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Beets Planting Dates by State and Region

Published beets planting windows for 19 places, with the source and the caveats you need before you use them.

Across the 10 places in this data set, the planting window begins as early as Feb 1 (Arkansas) and as late as Oct 1 (South Florida). The middle of the range starts around Apr 17.

Beets windows by place
PlacePlantingHarvest
ArkansasPlanting: August 15 - September 1 (fall crop); February - April (spring/summer crop)
Central FloridaPlanting: outdoor planting Sept–Feb
Central IllinoisPlanting: April 10 to July 15 (Fall crop)
Central MissouriPlanting: planting dates 3/15 to 4/15; fall 8/1 to 8/10 (month/day)
Central North CarolinaPlanting: early Mar to mid Apr; mid Jul to mid Sep (direct seed)
Columbia and Snake River valleys, OregonPlanting: April
Eastern North CarolinaPlanting: early Mar to mid Apr; mid Jul to mid Sep (direct seed)
Maricopa County, ArizonaPlanting: early Jan to mid Mar; mid Sep to end of Dec (seed)
MinnesotaPlanting: mid april to mid june
North FloridaPlanting: outdoor planting Sept–Mar
North MissouriPlanting: planting dates 4/1 to 4/15; fall 7/25 to 8/1 (month/day)
Northern IllinoisPlanting: April 24 to July 30
Oregon CoastPlanting: April
South FloridaPlanting: outdoor planting Oct–Jan
South MissouriPlanting: planting dates 3/1 to 3/25; fall 8/1 to 8/15 (month/day)
Southern IllinoisPlanting: March 27 to July 30
UtahPlanting: fall harvest planting July 1 to August 1
Western North CarolinaPlanting: early Apr to mid May; early Jul to end of Jul (direct seed)
Western OregonPlanting: March (if soil is dry enough); July (midsummer for fall and winter crops)

Calendar view

Beets calendar by place
ItemJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Arkansas plantingPlanting window in FebruaryPlanting window in MarchPlanting window in April
Central Florida plantingPlanting window in JanuaryPlanting window in FebruaryPlanting window in SeptemberPlanting window in OctoberPlanting window in NovemberPlanting window in December
Central Illinois plantingPlanting window in AprilPlanting window in MayPlanting window in JunePlanting window in July
Central Missouri plantingTiming in table above
Central North Carolina plantingTiming in table above
Columbia and Snake River valleys, Oregon plantingPlanting window in April
Eastern North Carolina plantingTiming in table above
Maricopa County, Arizona plantingTiming in table above
Minnesota plantingTiming in table above
North Florida plantingPlanting window in JanuaryPlanting window in FebruaryPlanting window in MarchPlanting window in SeptemberPlanting window in OctoberPlanting window in NovemberPlanting window in December
North Missouri plantingTiming in table above
Northern Illinois plantingPlanting window in AprilPlanting window in MayPlanting window in JunePlanting window in July
Oregon Coast plantingPlanting window in April
South Florida plantingPlanting window in JanuaryPlanting window in OctoberPlanting window in NovemberPlanting window in December
South Missouri plantingTiming in table above
Southern Illinois plantingPlanting window in MarchPlanting window in AprilPlanting window in MayPlanting window in JunePlanting window in July
Utah plantingPlanting window in JulyPlanting window in August
Western North Carolina plantingTiming in table above
Western Oregon plantingTiming in table above
Frost-date caveat: ranges blur real differences inside a state or region. Use them to plan, then fit them to your last frost date, soil temperature and field conditions.

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Last reviewed: November 2026. Source: Arkansas Extension - Fall Planting Dates.