Onions, bunching (green and shallots) Planting Dates by State and Region

Published onions, bunching (green and shallots) planting windows for 3 places, with the source and the caveats you need before you use them.

Across the 3 places in this data set, the planting window begins as early as Aug 1 (Central Florida) and as late as Sep 1 (North Florida). The middle of the range starts around Sep 1.

Onions, bunching (green and shallots) windows by place
Place	Planting	Harvest
Central Florida	Planting: outdoor planting Aug–Mar
North Florida	Planting: outdoor planting Sep–Mar
South Florida	Planting: outdoor planting Sept–Mar

Calendar view

Onions, bunching (green and shallots) calendar by place
Item	Jan	Feb	Mar	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Central Florida planting	Planting window in January	Planting window in February	Planting window in March	Planting window in August	Planting window in September	Planting window in October	Planting window in November	Planting window in December
North Florida planting	Planting window in January	Planting window in February	Planting window in March		Planting window in September	Planting window in October	Planting window in November	Planting window in December
South Florida planting	Planting window in January	Planting window in February	Planting window in March		Planting window in September	Planting window in October	Planting window in November	Planting window in December

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.

Last reviewed: November 2026. Source: UF/IFAS Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide (VH021), Table 1.