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When to Plant Asparagus: Planting Dates by State

The right time to plant asparagus depends on your local frost dates. Perennial; plant crowns 2-4 weeks before last frost as soon as soil can be worked. Takes 2-3 years to full production.

Days to maturity 730–1095 days

Asparagus Planting Windows by State

StatePlanting window across the state
AlabamaPlant outdoors Jan 24 (Mobile) to Mar 9 (Jacksonville)
AlaskaPlant outdoors Mar 7 (Ketchikan) to May 14 (Kalifornsky)
ArizonaPlant outdoors Dec 7 (Bullhead City) to May 7 (Flagstaff)
ArkansasPlant outdoors Feb 13 (Texarkana) to Mar 15 (Centerton)
CaliforniaPlant outdoors Dec 1 (San Mateo) to Apr 29 (Big Bear City)
ColoradoPlant outdoors Mar 17 (Grand Junction) to May 24 (Edwards)
ConnecticutPlant outdoors Mar 8 (Bridgeport) to Apr 10 (Torrington)
DelawarePlant outdoors Mar 2 (Claymont) to Mar 22 (Hockessin)
District of ColumbiaPlant outdoors Feb 24 (Washington) to Mar 12 (Chevy Chase)
FloridaPlant outdoors Dec 18 (Sarasota) to Feb 21 (Crestview)
GeorgiaPlant outdoors Jan 5 (St. Marys) to Mar 14 (Cartersville)
IdahoPlant outdoors Mar 9 (Lewiston) to Apr 19 (Eagle)
IllinoisPlant outdoors Mar 4 (Granite City) to Apr 3 (Roscoe)
IndianaPlant outdoors Mar 1 (Evansville) to Apr 4 (Auburn)
IowaPlant outdoors Mar 13 (Keokuk) to Apr 5 (Grinnell)
KansasPlant outdoors Mar 7 (Kansas City) to Mar 31 (Garden City)
KentuckyPlant outdoors Mar 3 (Louisville) to Apr 3 (Shelbyville)
LouisianaPlant outdoors Dec 27 (Metairie) to Feb 17 (Minden)
MainePlant outdoors Mar 28 (Lewiston) to Apr 18 (Sanford)
MarylandPlant outdoors Feb 22 (California) to Mar 27 (Westminster)
MassachusettsPlant outdoors Mar 7 (Boston) to Apr 12 (North Adams)
MichiganPlant outdoors Mar 22 (Port Huron) to Apr 21 (Cadillac)
MinnesotaPlant outdoors Mar 24 (Winona) to May 8 (Hibbing)
MississippiPlant outdoors Jan 15 (Biloxi) to Mar 6 (Oxford)
MissouriPlant outdoors Feb 26 (Sikeston) to Mar 24 (Kirksville)
MontanaPlant outdoors Apr 7 (Laurel) to May 16 (Butte)
NebraskaPlant outdoors Mar 18 (Elkhorn) to Apr 13 (Alliance)
NevadaPlant outdoors Dec 23 (Henderson) to May 9 (Spring Creek)
New HampshirePlant outdoors Mar 24 (Salem) to Apr 16 (Berlin)
New JerseyPlant outdoors Feb 26 (Atlantic City) to Apr 2 (Manville)
New MexicoPlant outdoors Jan 31 (Chaparral) to Apr 26 (Las Vegas)
New YorkPlant outdoors Feb 26 (Elmhurst) to Apr 19 (Corning)
North CarolinaPlant outdoors Feb 18 (Morehead City) to Apr 4 (Boone)
North DakotaPlant outdoors Apr 6 (Wahpeton) to Apr 23 (Beulah)
OhioPlant outdoors Mar 11 (Cleveland) to Apr 10 (Girard)
OklahomaPlant outdoors Feb 15 (Ardmore) to Mar 21 (Guymon)
OregonPlant outdoors Jan 14 (Beaverton) to May 12 (Altamont)
PennsylvaniaPlant outdoors Mar 2 (Philadelphia) to Apr 17 (Hermitage)
Rhode IslandPlant outdoors Mar 10 (Newport) to Apr 3 (Narragansett)
South CarolinaPlant outdoors Jan 7 (Charleston) to Mar 23 (Gaffney)
South DakotaPlant outdoors Mar 29 (Tea) to Apr 14 (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
TennesseePlant outdoors Feb 16 (New South Memphis) to Mar 24 (Bristol)
TexasPlant outdoors Dec 11 (Edinburg) to Mar 24 (Dumas)
UtahPlant outdoors Feb 14 (Saint George) to May 7 (Heber City)
VermontPlant outdoors Apr 1 (Burlington) to Apr 22 (Morristown)
VirginiaPlant outdoors Feb 16 (Newport News) to Mar 29 (Radford)
WashingtonPlant outdoors Feb 1 (Port Townsend) to May 2 (Cheney)
West VirginiaPlant outdoors Mar 15 (Huntington) to Apr 8 (Beckley)
WisconsinPlant outdoors Mar 22 (Kenosha) to Apr 13 (Merrill)
WyomingPlant outdoors Apr 6 (Worland) to May 15 (Evanston)

Pick a state for city-by-city dates. For the most precise dates, look up your ZIP code.

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