When to plant Spinach in New Jersey
In spring, from Feb 1 – Mar 20 in Atlantic City to Mar 20 – Apr 20 in Somerville.
In fall, from Aug 20 – Sept 10 in Beachwood to Oct 1 – Dec 1 in West New York.
USDA's earliest safe spring and latest safe fall planting dates, matched to each place's average frost dates.
| Place | Spring | Fall |
|---|---|---|
| Asbury Park | Feb 15 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Atlantic City | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Oct 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Bayonne | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Sept 15 – Nov 1Now |
| Beachwood | Mar 1 – Apr 15 | Aug 20 – Sept 10 |
| Bellmawr | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Sept 15 – Nov 1Now |
| Bergenfield | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Bound Brook | Mar 20 – Apr 20 | Aug 20 – Sept 10 |
| Bridgeton | Feb 15 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Burlington | Feb 15 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Camden | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Oct 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Carteret | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Sept 15 – Nov 1Now |
| Chatham | Mar 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Cliffside Park | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Oct 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Clifton | Feb 15 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Collingswood | Feb 15 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Dover | Mar 1 – Apr 15 | Aug 20 – Sept 10 |
| Dumont | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| East Orange | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Sept 15 – Nov 1Now |
| East Rutherford | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Eatontown | Feb 15 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Edgewater | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Oct 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Elizabeth | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Sept 15 – Nov 1Now |
| Elmwood Park | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Englewood | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Fair Lawn | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Fairview | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Oct 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Florham Park | Mar 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Fort Lee | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Franklin Lakes | Mar 1 – Apr 15 | Aug 20 – Sept 10 |
| Freehold | Mar 1 – Apr 15 | Aug 20 – Sept 10 |
| Garfield | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Glassboro | Feb 15 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Glen Rock | Feb 15 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Gloucester City | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Oct 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Guttenberg | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Oct 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Hackensack | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Hackettstown | Mar 1 – Apr 15 | Aug 20 – Sept 10 |
| Haddonfield | Feb 15 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Hammonton | Feb 15 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Harrison | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Sept 15 – Nov 1Now |
| Hasbrouck Heights | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Hawthorne | Feb 15 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Highland Park | Feb 15 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Hillsdale | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Hoboken | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Oct 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Hopatcong | Mar 1 – Apr 15 | Aug 20 – Sept 10 |
| Jersey City | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Sept 15 – Nov 1Now |
| Kearny | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Sept 15 – Nov 1Now |
| Kinnelon | Mar 1 – Apr 15 | Aug 20 – Sept 10 |
| Lincoln Park | Feb 15 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Linden | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Sept 15 – Nov 1Now |
| Lindenwold | Feb 15 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Little Ferry | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Lodi | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Long Branch | Feb 15 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Madison | Mar 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Manville | Mar 20 – Apr 20 | Aug 20 – Sept 10 |
| Maywood | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Metuchen | Feb 15 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Middlesex | Feb 15 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Millville | Mar 1 – Apr 15 | Aug 20 – Sept 10 |
| Morristown | Mar 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| New Brunswick | Feb 15 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| New Milford | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| New Providence | Mar 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Newark | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Sept 15 – Nov 1Now |
| North Arlington | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Sept 15 – Nov 1Now |
| North Plainfield | Feb 15 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Oakland | Mar 1 – Apr 15 | Aug 20 – Sept 10 |
| Ocean City | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Oct 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Palisades Park | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Paramus | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Passaic | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Paterson | Feb 15 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Perth Amboy | Feb 15 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Phillipsburg | Mar 1 – Apr 15 | Aug 20 – Sept 10 |
| Pine Hill | Feb 15 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Plainfield | Feb 15 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Pleasantville | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Oct 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Point Pleasant | Mar 1 – Apr 15 | Aug 20 – Sept 10 |
| Pompton Lakes | Mar 1 – Apr 15 | Aug 20 – Sept 10 |
| Princeton | Mar 1 – Apr 15 | Aug 20 – Sept 10 |
| Rahway | Feb 15 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Ramsey | Mar 1 – Apr 15 | Aug 20 – Sept 10 |
| Red Bank | Feb 15 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Ridgefield | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Ridgefield Park | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Ridgewood | Feb 15 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Ringwood | Mar 1 – Apr 15 | Aug 20 – Sept 10 |
| River Edge | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Roselle | Feb 15 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Roselle Park | Feb 15 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Rutherford | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Sayreville | Feb 15 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Secaucus | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Somers Point | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Oct 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Somerville | Mar 20 – Apr 20 | Aug 20 – Sept 10 |
| South Amboy | Feb 15 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| South Plainfield | Feb 15 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| South River | Feb 15 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Summit | Mar 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Tenafly | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Tinton Falls | Feb 15 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Totowa | Feb 15 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Trenton | Mar 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Union City | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Oct 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Vineland | Mar 1 – Apr 15 | Aug 20 – Sept 10 |
| Waldwick | Mar 1 – Apr 15 | Aug 20 – Sept 10 |
| Wallington | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Wanaque | Mar 1 – Apr 15 | Aug 20 – Sept 10 |
| West New York | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Oct 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Westfield | Feb 15 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Westwood | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Wood-Ridge | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Woodbury | Feb 1 – Mar 20 | Sept 15 – Nov 1Now |
| Woodland Park | Feb 15 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 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 spinach.