

Perennial vegetables, greens and herbs (28)

Achira (edible canna) · zones 8–11
Arrowroot · zones 9–11
Ashwagandha · zones 8–11
Astragalus (huang qi) · zones 5–9
Bush tomato (kutjera) · zones 9–11
Chayote · zones 8–11
Crosnes (Chinese artichoke) · zones 5–9
Ginger · zones 9–12
Horseradish · zones 3–9
Large cardamom · zones 9–11
Licorice · zones 6–9
Lotus (root and seeds) · zones 5–11
Malanga (cocoyam) · zones 9–11
Marshmallow · zones 3–9
Mashua · zones 7–10
Mountain pepper (pepperberry) · zones 7–10
Oca · zones 7–10
Pikopiko (hen and chicken fern) · zones 9–11
Rosemary · zones 7–10
Saffron crocus · zones 6–9
Shatavari · zones 9–12
Skirret · zones 5–9
Sugarcane · zones 9–12
Sunchoke · zones 3–9
Taro · zones 9–11
Turmeric · zones 9–12
Ulluco · zones 8–10
Yacon · zones 8–11

Annual vegetables, herbs and grains (18)

Carrot · zones 2–11
Celeriac · zones 3–9
Chia (Salvia hispanica) · zones 8–11
Collard greens · zones 2–11
Finger millet (ragi) · zones 7–12
Jicama · zones 7–11
Kale · zones 2–11
Komatsuna (Japanese mustard spinach) · zones 3–10
Leek · zones 2–11
Napa cabbage · zones 4–9
Parsley · zones 2–11
Parsnip · zones 2–9
Roselle (hibiscus tea) · zones 8–12
Rutabaga (swede) · zones 3–9
Salsify · zones 4–9
Swiss chard · zones 2–11
Turnip · zones 2–11
Winged bean · zones 9–12

Native and wild plants (19)

California bay laurel · zones 7–10
Canary strawberry tree (madroño canario) · zones 9–11
Caraguatá (forest bromeliad) · zones 9–11
Cattail · zones 3–10
Chiltepin · zones 9–11
Coast live oak · zones 8–10
Evergreen huckleberry · zones 7–9
Groundnut (hopniss) · zones 3–10
Hackberry · zones 2–9
Hīnau · zones 8–10
Hollyleaf cherry (islay) · zones 8–10
Holm oak (bellota oak) · zones 7–10
Karamū · zones 8–10
Kiekie · zones 9–11
Mediterranean hackberry (nettle tree) · zones 6–10
Peumo · zones 8–10
Saw palmetto · zones 8–11
Simpson's stopper · zones 9–11
Wapato (arrowhead) · zones 3–10

Helper plants for soil, wildlife and biomass (2)

Daikon (tillage radish) · zones 2–11
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