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When to Plant Potatoes: Planting Dates by State

The right time to plant potatoes depends on your local frost dates. Plant seed potatoes 2-4 weeks before last frost, as soon as soil can be worked and is above 45F; light frost on emerging foliage is usually tolerated.

Days to maturity 70–120 days

Potatoes Planting Windows by State

StatePlanting window across the state
AlabamaSow outdoors Jan 24 (Mobile) to Mar 9 (Jacksonville)
AlaskaSow outdoors Mar 7 (Ketchikan) to May 14 (Kalifornsky)
ArizonaSow outdoors Dec 7 (Bullhead City) to May 7 (Flagstaff)
ArkansasSow outdoors Feb 13 (Texarkana) to Mar 15 (Centerton)
CaliforniaSow outdoors Dec 1 (San Mateo) to Apr 29 (Big Bear City)
ColoradoSow outdoors Mar 17 (Grand Junction) to May 24 (Edwards)
ConnecticutSow outdoors Mar 8 (Bridgeport) to Apr 10 (Torrington)
DelawareSow outdoors Mar 2 (Claymont) to Mar 22 (Hockessin)
District of ColumbiaSow outdoors Feb 24 (Washington) to Mar 12 (Chevy Chase)
FloridaSow outdoors Dec 18 (Sarasota) to Feb 21 (Crestview)
GeorgiaSow outdoors Jan 5 (St. Marys) to Mar 14 (Cartersville)
IdahoSow outdoors Mar 9 (Lewiston) to Apr 19 (Eagle)
IllinoisSow outdoors Mar 4 (Granite City) to Apr 3 (Roscoe)
IndianaSow outdoors Mar 1 (Evansville) to Apr 4 (Auburn)
IowaSow outdoors Mar 13 (Keokuk) to Apr 5 (Grinnell)
KansasSow outdoors Mar 7 (Kansas City) to Mar 31 (Garden City)
KentuckySow outdoors Mar 3 (Louisville) to Apr 3 (Shelbyville)
LouisianaSow outdoors Dec 27 (Metairie) to Feb 17 (Minden)
MaineSow outdoors Mar 28 (Lewiston) to Apr 18 (Sanford)
MarylandSow outdoors Feb 22 (California) to Mar 27 (Westminster)
MassachusettsSow outdoors Mar 7 (Boston) to Apr 12 (North Adams)
MichiganSow outdoors Mar 22 (Port Huron) to Apr 21 (Cadillac)
MinnesotaSow outdoors Mar 24 (Winona) to May 8 (Hibbing)
MississippiSow outdoors Jan 15 (Biloxi) to Mar 6 (Oxford)
MissouriSow outdoors Feb 26 (Sikeston) to Mar 24 (Kirksville)
MontanaSow outdoors Apr 7 (Laurel) to May 16 (Butte)
NebraskaSow outdoors Mar 18 (Elkhorn) to Apr 13 (Alliance)
NevadaSow outdoors Dec 23 (Henderson) to May 9 (Spring Creek)
New HampshireSow outdoors Mar 24 (Salem) to Apr 16 (Berlin)
New JerseySow outdoors Feb 26 (Atlantic City) to Apr 2 (Manville)
New MexicoSow outdoors Jan 31 (Chaparral) to Apr 26 (Las Vegas)
New YorkSow outdoors Feb 26 (Elmhurst) to Apr 19 (Corning)
North CarolinaSow outdoors Feb 18 (Morehead City) to Apr 4 (Boone)
North DakotaSow outdoors Apr 6 (Wahpeton) to Apr 23 (Beulah)
OhioSow outdoors Mar 11 (Cleveland) to Apr 10 (Girard)
OklahomaSow outdoors Feb 15 (Ardmore) to Mar 21 (Guymon)
OregonSow outdoors Jan 14 (Beaverton) to May 12 (Altamont)
PennsylvaniaSow outdoors Mar 2 (Philadelphia) to Apr 17 (Hermitage)
Rhode IslandSow outdoors Mar 10 (Newport) to Apr 3 (Narragansett)
South CarolinaSow outdoors Jan 7 (Charleston) to Mar 23 (Gaffney)
South DakotaSow outdoors Mar 29 (Tea) to Apr 14 (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
TennesseeSow outdoors Feb 16 (New South Memphis) to Mar 24 (Bristol)
TexasSow outdoors Dec 11 (Edinburg) to Mar 24 (Dumas)
UtahSow outdoors Feb 14 (Saint George) to May 7 (Heber City)
VermontSow outdoors Apr 1 (Burlington) to Apr 22 (Morristown)
VirginiaSow outdoors Feb 16 (Newport News) to Mar 29 (Radford)
WashingtonSow outdoors Feb 1 (Port Townsend) to May 2 (Cheney)
West VirginiaSow outdoors Mar 15 (Huntington) to Apr 8 (Beckley)
WisconsinSow outdoors Mar 22 (Kenosha) to Apr 13 (Merrill)
WyomingSow 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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