When to plant Swiss chard in Ohio

In spring, from Mar 15 – June 15 in Beachwood to Apr 20 – June 15 in Warren.

In fall, June 1 – Sept 10.

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 Ohio
PlaceSpringFall
AkronApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
AllianceApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
AmherstApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
AshlandApr 15 – June 15June 1 – July 20
AshtabulaApr 15 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
AthensApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
AuroraApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
AvonApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
Avon LakeApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
BarbertonApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
Bay VillageApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
BeachwoodMar 15 – June 15June 1 – Sept 15
BeavercreekApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
BedfordMar 15 – June 15June 1 – Sept 15
Bedford HeightsMar 15 – June 15June 1 – Sept 15
BellefontaineApr 15 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
BereaApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
BexleyApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
Blue AshApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
Bowling GreenApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
BrecksvilleApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
Broadview HeightsApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
Brook ParkApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
BrooklynApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
BrunswickApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
BucyrusApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
CambridgeApr 15 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
Canal WinchesterApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
CantonApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
CelinaApr 15 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
CentervilleApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
ChillicotheApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
CincinnatiApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
CirclevilleApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
ClaytonApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
ClevelandMar 15 – June 15June 1 – Sept 15
Cleveland HeightsMar 15 – June 15June 1 – Sept 15
ColumbusApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
ConneautApr 20 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
CoshoctonApr 15 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
Cuyahoga FallsApr 15 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
DaytonApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
DefianceApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
DelawareApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
DoverApr 15 – June 15June 1 – July 20
DublinApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
East ClevelandMar 15 – June 15June 1 – Sept 15
EastlakeApr 15 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
ElyriaApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
EnglewoodApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
EuclidMar 15 – June 15June 1 – Sept 15
FairbornApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
FairfieldApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
Fairview ParkApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
FindlayApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
Forest ParkApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
FostoriaApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
FranklinApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
FremontApr 15 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
GahannaApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
GalionApr 15 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
Garfield HeightsMar 15 – June 15June 1 – Sept 15
GreenApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
GreenvilleApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
Grove CityApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
HamiltonApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
HarrisonApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
HeathApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
HilliardApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
Huber HeightsApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
HudsonApr 15 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
IrontonApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
KentApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
KetteringApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
LakewoodApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
LancasterApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
LebanonApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
LimaApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
LondonApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
LorainApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
LovelandApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
LyndhurstMar 15 – June 15June 1 – Sept 15
MacedoniaApr 15 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
MansfieldApr 15 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
Maple HeightsMar 15 – June 15June 1 – Sept 15
MariettaApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
MarionApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
MarysvilleApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
MasonApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
MassillonApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
MaumeeApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
Mayfield HeightsApr 15 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
MedinaApr 15 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
MentorMar 15 – June 15June 1 – Sept 15
MiamisburgApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
Middleburg HeightsApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
MiddletownApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
MonroeApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
MontgomeryApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
Mount VernonApr 15 – June 15June 1 – July 20
New AlbanyApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
New FranklinApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
New PhiladelphiaApr 15 – June 15June 1 – July 20
NewarkApr 15 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
NilesApr 20 – June 15June 1 – July 20
North CantonApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
North OlmstedApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
North RidgevilleApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
North RoyaltonApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
NortonApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
NorwalkApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
NorwoodApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
OregonApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
OxfordApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
PainesvilleMar 15 – June 15June 1 – Sept 15
ParmaApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
Parma HeightsApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
PataskalaApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
PerrysburgApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
PickeringtonApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
PiquaApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
PortsmouthApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
PowellApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
RavennaApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
ReadingApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
ReynoldsburgApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
Richmond HeightsMar 15 – June 15June 1 – Sept 15
RiversideApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
Rocky RiverApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
SalemApr 15 – June 15June 1 – July 20
SanduskyMar 15 – June 15June 1 – Sept 15
Seven HillsMar 15 – June 15June 1 – Sept 15
Shaker HeightsMar 15 – June 15June 1 – Sept 15
SharonvilleApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
SidneyApr 15 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
SolonMar 15 – June 15June 1 – Sept 15
South EuclidMar 15 – June 15June 1 – Sept 15
SpringboroApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
SpringdaleApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
SpringfieldApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
SteubenvilleApr 15 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
StowApr 15 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
StreetsboroApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
StrongsvilleApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
SylvaniaApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
TallmadgeApr 15 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
TiffinApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
Tipp CityApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
ToledoApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
TrentonApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
TrotwoodApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
TroyApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
TwinsburgApr 15 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
University HeightsMar 15 – June 15June 1 – Sept 15
Upper ArlingtonApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
UrbanaApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
Van WertApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
VandaliaApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
VermilionApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
WadsworthApr 15 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
WarrenApr 20 – June 15June 1 – July 20
Warrensville HeightsMar 15 – June 15June 1 – Sept 15
Washington Court HouseApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
West CarrolltonApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
WestervilleApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
WestlakeApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
WhitehallApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
WickliffeApr 15 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
WilloughbyApr 15 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
WillowickApr 15 – June 15June 1 – Sept 10
WilmingtonApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
WoosterApr 15 – June 15June 1 – July 20
WorthingtonApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
XeniaApr 1 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
YoungstownApr 15 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
ZanesvilleApr 15 – June 15June 1 – Aug 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 swiss chard.