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Crop dates by placeBroccoli Planting Dates by State and Region
Published broccoli planting windows for 18 places, with the source and the caveats you need before you use them.
Across the 6 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 Jul 1.
| Place | Planting | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | Planting: August 1 - September 1 (fall crop); February - April (spring/summer crop) | |
| Central Florida | Planting: outdoor planting Sept–Feb | |
| Central Illinois | Transplanting: April 10 to May 1, July 1 to 15 | |
| Central North Carolina | Transplanting: mid Feb to mid Apr; early Aug to mid Sep (transplants) | |
| Central Oregon | Start indoors: March (seed flats indoors or in greenhouse) | |
| Columbia and Snake River valleys, Oregon | Planting: April | |
| Eastern North Carolina | Transplanting: mid Feb to mid Apr; early Aug to mid Sep (transplants) | |
| Maricopa County, Arizona | Planting: early Jan to mid Jan; mid Aug to end of Dec (seed); Transplanting: early Jan to end of Jan; mid Sep to end of Dec (transplants) | |
| Minnesota | Start indoors: early march (start seeds indoors); Planting: mid april; early june | |
| New Hampshire | Start indoors: start seeds indoors 4-6 weeks before setting out; Transplanting: transplant 2-4 weeks before last frost | |
| North Florida | Planting: outdoor planting Sep–Feb | |
| Northern Illinois | Transplanting: April 24 to May 15, July 15 to 30 | |
| Oregon Coast | Planting: May | |
| South Florida | Planting: outdoor planting Oct–Jan | |
| Southern Illinois | Transplanting: March 27 to April 15, July 15 to 30 | |
| Western North Carolina | Transplanting: mid Apr to end of May; mid Jul to mid Aug (transplants) | |
| Western Oregon | Planting: March (if soil is dry enough); July (midsummer for fall and winter crops); August (fall crop) | |
| Western valleys (Portland, Roseburg, Medford), Oregon | Planting: April; August |
Calendar view
| Item | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas planting | Planting window in February | Planting window in March | Planting window in April | |||||||||
| Central Florida planting | Planting window in January | Planting window in February | Planting window in September | Planting window in October | Planting window in November | Planting window in December | ||||||
| Central Illinois transplanting | Transplanting window in April | Transplanting window in May | Transplanting window in July | |||||||||
| Central North Carolina transplanting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Central Oregon start indoors | Start indoors window in March | |||||||||||
| Columbia and Snake River valleys, Oregon planting | Planting window in April | |||||||||||
| Eastern North Carolina transplanting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Maricopa County, Arizona planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Maricopa County, Arizona transplanting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Minnesota start indoors | Start indoors window in March | |||||||||||
| Minnesota planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| New Hampshire start indoors | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| New Hampshire transplanting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| North Florida planting | Planting window in January | Planting window in February | Planting window in September | Planting window in October | Planting window in November | Planting window in December | ||||||
| Northern Illinois transplanting | Transplanting window in April | Transplanting window in May | Transplanting window in July | |||||||||
| Oregon Coast planting | Planting window in May | |||||||||||
| South Florida planting | Planting window in January | Planting window in October | Planting window in November | Planting window in December | ||||||||
| Southern Illinois transplanting | Transplanting window in March | Transplanting window in April | Transplanting window in July | |||||||||
| Western North Carolina transplanting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Western Oregon planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Western valleys (Portland, Roseburg, Medford), Oregon planting | Timing 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.