What I'm planting this year... and when

OK, actually, I'm going on vacation until the end of April, so the first things here are what I WOULD BE planting if I was not in Oaxaca. I'll plant them as soon as I get back

Things to plant right now:

Oregon sugar snap peas
snow peas
arugula
oak leaf lettuce
Spinach -- I like a small leaf variety I can use in salads
bib lettuce
spicy mesclun
bull's eye beets
golden beets - my favorite, but not as prodcutive
Parsley - this is a tender perennial, I've had it come back for several years and it always re-sprouts around April 1.
Garlic -- should really be planted the fall before, but you can still plant it now.
Potatoes -- I've had good luck with purple Peruvians and French fingerlings. Make sure the soil is loose so you can filch potatos off the edges.


Things to plant in May

Pole beans - I like a slender haricots verts
Bush beans

The following tomatoes
Sweet Baby Girl
Stupice
Champion
Black Brandy wine

I plant tomatoes may first. This will only work if you use walls o' water to protect them from frost. Even if you plant after the frost date (May 15 or so) Walls o' Water will still help your plant by keeping it warmer at night. You'll get earlier fruit and more of it.


Things to plant in late May or June

Cucumbers - I grow both pickling cukes and lemon cukes. I've never had much luck with bigger varieties.
Squash -- summer squash, ONE zucchini and patty pan squash. Forget the directions the packet gives about planting on a mound, it's too dry here.
Peppers -- best to start inside or buy plants

Here's a full planting guide from the CSU Master Gardeners.