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When to Plant Cilantro: Planting Dates by State

The right time to plant cilantro depends on your local frost dates. Cool-season, bolts in heat; direct sow 1-3 weeks before last frost, succession sow through spring.

Days to maturity 45–70 days

Cilantro Planting Windows by State

StatePlanting window across the state
AlabamaSow outdoors Jan 31 (Mobile) to Mar 16 (Jacksonville)
AlaskaSow outdoors Mar 14 (Ketchikan) to May 21 (Kalifornsky)
ArizonaSow outdoors Dec 14 (Bullhead City) to May 14 (Flagstaff)
ArkansasSow outdoors Feb 20 (Texarkana) to Mar 22 (Centerton)
CaliforniaSow outdoors Dec 8 (San Mateo) to May 6 (Big Bear City)
ColoradoSow outdoors Mar 24 (Grand Junction) to May 31 (Edwards)
ConnecticutSow outdoors Mar 15 (Bridgeport) to Apr 17 (Torrington)
DelawareSow outdoors Mar 9 (Claymont) to Mar 29 (Hockessin)
District of ColumbiaSow outdoors Mar 3 (Washington) to Mar 19 (Chevy Chase)
FloridaSow outdoors Dec 25 (Sarasota) to Feb 28 (Crestview)
GeorgiaSow outdoors Jan 12 (St. Marys) to Mar 21 (Cartersville)
IdahoSow outdoors Mar 16 (Lewiston) to Apr 26 (Eagle)
IllinoisSow outdoors Mar 11 (Granite City) to Apr 10 (Roscoe)
IndianaSow outdoors Mar 8 (Evansville) to Apr 11 (Auburn)
IowaSow outdoors Mar 20 (Keokuk) to Apr 12 (Grinnell)
KansasSow outdoors Mar 14 (Kansas City) to Apr 7 (Garden City)
KentuckySow outdoors Mar 10 (Louisville) to Apr 10 (Shelbyville)
LouisianaSow outdoors Jan 3 (Metairie) to Feb 24 (Minden)
MaineSow outdoors Apr 4 (Lewiston) to Apr 25 (Sanford)
MarylandSow outdoors Mar 1 (California) to Apr 3 (Westminster)
MassachusettsSow outdoors Mar 14 (Boston) to Apr 19 (North Adams)
MichiganSow outdoors Mar 29 (Port Huron) to Apr 28 (Cadillac)
MinnesotaSow outdoors Mar 31 (Winona) to May 15 (Hibbing)
MississippiSow outdoors Jan 22 (Biloxi) to Mar 13 (Oxford)
MissouriSow outdoors Mar 5 (Sikeston) to Mar 31 (Kirksville)
MontanaSow outdoors Apr 14 (Laurel) to May 23 (Butte)
NebraskaSow outdoors Mar 25 (Elkhorn) to Apr 20 (Alliance)
NevadaSow outdoors Dec 30 (Henderson) to May 16 (Spring Creek)
New HampshireSow outdoors Mar 31 (Salem) to Apr 23 (Berlin)
New JerseySow outdoors Mar 5 (Atlantic City) to Apr 9 (Manville)
New MexicoSow outdoors Feb 7 (Chaparral) to May 3 (Las Vegas)
New YorkSow outdoors Mar 5 (Elmhurst) to Apr 26 (Corning)
North CarolinaSow outdoors Feb 25 (Morehead City) to Apr 11 (Boone)
North DakotaSow outdoors Apr 13 (Wahpeton) to Apr 30 (Beulah)
OhioSow outdoors Mar 18 (Cleveland) to Apr 17 (Girard)
OklahomaSow outdoors Feb 22 (Ardmore) to Mar 28 (Guymon)
OregonSow outdoors Jan 21 (Beaverton) to May 19 (Altamont)
PennsylvaniaSow outdoors Mar 9 (Philadelphia) to Apr 24 (Hermitage)
Rhode IslandSow outdoors Mar 17 (Newport) to Apr 10 (Narragansett)
South CarolinaSow outdoors Jan 14 (Charleston) to Mar 30 (Gaffney)
South DakotaSow outdoors Apr 5 (Tea) to Apr 21 (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
TennesseeSow outdoors Feb 23 (New South Memphis) to Mar 31 (Bristol)
TexasSow outdoors Dec 18 (Edinburg) to Mar 31 (Dumas)
UtahSow outdoors Feb 21 (Saint George) to May 14 (Heber City)
VermontSow outdoors Apr 8 (Burlington) to Apr 29 (Morristown)
VirginiaSow outdoors Feb 23 (Newport News) to Apr 5 (Radford)
WashingtonSow outdoors Feb 8 (Port Townsend) to May 9 (Cheney)
West VirginiaSow outdoors Mar 22 (Huntington) to Apr 15 (Beckley)
WisconsinSow outdoors Mar 29 (Kenosha) to Apr 20 (Merrill)
WyomingSow 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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