When to plant Beets in Ohio

In spring, from Mar 10 – June 1 in Beachwood to Apr 15 – June 15 in Warren.

In fall, from June 15 – July 25 in Ashland to Aug 1 – Sept 1 in Willowick.

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

Beets planting dates by place in Ohio
PlaceSpringFall
AkronMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
AllianceMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
AmherstMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
AshlandApr 1 – June 15June 15 – July 25
AshtabulaApr 1 – June 15July 1 – Aug 5
AthensMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
AuroraMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
AvonMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
Avon LakeMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
BarbertonMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
Bay VillageMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
BeachwoodMar 10 – June 1Aug 1 – Oct 1
BeavercreekMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
BedfordMar 10 – June 1Aug 1 – Oct 1
Bedford HeightsMar 10 – June 1Aug 1 – Oct 1
BellefontaineApr 1 – June 15July 1 – Aug 5
BereaMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
BexleyMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
Blue AshMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
Bowling GreenMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
BrecksvilleMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
Broadview HeightsMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
Brook ParkMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
BrooklynMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
BrunswickMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
BucyrusMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
CambridgeApr 1 – June 15July 1 – Aug 5
Canal WinchesterMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
CantonMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
CelinaApr 1 – June 15July 1 – Aug 5
CentervilleMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
ChillicotheMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
CincinnatiMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
CirclevilleMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
ClaytonMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
ClevelandMar 10 – June 1Aug 1 – Oct 1
Cleveland HeightsMar 10 – June 1Aug 1 – Oct 1
ColumbusMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
ConneautApr 15 – June 15July 1 – Aug 5
CoshoctonApr 1 – June 15July 1 – Aug 5
Cuyahoga FallsApr 1 – June 15July 1 – Aug 5
DaytonMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
DefianceMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
DelawareMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
DoverApr 1 – June 15June 15 – July 25
DublinMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
East ClevelandMar 10 – June 1Aug 1 – Oct 1
EastlakeApr 1 – June 15Aug 1 – Sept 1
ElyriaMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
EnglewoodMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
EuclidMar 10 – June 1Aug 1 – Oct 1
FairbornMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
FairfieldMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
Fairview ParkMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
FindlayMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
Forest ParkMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
FostoriaMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
FranklinMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
FremontApr 1 – June 15July 1 – Aug 5
GahannaMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
GalionApr 1 – June 15July 1 – Aug 5
Garfield HeightsMar 10 – June 1Aug 1 – Oct 1
GreenMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
GreenvilleMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
Grove CityMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
HamiltonMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
HarrisonMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
HeathMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
HilliardMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
Huber HeightsMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
HudsonApr 1 – June 15July 1 – Aug 5
IrontonMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
KentMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
KetteringMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
LakewoodMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
LancasterMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
LebanonMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
LimaMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
LondonMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
LorainMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
LovelandMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
LyndhurstMar 10 – June 1Aug 1 – Oct 1
MacedoniaApr 1 – June 15July 1 – Aug 5
MansfieldApr 1 – June 15July 1 – Aug 5
Maple HeightsMar 10 – June 1Aug 1 – Oct 1
MariettaMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
MarionMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
MarysvilleMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
MasonMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
MassillonMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
MaumeeMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
Mayfield HeightsApr 1 – June 15Aug 1 – Sept 1
MedinaApr 1 – June 15July 1 – Aug 5
MentorMar 10 – June 1Aug 1 – Oct 1
MiamisburgMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
Middleburg HeightsMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
MiddletownMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
MonroeMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
MontgomeryMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
Mount VernonApr 1 – June 15June 15 – July 25
New AlbanyMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
New FranklinMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
New PhiladelphiaApr 1 – June 15June 15 – July 25
NewarkApr 1 – June 15July 1 – Aug 5
NilesApr 15 – June 15June 15 – July 25
North CantonMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
North OlmstedMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
North RidgevilleMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
North RoyaltonMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
NortonMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
NorwalkMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
NorwoodMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
OregonMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
OxfordMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
PainesvilleMar 10 – June 1Aug 1 – Oct 1
ParmaMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
Parma HeightsMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
PataskalaMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
PerrysburgMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
PickeringtonMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
PiquaMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
PortsmouthMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
PowellMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
RavennaMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
ReadingMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
ReynoldsburgMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
Richmond HeightsMar 10 – June 1Aug 1 – Oct 1
RiversideMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
Rocky RiverMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
SalemApr 1 – June 15June 15 – July 25
SanduskyMar 10 – June 1Aug 1 – Oct 1
Seven HillsMar 10 – June 1Aug 1 – Oct 1
Shaker HeightsMar 10 – June 1Aug 1 – Oct 1
SharonvilleMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
SidneyApr 1 – June 15July 1 – Aug 5
SolonMar 10 – June 1Aug 1 – Oct 1
South EuclidMar 10 – June 1Aug 1 – Oct 1
SpringboroMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
SpringdaleMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
SpringfieldMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
SteubenvilleApr 1 – June 15July 1 – Aug 5
StowApr 1 – June 15July 1 – Aug 5
StreetsboroMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
StrongsvilleMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
SylvaniaMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
TallmadgeApr 1 – June 15July 1 – Aug 5
TiffinMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
Tipp CityMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
ToledoMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
TrentonMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
TrotwoodMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
TroyMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
TwinsburgApr 1 – June 15July 1 – Aug 5
University HeightsMar 10 – June 1Aug 1 – Oct 1
Upper ArlingtonMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
UrbanaMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
Van WertMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
VandaliaMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
VermilionMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
WadsworthApr 1 – June 15July 1 – Aug 5
WarrenApr 15 – June 15June 15 – July 25
Warrensville HeightsMar 10 – June 1Aug 1 – Oct 1
Washington Court HouseMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
West CarrolltonMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
WestervilleMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
WestlakeMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
WhitehallMar 20 – June 1Aug 1 – Sept 1
WickliffeApr 1 – June 15Aug 1 – Sept 1
WilloughbyApr 1 – June 15Aug 1 – Sept 1
WillowickApr 1 – June 15Aug 1 – Sept 1
WilmingtonMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
WoosterApr 1 – June 15June 15 – July 25
WorthingtonMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
XeniaMar 20 – June 1July 1 – Aug 5
YoungstownApr 1 – June 15July 1 – Aug 5
ZanesvilleApr 1 – June 15July 1 – Aug 5

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 beets.