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Fall oats Planting Dates by State and Region

Published fall oats planting windows for 9 places, with the source and the caveats you need before you use them.

Across the 9 places in this data set, the planting window begins as early as Sep 1 (Alabama) and as late as Sep 27 (Georgia). The middle of the range starts around Sep 15.

Fall oats windows by place
PlacePlantingHarvest
AlabamaPlanting: Sep 1 to Dec 1May 1 to Jul 1
ArkansasPlanting: Sep 15 to Dec 1May 15 to Jul 1
CaliforniaPlanting: Sep 15 to Mar 15Jun 15 to Sep 15
GeorgiaPlanting: Sep 27 to Dec 13May 25 to Jul 3
North CarolinaPlanting: Sep 25 to Dec 10May 30 to Jul 25
OregonPlanting: Sep 15 to Dec 10Jul 10 to Sep 1
South CarolinaPlanting: Sep 23 to Dec 15May 25 to Jul 3
TexasPlanting: Sep 7 to Nov 25May 13 to Jul 4
VirginiaPlanting: Sep 15 to Nov 9May 28 to Jul 20

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Fall oats calendar by place
ItemJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Alabama plantingPlanting window, most active in SeptemberPlanting window, most active in OctoberPlanting window in NovemberPlanting window in December
Alabama harvestHarvest window, most active in MayHarvest window, most active in JuneHarvest window in July
Arkansas plantingPlanting window in SeptemberPlanting window, most active in OctoberPlanting window, most active in NovemberPlanting window in December
Arkansas harvestHarvest window, most active in MayHarvest window, most active in JuneHarvest window in July
California plantingPlanting window, most active in JanuaryPlanting window, most active in FebruaryPlanting window, most active in MarchPlanting window in SeptemberPlanting window, most active in OctoberPlanting window, most active in NovemberPlanting window, most active in December
California harvestHarvest window in JuneHarvest window, most active in JulyHarvest window, most active in AugustHarvest window, most active in September
Georgia plantingPlanting window in SeptemberPlanting window, most active in OctoberPlanting window, most active in NovemberPlanting window, most active in December
Georgia harvestHarvest window in MayHarvest window, most active in JuneHarvest window in July
North Carolina plantingPlanting window in SeptemberPlanting window, most active in OctoberPlanting window, most active in NovemberPlanting window in December
North Carolina harvestHarvest window in MayHarvest window, most active in JuneHarvest window in July
Oregon plantingPlanting window in SeptemberPlanting window, most active in OctoberPlanting window, most active in NovemberPlanting window in December
Oregon harvestHarvest window in JulyHarvest window, most active in AugustHarvest window in September
South Carolina plantingPlanting window in SeptemberPlanting window, most active in OctoberPlanting window, most active in NovemberPlanting window in December
South Carolina harvestHarvest window in MayHarvest window, most active in JuneHarvest window in July
Texas plantingPlanting window, most active in SeptemberPlanting window, most active in OctoberPlanting window, most active in November
Texas harvestHarvest window, most active in MayHarvest window, most active in JuneHarvest window in July
Virginia plantingPlanting window, most active in SeptemberPlanting window, most active in OctoberPlanting window in November
Virginia harvestHarvest window in MayHarvest window, most active in JuneHarvest window, most active in July
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: USDA NASS, Field Crops Usual Planting and Harvesting Dates (October 2010 edition, copy hosted by Cornell University Mann Library). Dates are the usual start and end of the period when about 5% to 95% of the crop is planted or harvested, from long-run state progress data. They are historic averages, not a forecast.