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Crop dates by placeCollards Planting Dates by State and Region
Published collards planting windows for 8 places, with the source and the caveats you need before you use them.
Across the 5 places in this data set, the planting window begins as early as Feb 1 (Arkansas) and as late as Sep 1 (Central Florida). The middle of the range starts around Apr 1.
| Place | Planting | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | Planting: August 1 - September 15 (fall crop); February - July (spring/summer crop) | |
| Central Florida | Planting: outdoor planting Sept–Feb | |
| Central Missouri | Planting: planting dates 3/15 to 4/10 (month/day) | |
| Minnesota | Planting: mid april | |
| North Florida | Planting: outdoor planting Feb–April Sept–Nov | |
| North Missouri | Planting: planting dates 3/20 to 4/10 (month/day) | |
| South Florida | Planting: outdoor planting Sept–Jan | |
| South Missouri | Planting: planting dates 3/10 to 3/30 (month/day) |
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 | Planting window in May | Planting window in June | Planting window in July | ||||||
| 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 Missouri planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Minnesota planting | Planting window in April | |||||||||||
| North Florida planting | Planting window in February | Planting window in March | Planting window in April | |||||||||
| North Missouri planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| South Florida planting | Planting window in January | Planting window in September | Planting window in October | Planting window in November | Planting window in December | |||||||
| South Missouri 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.