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Onion (seeds, transplants and sets) planting and harvest datesOnion (seeds, transplants and sets) Planting Dates in Minnesota
Usual onion (seeds, transplants and sets) planting periods in Minnesota, shown as ranges with their source. Use them to frame a plan, then adjust for your own frost dates and soil temperature.
| Activity | Window | Source | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planting | mid april | source | 2026-11-11 |
| Item | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planting | Planting window in April |
What these dates mean in Minnesota
Planting usually runs about 30 days, from Apr 1 to Apr 30.
Frost-date caveat: these are published ranges for Minnesota. A northern or high-elevation site will run later than a southern or low one, and a cold wet spring can push planting past the window. Recommended outdoor timing; check forecast and soil temperature; frost dates and local conditions vary (last frost mid-to-late May for tender crops). Check your last spring frost and soil temperature, and confirm with your county extension office.
Other crops in Minnesota
- Alfalfa hay
- Asparagus (crowns)
- Beans (dry shell)
- Beets
- Broccoli
- Brussels sprouts
- Cabbage (early)
- Cabbage (late)
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- Celery
- Chinese cabbage
- Collards
- Corn
- Cucumbers
- Eggplant
- Endive
- Head lettuce
- Horseradish
- Kale
- Kohlrabi
- Leaf lettuce
- Lima beans
- Muskmelon
- Okra
- Onion (transplants)
- Parsley
- Parsnips
- Peas
- Pepper
- Potatoes
- Pumpkin
- Radish
- Rhubarb
- Rutabaga
- Snap beans (bush and pole)
- Soybeans
- Spinach
- Spring barley
- Spring oats
- Spring wheat
- Squash (summer and winter)
- Sunflowers
- Sweet corn
- Sweet potatoes (roots)
- Swiss chard
- Tomato
- Tomatoes
- Turnip
- Watermelon
- Winter wheat
Last reviewed: November 2026. Source: UMN Extension - Planting the vegetable garden.