When to plant Carrots in Indiana
In spring, from Mar 1 – Apr 10 in Clarksville to Apr 10 – June 1 in West Lafayette.
In fall, from June 1 – July 20 in Auburn to Aug 1 – Sept 1 in Sellersburg.
USDA's earliest safe spring and latest safe fall planting dates, matched to each place's average frost dates.
| Place | Spring | Fall |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Auburn | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 1 – July 20 |
| Avon | Mar 10 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Bargersville | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Bedford | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Beech Grove | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Bloomington | Mar 10 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Bluffton | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Brownsburg | Mar 10 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Carmel | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Cedar Lake | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Chesterton | Apr 1 – May 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Clarksville | Mar 1 – Apr 10 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Columbia City | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Columbus | Mar 10 – Apr 20 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Connersville | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 1 – July 20 |
| Crawfordsville | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 1 – July 20 |
| Crown Point | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Danville | Mar 10 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Decatur | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Dyer | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| East Chicago | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Elkhart | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Evansville | Mar 1 – Apr 10 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Fishers | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Fort Wayne | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Frankfort | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Franklin | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Gary | Apr 1 – May 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Goshen | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Greenfield | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Greensburg | Mar 10 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Greenwood | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Griffith | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Hammond | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Highland | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Hobart | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Huntertown | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 1 – July 20 |
| Huntington | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 1 – July 20 |
| Indianapolis | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Jasper | Mar 10 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Jeffersonville | Mar 1 – Apr 10 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Kendallville | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Kokomo | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| La Porte | Apr 1 – May 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Lafayette | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Lake Station | Apr 1 – May 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Lawrence | Apr 1 – May 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Lebanon | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Logansport | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Lowell | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Madison | Mar 10 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Marion | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Martinsville | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 1 – July 20 |
| McCordsville | Apr 1 – May 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Merrillville | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Michigan City | Apr 1 – May 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Mishawaka | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Mooresville | Mar 10 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Muncie | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Munster | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| New Albany | Mar 1 – Apr 10 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| New Castle | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| New Haven | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Noblesville | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Peru | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Plainfield | Mar 10 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Plymouth | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Portage | Apr 1 – May 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Richmond | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Schererville | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Sellersburg | Mar 1 – Apr 10 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Seymour | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Shelbyville | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| South Bend | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Speedway | Mar 10 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| St. John | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Terre Haute | Mar 10 – Apr 20 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Valparaiso | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Vincennes | Mar 10 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Wabash | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Warsaw | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Washington | Mar 10 – Apr 20 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| West Lafayette | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Westfield | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Whitestown | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Yorktown | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Zionsville | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
Planting dates: USDA Home and Garden Bulletin No. 9 (1967), tables 4 and 5. Frost dates: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020. “—” means the place's frost date is outside the table. The full USDA table for carrots.