When to plant Carrots in New York
In spring, from Mar 1 – Apr 10 in Floral Park to May 1 – June 1 in Oneonta.
In fall, from June 1 – July 20 in Albany to Sept 1 – Nov 1 in New York.
USDA's earliest safe spring and latest safe fall planting dates, matched to each place's average frost dates.
| Place | Spring | Fall |
|---|---|---|
| Airmont | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Albany | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 1 – July 20 |
| Amsterdam | Apr 20 – June 15 | June 1 – July 20 |
| Auburn | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Babylon | Mar 10 – Apr 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Batavia | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Beacon | Mar 10 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Binghamton | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 1 – July 20 |
| Buffalo | Apr 1 – May 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Canandaigua | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Chestnut Ridge | Apr 1 – May 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Cohoes | Apr 1 – May 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Corning | May 1 – June 1 | June 1 – July 10 |
| Cortland | Apr 20 – June 15 | June 1 – July 20 |
| Depew | Apr 1 – May 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Dobbs Ferry | Apr 1 – May 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Dunkirk | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| East Rockaway | Mar 10 – Apr 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Elmira | Apr 20 – June 15 | June 1 – July 20 |
| Endicott | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 1 – July 20 |
| Floral Park | Mar 1 – Apr 10 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Freeport | Mar 10 – Apr 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Fulton | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Garden City | Mar 1 – Apr 10 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Geneva | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Glen Cove | Mar 1 – Apr 10 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Glens Falls | May 1 – June 1 | June 1 – July 10 |
| Gloversville | Apr 20 – June 15 | June 1 – July 10 |
| Great Neck | Mar 1 – Apr 10 | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Harrison | Mar 10 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Haverstraw | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Hempstead | Mar 1 – Apr 10 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Ithaca | Apr 20 – June 15 | June 1 – July 10 |
| Jamestown | Apr 20 – June 15 | June 1 – July 20 |
| Johnson City | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 1 – July 20 |
| Kenmore | Apr 20 – June 15 | June 1 – July 20 |
| Kingston | Apr 20 – June 15 | June 1 – July 10 |
| Kiryas Joel | Mar 10 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Lackawanna | Apr 1 – May 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Lake Grove | Mar 10 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Lancaster | Apr 1 – May 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Lindenhurst | Mar 10 – Apr 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Lockport | Apr 10 – June 1 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Long Beach | Mar 10 – Apr 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Lynbrook | Mar 10 – Apr 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Mamaroneck | Apr 1 – May 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Massapequa Park | Mar 1 – Apr 10 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Middletown | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Mineola | Mar 1 – Apr 10 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Mount Kisco | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Mount Vernon | Mar 1 – Apr 10 | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| New Hyde Park | Mar 1 – Apr 10 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| New Rochelle | Apr 1 – May 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| New York | Mar 1 – Apr 10 | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Newburgh | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 1 – July 20 |
| Niagara Falls | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| North Tonawanda | Apr 20 – June 15 | June 1 – July 20 |
| Olean | Apr 20 – June 15 | June 1 – July 20 |
| Oneida | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 1 – July 20 |
| Oneonta | May 1 – June 1 | June 1 – July 10 |
| Ossining | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Oswego | Apr 1 – May 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Patchogue | Mar 1 – Apr 10 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Peekskill | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Plattsburgh | Apr 20 – June 15 | June 1 – July 10 |
| Port Chester | Mar 10 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Poughkeepsie | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Rochester | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Rockville Centre | Mar 10 – Apr 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Rome | Apr 20 – June 15 | June 1 – July 20 |
| Rye | Mar 10 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Saratoga Springs | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 1 – July 20 |
| Scarsdale | Apr 1 – May 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Schenectady | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 1 – July 20 |
| Sleepy Hollow | Apr 1 – May 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Spring Valley | Apr 1 – May 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Suffern | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Syracuse | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Tarrytown | Apr 1 – May 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Tonawanda | Apr 20 – June 15 | June 1 – July 20 |
| Troy | Apr 1 – May 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Utica | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 1 – July 20 |
| Valley Stream | Mar 1 – Apr 10 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Watertown | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 1 – July 20 |
| Watervliet | Apr 1 – May 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| West Haverstraw | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Westbury | Mar 1 – Apr 10 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| White Plains | Mar 10 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Woodbury | Mar 10 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Yonkers | Apr 1 – May 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
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.