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Kohlrabi Planting Dates by State and Region

Published kohlrabi planting windows for 18 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 Mar 10 (Southern Illinois) and as late as Oct 1 (Central Florida). The middle of the range starts around May 1.

Kohlrabi windows by place
PlacePlantingHarvest
Central FloridaPlanting: outdoor planting Oct–Mar
Central IllinoisPlanting: March 25 to April 5, July 1
Central MissouriPlanting: planting dates 3/25 to 4/15; fall 7/25 to 8/5 (month/day)
Central North CarolinaPlanting: mid Feb to end of Jun; early Aug to mid Sep (direct seed); Transplanting: mid Feb to end of Jun; early Aug to mid Sep (transplants)
Central and higher-elevation Eastern OregonPlanting: May (direct seed)
Columbia and Snake River valleys, OregonPlanting: April
Eastern North CarolinaPlanting: mid Feb to end of Jun; early Aug to mid Sep (direct seed); Transplanting: mid Feb to end of Jun; early Aug to mid Sep (transplants)
Maricopa County, ArizonaPlanting: mid Aug to end of Nov (seed); Transplanting: early Jan to mid Feb; mid Oct to end of Dec (transplants)
MinnesotaPlanting: mid april to mid june; early august
New HampshireStart indoors: start seeds indoors 4-6 weeks before setting out; Transplanting: transplant 4 weeks before last frost
North FloridaPlanting: outdoor planting Sept–Mar
North MissouriPlanting: planting dates 4/1 to 4/15; fall 7/20 to 7/25 (month/day)
Northern IllinoisPlanting: April 8 to 20, July 15
Oregon CoastPlanting: July (first planting)
South FloridaPlanting: outdoor planting Oct–Feb
South MissouriPlanting: planting dates 3/15 to 4/5; fall 8/1 to 8/15 (month/day)
Southern IllinoisPlanting: March 10 to 20, June 15
Western North CarolinaPlanting: early Apr to mid Jun; mid Jul to mid Aug (direct seed); Transplanting: early Apr to mid Jun; mid Jul to mid Aug (transplants)

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Kohlrabi calendar by place
ItemJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Central Florida plantingPlanting window in JanuaryPlanting window in FebruaryPlanting window in MarchPlanting window in OctoberPlanting window in NovemberPlanting window in December
Central Illinois plantingPlanting window in MarchPlanting window in April
Central Missouri plantingTiming in table above
Central North Carolina plantingTiming in table above
Central North Carolina transplantingTiming 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
Eastern North Carolina transplantingTiming in table above
Maricopa County, Arizona plantingTiming in table above
Maricopa County, Arizona transplantingTiming in table above
Minnesota plantingTiming in table above
New Hampshire start indoorsTiming in table above
New Hampshire transplantingTiming 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 April
Oregon Coast plantingPlanting window in July
South Florida plantingPlanting window in JanuaryPlanting window in FebruaryPlanting window in OctoberPlanting window in NovemberPlanting window in December
South Missouri plantingTiming in table above
Southern Illinois plantingPlanting window in March
Western North Carolina plantingTiming in table above
Western North Carolina transplantingTiming 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: UF/IFAS Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide (VH021), Table 1.