Fall planting calendar First frost around Oct 30
USDA's latest dates, and range of dates, for safe fall planting in places whose average first freeze is about October 30. We use this column for 332 towns whose NOAA average first frost is nearest October 30.
Fall planting dates
- Black-eyed peasJune 1 – Aug 1 (past for this year)
- CucumbersJune 1 – Aug 1 (past for this year)
- Eggplant plantsJune 1 – July 1 (past for this year)
- New Zealand spinachJune 1 – Aug 1 (past for this year)
- OkraJune 1 – Aug 10 (past for this year)
- Peppers plantsJune 1 – July 20 (past for this year)
- SalsifyJune 1 – July 10 (past for this year)
- SoybeansJune 1 – July 15 (past for this year)
- Summer squashJune 1 – Aug 1 (past for this year)
- Sweet cornJune 1 – Aug 1 (past for this year)
- Sweet potatoesJune 1 – 15 (past for this year)
- Swiss chardJune 1 – Sept 10 (past for this year)
- TomatoesJune 1 – July 1 (past for this year)
- Winter squashJune 10 – July 10 (past for this year)
- Celery and celeriac plantsJune 15 – Aug 15 (past for this year)
- Broccoli plantsJuly 1 – Aug 15 (past for this year)
- Brussels sprouts plantsJuly 1 – Aug 15 (past for this year)
- Cantaloupe (muskmelon)July 1 – 15 (past for this year)
- CarrotsJuly 1 – Aug 15 (past for this year)
- Florence fennelJuly 1 – Aug 1 (past for this year)
- Lima beansJuly 1 – Aug 1 (past for this year)
- Snap beansJuly 1 – Aug 15 (past for this year)
- WatermelonJuly 1 – 15 (past for this year)
- Witloof chicoryJuly 1 – Aug 10 (past for this year)
- Cauliflower plantsJuly 15 – Aug 15 (past for this year)
- EndiveJuly 15 – Aug 15 (past for this year)
- KaleJuly 15 – Sept 1 (past for this year)
- RutabagaJuly 15 – Aug 1 (past for this year)
- PotatoesJuly 20 – Aug 10 (past for this year)
- BeetsAug 1 – Sept 1 (past for this year)
- Cabbage plantsAug 1 – Sept 1 (past for this year)
- Chinese cabbageAug 1 – Sept 15 (past for this year)
- Collards plantsAug 1 – Sept 15 (past for this year)
- Garden peasAug 1 – Sept 15 (past for this year)
- Head lettuce plantsAug 1 – Sept 15 (past for this year)
- KohlrabiAug 1 – Sept 1 (past for this year)
- ParsleyAug 1 – Sept 15 (past for this year)
- SorrelAug 1 – Sept 15 (past for this year)
- TurnipsAug 1 – Sept 15 (past for this year)
- DandelionAug 15 – Oct 1 (past for this year)
- Leaf lettuceAug 15 – Oct 1 (past for this year)
- Mustard greensAug 15 – Oct 15 (past for this year)
- RadishesAug 15 – Oct 15 (past for this year)
- SpinachSept 1 – Oct 1 (past for this year)
- Corn saladSept 15 – Nov 1Now
- Upland cressSept 15 – Nov 1Now
- Rhubarb plantsNov 1 – Dec 1Soon
- Asparagus plantsNov 15 – Jan 1Soon
USDA lists chervil and chives, garlic, horseradish, leeks, parsnips, shallots as generally spring-planted here.
Source: USDA Home and Garden Bulletin No. 9 (1967), “Suburban and Farm Vegetable Gardens,” table 5, column “October 30.” “Plants” means setting out transplants, not sowing seed.
Towns on this calendar
- Alabama Florence, Trussville, Cullman, Muscle Shoals, Scottsboro, Talladega, Jacksonville, Jasper and 4 more
- Arizona Camp Verde
- Arkansas Fayetteville, Rogers, Conway, Russellville, Cabot, Centerton, Siloam Springs, Maumelle and 4 more
- California Lancaster, Soledad, Tehachapi
- Connecticut New Haven, Hartford, Naugatuck, New London
- Delaware Wilmington, Dover, Newark, Milford
- Georgia Newnan, Milton, Woodstock, Rome, Kennesaw, Dalton, Cartersville, Calhoun and 2 more
- Idaho Lewiston
- Illinois Cicero, Arlington Heights, Des Plaines, Oak Lawn, Quincy, Collinsville, Mattoon, Channahon and 3 more
- Indiana Bloomington, Gary, Lawrence, Plainfield, Brownsburg, Michigan City, Jasper, Vincennes and 2 more
- Kansas Wichita, Overland Park, Kansas City, Lawrence, Leavenworth, Leawood, Junction City, Pittsburg and 3 more
- Kentucky Louisville, Lexington, Bowling Green, Owensboro, Hopkinsville, Jeffersontown, Henderson, Paducah and 8 more
- Maryland Hagerstown, College Park, Aberdeen, Elkton, La Plata
- Massachusetts Lawrence, Barnstable Town, Randolph Town
- Michigan Warren, Westland, Port Huron
- Mississippi Oxford, Corinth, Grenada
- Missouri Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield, Columbia, Independence, Lee's Summit, O'Fallon, St. Charles and 16 more
- Nevada Reno
- New Jersey Paterson, Trenton, Passaic, New Brunswick, Plainfield, Long Branch, Westfield, Bridgeton and 6 more
- New Mexico Rio Rancho, Roswell, Clovis, Deming, Artesia, Portales
- New York Buffalo, Yonkers, White Plains, Troy, Kiryas Joel, Lockport, Oswego, Lake Grove
- North Carolina Charlotte, Greensboro, Durham, Concord, Asheville, Wake Forest, Mooresville, Holly Springs and 20 more
- Ohio Toledo, Akron, Parma, Canton, Elyria, Delaware, Huber Heights, Reynoldsburg and 8 more
- Oklahoma Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Norman, Broken Arrow, Edmond, Enid, Stillwater, Muskogee and 16 more
- Oregon Salem, Medford, Corvallis, Grants Pass, Forest Grove, Dallas, The Dalles, Sweet Home
- Pennsylvania Pittsburgh, Reading, Erie, State College, Norristown, Plum, Phoenixville, Lansdale and 4 more
- Rhode Island Providence
- South Carolina Spartanburg, Fort Mill, Easley, Clemson, Irmo
- Tennessee Nashville, Knoxville, Clarksville, Murfreesboro, Franklin, Jackson, Hendersonville, Spring Hill and 30 more
- Texas Amarillo, Plainview, Pampa, Levelland, Borger
- Utah West Valley City, Magna metro
- Virginia Richmond, Roanoke, Manassas, Danville, Petersburg, Fredericksburg, Winchester, Staunton and 4 more
- Washington Everett, Bellingham, Kennewick, Puyallup, Wenatchee, Mount Vernon, Walla Walla, Centralia and 2 more
- West Virginia Charleston, Huntington, Parkersburg, Wheeling, Fairmont, St. Albans
- Wisconsin Oak Creek, Pleasant Prairie, Cudahy