What to plant in January in Israel
8 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in January in Israel, for the climate around Coastal Eastern Mediterranean (around 32°N, 35°E, Israel-Jordan latitude).
Climate: Mild, wet winters with cool nights near 4-8°C from December to March and about 240 mm of rain in December alone, then long hot, almost rainless summers from May to October with nights of 20°C or more and days that can reach 38°C.
Vegetables
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum
Sown in late winter for a spring crop and again in midsummer for an autumn crop, it ripens well in the long dry, sunny season.
Harvest: 60-90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Cool autumn and winter weather lets it grow quickly and bolt less than it would in summer heat.
Harvest: 40-60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Carrot Daucus carota
Sown in the cool, wet season, it forms sweet roots in loose, well-drained soil.
Harvest: 70-90 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →
Potato Solanum tuberosum
Mild winters allow a main crop planted in late winter, and an autumn crop is also possible.
Harvest: 80-110 daysModerateIn pots
Spinach Spinacia oleracea
Cool, mild winters give tender leaves, and it is harvested before the heat of spring arrives.
Harvest: 40-50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Radish Raphanus sativus
It is one of the fastest crops and matures well in the cool, wet season.
Harvest: 25-35 daysEasyIn pots
Fruits
Grape Vitis vinifera
Winter chill is enough for dormancy, and the dry hot summers ripen the grapes well.
Harvest: 2-3 yearsModerateIn potsCare guide →
Herbs
Coriander Coriandrum sativum
It prefers cool weather and bolts quickly in the summer heat, so it is best sown in the cooler months.
Harvest: 40-60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →