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When to Plant Brussels Sprouts: Planting Dates by State

The right time to plant Brussels sprouts depends on your local frost dates. Long-season crop best timed to mature after a light fall frost for sweetest flavor; start indoors 5-7 weeks before last frost.

Days to maturity 90–110 days

Brussels Sprouts Planting Windows by State

StatePlanting window across the state
AlabamaTransplant outdoors Jan 31 (Mobile) to Mar 16 (Jacksonville)
AlaskaTransplant outdoors Mar 14 (Ketchikan) to May 21 (Kalifornsky)
ArizonaTransplant outdoors Dec 14 (Bullhead City) to May 14 (Flagstaff)
ArkansasTransplant outdoors Feb 20 (Texarkana) to Mar 22 (Centerton)
CaliforniaTransplant outdoors Dec 8 (San Mateo) to May 6 (Big Bear City)
ColoradoTransplant outdoors Mar 24 (Grand Junction) to May 31 (Edwards)
ConnecticutTransplant outdoors Mar 15 (Bridgeport) to Apr 17 (Torrington)
DelawareTransplant outdoors Mar 9 (Claymont) to Mar 29 (Hockessin)
District of ColumbiaTransplant outdoors Mar 3 (Washington) to Mar 19 (Chevy Chase)
FloridaTransplant outdoors Dec 25 (Sarasota) to Feb 28 (Crestview)
GeorgiaTransplant outdoors Jan 12 (St. Marys) to Mar 21 (Cartersville)
IdahoTransplant outdoors Mar 16 (Lewiston) to Apr 26 (Eagle)
IllinoisTransplant outdoors Mar 11 (Granite City) to Apr 10 (Roscoe)
IndianaTransplant outdoors Mar 8 (Evansville) to Apr 11 (Auburn)
IowaTransplant outdoors Mar 20 (Keokuk) to Apr 12 (Grinnell)
KansasTransplant outdoors Mar 14 (Kansas City) to Apr 7 (Garden City)
KentuckyTransplant outdoors Mar 10 (Louisville) to Apr 10 (Shelbyville)
LouisianaTransplant outdoors Jan 3 (Metairie) to Feb 24 (Minden)
MaineTransplant outdoors Apr 4 (Lewiston) to Apr 25 (Sanford)
MarylandTransplant outdoors Mar 1 (California) to Apr 3 (Westminster)
MassachusettsTransplant outdoors Mar 14 (Boston) to Apr 19 (North Adams)
MichiganTransplant outdoors Mar 29 (Port Huron) to Apr 28 (Cadillac)
MinnesotaTransplant outdoors Mar 31 (Winona) to May 15 (Hibbing)
MississippiTransplant outdoors Jan 22 (Biloxi) to Mar 13 (Oxford)
MissouriTransplant outdoors Mar 5 (Sikeston) to Mar 31 (Kirksville)
MontanaTransplant outdoors Apr 14 (Laurel) to May 23 (Butte)
NebraskaTransplant outdoors Mar 25 (Elkhorn) to Apr 20 (Alliance)
NevadaTransplant outdoors Dec 30 (Henderson) to May 16 (Spring Creek)
New HampshireTransplant outdoors Mar 31 (Salem) to Apr 23 (Berlin)
New JerseyTransplant outdoors Mar 5 (Atlantic City) to Apr 9 (Manville)
New MexicoTransplant outdoors Feb 7 (Chaparral) to May 3 (Las Vegas)
New YorkTransplant outdoors Mar 5 (Elmhurst) to Apr 26 (Corning)
North CarolinaTransplant outdoors Feb 25 (Morehead City) to Apr 11 (Boone)
North DakotaTransplant outdoors Apr 13 (Wahpeton) to Apr 30 (Beulah)
OhioTransplant outdoors Mar 18 (Cleveland) to Apr 17 (Girard)
OklahomaTransplant outdoors Feb 22 (Ardmore) to Mar 28 (Guymon)
OregonTransplant outdoors Jan 21 (Beaverton) to May 19 (Altamont)
PennsylvaniaTransplant outdoors Mar 9 (Philadelphia) to Apr 24 (Hermitage)
Rhode IslandTransplant outdoors Mar 17 (Newport) to Apr 10 (Narragansett)
South CarolinaTransplant outdoors Jan 14 (Charleston) to Mar 30 (Gaffney)
South DakotaTransplant outdoors Apr 5 (Tea) to Apr 21 (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
TennesseeTransplant outdoors Feb 23 (New South Memphis) to Mar 31 (Bristol)
TexasTransplant outdoors Dec 18 (Edinburg) to Mar 31 (Dumas)
UtahTransplant outdoors Feb 21 (Saint George) to May 14 (Heber City)
VermontTransplant outdoors Apr 8 (Burlington) to Apr 29 (Morristown)
VirginiaTransplant outdoors Feb 23 (Newport News) to Apr 5 (Radford)
WashingtonTransplant outdoors Feb 8 (Port Townsend) to May 9 (Cheney)
West VirginiaTransplant outdoors Mar 22 (Huntington) to Apr 15 (Beckley)
WisconsinTransplant outdoors Mar 29 (Kenosha) to Apr 20 (Merrill)
WyomingTransplant outdoors Apr 13 (Worland) to May 22 (Evanston)

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

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