When to plant Asparagus in Illinois

In spring, from Feb 15 – Mar 20 in Alton to Mar 20 – Apr 15 in Zion.

In fall, from Oct 20 – Nov 15 in Bartlett to Dec 1 – Jan 1 in Wood River.

Dates are for setting out plants. USDA's earliest safe spring and latest safe fall planting dates, matched to each place's average frost dates.

Asparagus planting dates by place in Illinois
Place	Spring	Fall
Addison	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Algonquin	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Alsip	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Alton	Feb 15 – Mar 20	Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon
Antioch	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Arlington Heights	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Aurora	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Barrington	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Bartlett	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Oct 20 – Nov 15Now
Batavia	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Beach Park	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Belleville	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Bellwood	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Belvidere	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Bensenville	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Berwyn	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Bloomingdale	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Oct 20 – Nov 15Now
Bloomington	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Blue Island	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Bolingbrook	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Bourbonnais	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Bradley	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Bridgeview	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Brookfield	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Buffalo Grove	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Burbank	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Burr Ridge	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Cahokia Heights	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Calumet City	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Campton Hills	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Canton	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Carbondale	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Carol Stream	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Carpentersville	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Cary	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Oct 20 – Nov 15Now
Centralia	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Champaign	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Channahon	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Charleston	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Chatham	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Chicago	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon
Chicago Heights	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Chicago Ridge	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Cicero	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Collinsville	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Columbia	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Country Club Hills	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Crest Hill	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Crestwood	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Crystal Lake	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Danville	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Darien	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Decatur	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Deerfield	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
DeKalb	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Des Plaines	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Dixon	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Dolton	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Downers Grove	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
East Moline	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
East Peoria	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
East St. Louis	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Edwardsville	Feb 15 – Mar 20	Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon
Effingham	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Elgin	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Elk Grove Village	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Elmhurst	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Elmwood Park	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Evanston	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Evergreen Park	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Fairview Heights	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Forest Park	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Fox Lake	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Frankfort	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Franklin Park	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Freeport	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Oct 20 – Nov 15Now
Galesburg	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Geneva	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Glen Carbon	Feb 15 – Mar 20	Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon
Glen Ellyn	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Glendale Heights	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Glenview	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Godfrey	Feb 15 – Mar 20	Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon
Granite City	Feb 15 – Mar 20	Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon
Grayslake	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Gurnee	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Hanover Park	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Oct 20 – Nov 15Now
Harvey	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Hazel Crest	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Herrin	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Hickory Hills	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Highland	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Highland Park	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Hinsdale	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Hoffman Estates	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Oct 20 – Nov 15Now
Homer Glen	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Homewood	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Huntley	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Jacksonville	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Joliet	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Justice	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Kankakee	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Kewanee	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
La Grange	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
La Grange Park	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Lake Forest	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Lake in the Hills	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Lake Zurich	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Lansing	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Lemont	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Libertyville	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Lincoln	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Lincolnwood	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Lindenhurst	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Lisle	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Lockport	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Lombard	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Loves Park	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Lyons	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Machesney Park	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Oct 20 – Nov 15Now
Macomb	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Mahomet	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Oct 20 – Nov 15Now
Manhattan	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Marion	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Markham	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Matteson	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Mattoon	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Maywood	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
McHenry	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Oct 20 – Nov 15Now
Melrose Park	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Midlothian	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Minooka	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Mokena	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Moline	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Montgomery	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Morris	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Morton	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Morton Grove	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Mount Prospect	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Mount Vernon	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Mundelein	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Naperville	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
New Lenox	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Niles	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Normal	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Norridge	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
North Aurora	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
North Chicago	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Northbrook	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Northlake	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
O'Fallon	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Oak Forest	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Oak Lawn	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Oak Park	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Orland Park	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Oswego	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Ottawa	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Palatine	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Palos Heights	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Palos Hills	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Park Forest	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Park Ridge	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Pekin	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Peoria	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Pingree Grove	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Plainfield	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Plano	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Oct 20 – Nov 15Now
Pontiac	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Prospect Heights	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Quincy	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Rantoul	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Richton Park	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
River Forest	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
River Grove	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Riverdale	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Rock Island	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Rockford	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Rolling Meadows	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Romeoville	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Roscoe	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Oct 20 – Nov 15Now
Roselle	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Oct 20 – Nov 15Now
Round Lake	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Round Lake Beach	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Schaumburg	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Oct 20 – Nov 15Now
Schiller Park	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Shiloh	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Shorewood	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Skokie	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
South Elgin	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
South Holland	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Springfield	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
St. Charles	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Sterling	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Streamwood	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Oct 20 – Nov 15Now
Streator	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Summit	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Swansea	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Sycamore	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Taylorville	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Tinley Park	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Troy	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Urbana	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Vernon Hills	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Villa Park	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Warrenville	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Washington	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Waterloo	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Wauconda	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Waukegan	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
West Chicago	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Westchester	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Western Springs	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Westmont	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Wheaton	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Wheeling	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Wilmette	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Winfield	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Winnetka	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Wood Dale	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Wood River	Feb 15 – Mar 20	Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon
Woodridge	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Woodstock	Mar 15 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon
Worth	Mar 10 – Apr 10	Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon
Yorkville	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Oct 20 – Nov 15Now
Zion	Mar 20 – Apr 15	Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon

Planting dates: USDA Home and Garden Bulletin No. 9 (1967), tables 4 and 5. Frost dates: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020. The full USDA table for asparagus.