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Carrots Planting Dates by State and Region

Published carrots planting windows for 20 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 Mar 18 (Southern Illinois) and as late as Sep 1 (North Florida). The middle of the range starts around Apr 17.

Carrots windows by place
PlacePlantingHarvest
ArkansasPlanting: August 1 - August 15 (fall crop)
Central FloridaPlanting: outdoor planting Aug–Mar
Central IllinoisPlanting: April 10 to July 15 (Fall crop)
Central MissouriPlanting: planting dates 3/15 to 4/5; fall 7/25 to 7/30 (month/day)
Central North CarolinaPlanting: early Feb to end of Mar; mid Jun to mid Sep (direct seed)
Central and higher-elevation Eastern OregonPlanting: May (direct seed)
Columbia and Snake River valleys, OregonPlanting: April
Eastern North CarolinaPlanting: early Feb to end of Mar; mid Jun to mid Sep (direct seed)
Maricopa County, ArizonaPlanting: early Jan to end of Apr; early Aug to end of Dec (seed)
MinnesotaPlanting: mid april to early june
North FloridaPlanting: outdoor planting Sept–Mar
North MissouriPlanting: planting dates 3/25 to 4/10; fall 7/20 to 7/30 (month/day)
Northern IllinoisPlanting: April 24 to July 30
Oregon CoastPlanting: April
South FloridaPlanting: outdoor planting Sept–Mar
South MissouriPlanting: planting dates 3/5 to 3/25; fall 8/1 to 8/15 (month/day)
Southern IllinoisPlanting: March 18 to July 30
Western North CarolinaPlanting: early Mar to end of May; mid Jul to mid Aug (direct seed)
Western OregonPlanting: March (if soil is dry enough); July (midsummer for fall and winter crops)
Western valleys (Portland, Roseburg, Medford), OregonPlanting: April

Calendar view

Carrots calendar by place
ItemJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Arkansas plantingTiming in table above
Central Florida plantingPlanting window in JanuaryPlanting window in FebruaryPlanting window in MarchPlanting window in AugustPlanting 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
Central and higher-elevation Eastern Oregon plantingPlanting window in May
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 FebruaryPlanting window in MarchPlanting window in SeptemberPlanting 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
Western North Carolina plantingTiming in table above
Western Oregon plantingTiming in table above
Western valleys (Portland, Roseburg, Medford), Oregon plantingPlanting window in April
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.