When to plant Carrots in Washington
In spring, from Feb 1 – Mar 1 in Burien to May 10 – June 1 in Cheney.
In fall, from May 15 – June 15 in Cheney to Sept 15 – Dec 1 in Port Townsend.
USDA's earliest safe spring and latest safe fall planting dates, matched to each place's average frost dates.
| Place | Spring | Fall |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | Mar 1 – Apr 10 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Airway Heights | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 1 – July 20 |
| Anacortes | Feb 10 – Mar 15 | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Arlington | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Auburn | Feb 15 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Bainbridge Island | Mar 1 – Apr 10 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Battle Ground | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Bellevue | Feb 10 – Mar 15 | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Bellingham | Mar 1 – Apr 10 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Bonney Lake | Mar 10 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Bothell | Feb 10 – Mar 15 | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Bremerton | Mar 1 – Apr 10 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Burien | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Burlington | Feb 15 – Mar 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Camas | Feb 15 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Centralia | Apr 1 – May 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Cheney | May 10 – June 1 | May 15 – June 15 |
| Covington | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Des Moines | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| East Wenatchee | Mar 1 – Apr 10 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Edgewood | Feb 10 – Mar 15 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Edmonds | Feb 10 – Mar 15 | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Ellensburg | Apr 20 – June 15 | June 1 – July 10 |
| Enumclaw | Mar 10 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Everett | Feb 15 – Mar 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Federal Way | Feb 10 – Mar 15 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Ferndale | Mar 1 – Apr 10 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Fife | Feb 10 – Mar 15 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Gig Harbor | Feb 10 – Mar 15 | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Grandview | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 1 – July 20 |
| Issaquah | Feb 10 – Mar 15 | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Kelso | Mar 10 – Apr 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Kenmore | Feb 10 – Mar 15 | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Kennewick | Mar 1 – Apr 10 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Kent | Feb 15 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Kirkland | Feb 10 – Mar 15 | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Lacey | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 1 – July 20 |
| Lake Forest Park | Feb 10 – Mar 15 | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Lake Stevens | Feb 15 – Mar 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Lakewood | Feb 10 – Mar 15 | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Liberty Lake | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 1 – July 20 |
| Longview | Mar 10 – Apr 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Lynden | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Lynnwood | Feb 10 – Mar 15 | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Maple Valley | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Marysville | Feb 15 – Mar 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Mercer Island | Feb 10 – Mar 15 | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Mill Creek | Feb 10 – Mar 15 | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Monroe | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Moses Lake | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 1 – July 20 |
| Mount Vernon | Feb 15 – Mar 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Mountlake Terrace | Feb 10 – Mar 15 | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Mukilteo | Feb 10 – Mar 15 | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Newcastle | Feb 10 – Mar 15 | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Oak Harbor | Feb 10 – Mar 15 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Olympia | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 1 – July 20 |
| Pasco | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 1 – July 20 |
| Port Angeles | Feb 10 – Mar 15 | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Port Orchard | Mar 1 – Apr 10 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Port Townsend | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 15 – Dec 1Now |
| Poulsbo | Mar 1 – Apr 10 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Pullman | Apr 20 – June 15 | June 1 – July 10 |
| Puyallup | Mar 10 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Redmond | Feb 10 – Mar 15 | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Renton | Feb 10 – Mar 15 | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Richland | Mar 10 – Apr 20 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Ridgefield | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Sammamish | Mar 1 – Apr 10 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| SeaTac | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Seattle | Feb 10 – Mar 15 | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Sedro-Woolley | Mar 1 – Apr 10 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Shelton | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Shoreline | Feb 10 – Mar 15 | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Snohomish | Feb 15 – Mar 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Snoqualmie | Mar 1 – Apr 10 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Spokane | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 1 – July 20 |
| Spokane Valley | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 1 – July 20 |
| Sumner | Mar 10 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Sunnyside | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 1 – July 20 |
| Tacoma | Feb 10 – Mar 15 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Tukwila | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Tumwater | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 1 – July 20 |
| University Place | Feb 10 – Mar 15 | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Vancouver | Mar 1 – Apr 10 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Walla Walla | Mar 1 – Apr 10 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Washougal | Mar 1 – Apr 10 | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Wenatchee | Mar 1 – Apr 10 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| West Richland | Mar 10 – Apr 20 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Woodinville | Feb 10 – Mar 15 | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Yakima | Mar 10 – Apr 20 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Yelm | Apr 10 – June 1 | June 1 – July 20 |
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 carrots.