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Crop dates by placeSpinach Planting Dates by State and Region
Published spinach planting windows for 20 places, with the source and the caveats you need before you use them.
Across the 10 places in this data set, the planting window begins as early as Feb 1 (Arkansas) and as late as Oct 1 (North Florida). The middle of the range starts around May 18.
| Place | Planting | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | Planting: August 25 - September 15 (fall crop); February - April (spring/summer crop) | |
| Central Florida | Planting: outdoor planting Sept–Mar | |
| Central Illinois | Planting: March 25 to April 15, July 21 to Aug. 30 | |
| Central Missouri | Planting: planting dates 3/20 to 4/20; fall 8/1 to 8/20 (month/day) | |
| Central North Carolina | Planting: mid Feb to end of Jun; early Aug to mid Oct (direct seed) | |
| Central and higher-elevation Eastern Oregon | Planting: Late April | |
| Eastern North Carolina | Planting: mid Feb to end of Jun; early Aug to mid Oct (direct seed) | |
| Maricopa County, Arizona | Planting: early Jan to end of Feb; early Sep to end of Dec (seed) | |
| Minnesota | Planting: mid april; early august | |
| New Hampshire | Start indoors: start seeds indoors 4-6 weeks before setting out; Transplanting: transplant 3-6 weeks before last frost | |
| North Florida | Planting: outdoor planting Oct–Nov | |
| North Missouri | Planting: planting dates 4/1 to 4/20; fall 7/20 to 8/10 (month/day) | |
| Northern Illinois | Planting: April 5 to 30, Aug. 5 to Sept. 15 | |
| Oregon Coast | Planting: August | |
| South Florida | Planting: outdoor planting Oct–Feb | |
| South Missouri | Planting: planting dates 3/10 to 5/1; fall 8/1 to 8/30 (month/day) | |
| Southern Illinois | Planting: March 11 to April 1, July 7 to Aug. 15 | |
| Utah | Planting: fall harvest planting July 1 to August 15 | |
| Western North Carolina | Planting: early Mar to end of May; early Aug to end of Aug (direct seed) | |
| Western valleys (Portland, Roseburg, Medford), Oregon | Planting: April; August |
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 | |||||||||
| Central 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 | |||||
| Central Illinois planting | Planting window in March | Planting window in April | Planting window in July | Planting window in August | ||||||||
| Central Missouri planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Central North Carolina planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Central and higher-elevation Eastern Oregon planting | Planting window in April | |||||||||||
| Eastern North Carolina planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Maricopa County, Arizona planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Minnesota planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| New Hampshire start indoors | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| New Hampshire transplanting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| North Florida planting | Planting window in October | Planting window in November | ||||||||||
| North Missouri planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Northern Illinois planting | Planting window in April | Planting window in August | Planting window in September | |||||||||
| Oregon Coast planting | Planting window in August | |||||||||||
| South Florida planting | Planting window in January | Planting window in February | Planting window in October | Planting window in November | Planting window in December | |||||||
| South Missouri planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Southern Illinois planting | Planting window in March | Planting window in April | Planting window in July | Planting window in August | ||||||||
| Utah planting | Planting window in July | Planting window in August | ||||||||||
| Western North Carolina planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Western valleys (Portland, Roseburg, Medford), Oregon 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.