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Crop dates by placeTomato Planting Dates by State and Region
Published tomato planting windows for 6 places, with the source and the caveats you need before you use them.
| Place | Planting | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | Planting: March - May (spring/summer crop) | |
| Central Illinois | Transplanting: May 10 to June 1 | |
| Minnesota | Start indoors: early april (start seeds indoors) | |
| New Hampshire | Start indoors: start seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before setting out; Transplanting: transplant 1-2 weeks after last frost | |
| Northern Illinois | Transplanting: May 24 to June 15 | |
| Southern Illinois | Transplanting: April 28 to May 15 |
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| Item | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas planting | Planting window in March | Planting window in April | Planting window in May | |||||||||
| Central Illinois transplanting | Transplanting window in May | Transplanting window in June | ||||||||||
| Minnesota start indoors | Start indoors window in April | |||||||||||
| New Hampshire start indoors | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| New Hampshire transplanting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Northern Illinois transplanting | Transplanting window in May | Transplanting window in June | ||||||||||
| Southern Illinois transplanting | Transplanting window in April | Transplanting window in May | ||||||||||
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 - Spring and Summer Vegetable Planting Dates.