When to plant Swiss chard in New York

In spring, from Mar 1 – May 25 in Floral Park to May 10 – June 15 in Oneonta.

In fall, June 1 – Aug 1.

USDA's earliest safe spring and latest safe fall planting dates, matched to each place's average frost dates.

Swiss chard planting dates by place in New York
PlaceSpringFall
AirmontApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
AlbanyApr 15 – June 15June 1 – July 20
AmsterdamApr 20 – June 15June 1 – July 20
AuburnApr 15 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
BabylonMar 15 – June 15June 1 – Sept 15
BataviaApr 15 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
BeaconMar 15 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
BinghamtonApr 15 – June 15June 1 – July 20
BuffaloApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
CanandaiguaApr 15 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
Chestnut RidgeApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
CohoesApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
CorningMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 5
CortlandApr 20 – June 15June 1 – July 20
DepewApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
Dobbs FerryApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
DunkirkApr 15 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
East RockawayMar 15 – June 15June 1 – Sept 15
ElmiraApr 20 – June 15June 1 – July 20
EndicottApr 15 – June 15June 1 – July 20
Floral ParkMar 1 – May 25June 1 – Sept 15
FreeportMar 15 – June 15June 1 – Sept 15
FultonApr 15 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
Garden CityMar 1 – May 25June 1 – Sept 15
GenevaApr 15 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
Glen CoveMar 1 – May 25June 1 – Sept 15
Glens FallsMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 5
GloversvilleApr 20 – June 15June 1 – July 5
Great NeckMar 1 – May 25June 1 – Oct 1
HarrisonMar 15 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
HaverstrawApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
HempsteadMar 1 – May 25June 1 – Sept 15
IthacaApr 20 – June 15June 1 – July 5
JamestownApr 20 – June 15June 1 – July 20
Johnson CityApr 15 – June 15June 1 – July 20
KenmoreApr 20 – June 15June 1 – July 20
KingstonApr 20 – June 15June 1 – July 5
Kiryas JoelMar 15 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
LackawannaApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
Lake GroveMar 15 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
LancasterApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
LindenhurstMar 15 – June 15June 1 – Sept 15
LockportApr 15 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
Long BeachMar 15 – June 15June 1 – Sept 15
LynbrookMar 15 – June 15June 1 – Sept 15
MamaroneckApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
Massapequa ParkMar 1 – May 25June 1 – Sept 15
MiddletownApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
MineolaMar 1 – May 25June 1 – Sept 15
Mount KiscoApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
Mount VernonMar 1 – May 25June 1 – Oct 1
New Hyde ParkMar 1 – May 25June 1 – Sept 15
New RochelleApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
New YorkMar 1 – May 25June 1 – Oct 1
NewburghApr 15 – June 15June 1 – July 20
Niagara FallsApr 15 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
North TonawandaApr 20 – June 15June 1 – July 20
OleanApr 20 – June 15June 1 – July 20
OneidaApr 15 – June 15June 1 – July 20
OneontaMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 5
OssiningApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
OswegoApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
PatchogueMar 1 – May 25June 1 – Sept 15
PeekskillApr 15 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
PlattsburghApr 20 – June 15June 1 – July 5
Port ChesterMar 15 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
PoughkeepsieApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
RochesterApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
Rockville CentreMar 15 – June 15June 1 – Sept 15
RomeApr 20 – June 15June 1 – July 20
RyeMar 15 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
Saratoga SpringsApr 15 – June 15June 1 – July 20
ScarsdaleApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
SchenectadyApr 15 – June 15June 1 – July 20
Sleepy HollowApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
Spring ValleyApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
SuffernApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
SyracuseApr 15 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
TarrytownApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
TonawandaApr 20 – June 15June 1 – July 20
TroyApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
UticaApr 15 – June 15June 1 – July 20
Valley StreamMar 1 – May 25June 1 – Sept 15
WatertownApr 15 – June 15June 1 – July 20
WatervlietApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
West HaverstrawApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
WestburyMar 1 – May 25June 1 – Sept 15
White PlainsMar 15 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
WoodburyMar 15 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
YonkersApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10

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 swiss chard.