When to plant Collard greens in New York
In spring, from Mar 1 – June 1 in Babylon to May 1 – June 1 in Oneonta.
In fall, from June 15 – July 15 in Corning to Aug 25 – Nov 1 in New York.
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.
| Place | Spring | Fall |
|---|---|---|
| Airmont | Mar 10 – June 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Albany | Apr 1 – June 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Amsterdam | Apr 15 – June 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Auburn | Apr 1 – June 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Babylon | Mar 1 – June 1 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Batavia | Apr 1 – June 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Beacon | Mar 1 – June 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Binghamton | Apr 1 – June 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Buffalo | Mar 10 – June 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Canandaigua | Apr 1 – June 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Chestnut Ridge | Mar 10 – June 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Cohoes | Mar 10 – June 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Corning | May 1 – June 1 | June 15 – July 15 |
| Cortland | Apr 15 – June 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Depew | Mar 10 – June 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Dobbs Ferry | Mar 10 – June 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Dunkirk | Apr 1 – June 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| East Rockaway | Mar 1 – June 1 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Elmira | Apr 15 – June 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Endicott | Apr 1 – June 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Floral Park | Mar 1 – June 1 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Freeport | Mar 1 – June 1 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Fulton | Apr 1 – June 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Garden City | Mar 1 – June 1 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Geneva | Apr 1 – June 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Glen Cove | Mar 1 – June 1 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Glens Falls | May 1 – June 1 | June 15 – July 15 |
| Gloversville | Apr 15 – June 1 | June 15 – July 15 |
| Great Neck | Mar 1 – June 1 | Aug 25 – Nov 1Now |
| Harrison | Mar 1 – June 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Haverstraw | Mar 10 – June 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Hempstead | Mar 1 – June 1 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Ithaca | Apr 15 – June 1 | June 15 – July 15 |
| Jamestown | Apr 15 – June 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Johnson City | Apr 1 – June 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Kenmore | Apr 15 – June 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Kingston | Apr 15 – June 1 | June 15 – July 15 |
| Kiryas Joel | Mar 1 – June 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Lackawanna | Mar 10 – June 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Lake Grove | Mar 1 – June 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Lancaster | Mar 10 – June 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Lindenhurst | Mar 1 – June 1 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Lockport | Apr 1 – June 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Long Beach | Mar 1 – June 1 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Lynbrook | Mar 1 – June 1 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Mamaroneck | Mar 10 – June 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Massapequa Park | Mar 1 – June 1 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Middletown | Mar 10 – June 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Mineola | Mar 1 – June 1 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Mount Kisco | Mar 10 – June 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Mount Vernon | Mar 1 – June 1 | Aug 25 – Nov 1Now |
| New Hyde Park | Mar 1 – June 1 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| New Rochelle | Mar 10 – June 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| New York | Mar 1 – June 1 | Aug 25 – Nov 1Now |
| Newburgh | Apr 1 – June 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Niagara Falls | Apr 1 – June 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| North Tonawanda | Apr 15 – June 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Olean | Apr 15 – June 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Oneida | Apr 1 – June 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Oneonta | May 1 – June 1 | June 15 – July 15 |
| Ossining | Mar 10 – June 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Oswego | Mar 10 – June 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Patchogue | Mar 1 – June 1 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Peekskill | Apr 1 – June 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Plattsburgh | Apr 15 – June 1 | June 15 – July 15 |
| Port Chester | Mar 1 – June 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Poughkeepsie | Mar 10 – June 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Rochester | Mar 10 – June 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Rockville Centre | Mar 1 – June 1 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Rome | Apr 15 – June 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Rye | Mar 1 – June 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Saratoga Springs | Apr 1 – June 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Scarsdale | Mar 10 – June 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Schenectady | Apr 1 – June 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Sleepy Hollow | Mar 10 – June 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Spring Valley | Mar 10 – June 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Suffern | Mar 10 – June 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Syracuse | Apr 1 – June 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Tarrytown | Mar 10 – June 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Tonawanda | Apr 15 – June 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Troy | Mar 10 – June 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Utica | Apr 1 – June 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Valley Stream | Mar 1 – June 1 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Watertown | Apr 1 – June 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Watervliet | Mar 10 – June 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| West Haverstraw | Mar 10 – June 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Westbury | Mar 1 – June 1 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| White Plains | Mar 1 – June 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Woodbury | Mar 1 – June 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Yonkers | Mar 10 – June 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 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 collards.