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When to Plant Spinach: Planting Dates by State

The right time to plant spinach depends on your local frost dates. Very cold-hardy; direct sow 4-6 weeks before last frost as soon as soil can be worked.

Days to maturity 40–50 days

Spinach Planting Windows by State

StatePlanting window across the state
AlabamaSow outdoors Jan 10 (Mobile) to Feb 23 (Jacksonville)
AlaskaSow outdoors Feb 21 (Ketchikan) to Apr 30 (Kalifornsky)
ArizonaSow outdoors Nov 23 (Bullhead City) to Apr 23 (Flagstaff)
ArkansasSow outdoors Jan 30 (Texarkana) to Mar 1 (Centerton)
CaliforniaSow outdoors Nov 17 (San Mateo) to Apr 15 (Big Bear City)
ColoradoSow outdoors Mar 3 (Grand Junction) to May 10 (Edwards)
ConnecticutSow outdoors Feb 22 (Bridgeport) to Mar 27 (Torrington)
DelawareSow outdoors Feb 16 (Claymont) to Mar 8 (Hockessin)
District of ColumbiaSow outdoors Feb 10 (Washington) to Feb 26 (Chevy Chase)
FloridaSow outdoors Dec 4 (Sarasota) to Feb 7 (Crestview)
GeorgiaSow outdoors Dec 22 (St. Marys) to Feb 28 (Cartersville)
IdahoSow outdoors Feb 23 (Lewiston) to Apr 5 (Eagle)
IllinoisSow outdoors Feb 18 (Granite City) to Mar 20 (Roscoe)
IndianaSow outdoors Feb 15 (Evansville) to Mar 21 (Auburn)
IowaSow outdoors Feb 27 (Keokuk) to Mar 22 (Grinnell)
KansasSow outdoors Feb 21 (Kansas City) to Mar 17 (Garden City)
KentuckySow outdoors Feb 17 (Louisville) to Mar 20 (Shelbyville)
LouisianaSow outdoors Dec 13 (Metairie) to Feb 3 (Minden)
MaineSow outdoors Mar 14 (Lewiston) to Apr 4 (Sanford)
MarylandSow outdoors Feb 8 (California) to Mar 13 (Westminster)
MassachusettsSow outdoors Feb 21 (Boston) to Mar 29 (North Adams)
MichiganSow outdoors Mar 8 (Port Huron) to Apr 7 (Cadillac)
MinnesotaSow outdoors Mar 10 (Winona) to Apr 24 (Hibbing)
MississippiSow outdoors Jan 1 (Biloxi) to Feb 20 (Oxford)
MissouriSow outdoors Feb 12 (Sikeston) to Mar 10 (Kirksville)
MontanaSow outdoors Mar 24 (Laurel) to May 2 (Butte)
NebraskaSow outdoors Mar 4 (Elkhorn) to Mar 30 (Alliance)
NevadaSow outdoors Dec 9 (Henderson) to Apr 25 (Spring Creek)
New HampshireSow outdoors Mar 10 (Salem) to Apr 2 (Berlin)
New JerseySow outdoors Feb 12 (Atlantic City) to Mar 19 (Manville)
New MexicoSow outdoors Jan 17 (Chaparral) to Apr 12 (Las Vegas)
New YorkSow outdoors Feb 12 (Elmhurst) to Apr 5 (Corning)
North CarolinaSow outdoors Feb 4 (Morehead City) to Mar 21 (Boone)
North DakotaSow outdoors Mar 23 (Wahpeton) to Apr 9 (Beulah)
OhioSow outdoors Feb 25 (Cleveland) to Mar 27 (Girard)
OklahomaSow outdoors Feb 1 (Ardmore) to Mar 7 (Guymon)
OregonSow outdoors Dec 31 (Beaverton) to Apr 28 (Altamont)
PennsylvaniaSow outdoors Feb 16 (Philadelphia) to Apr 3 (Hermitage)
Rhode IslandSow outdoors Feb 24 (Newport) to Mar 20 (Narragansett)
South CarolinaSow outdoors Dec 24 (Charleston) to Mar 9 (Gaffney)
South DakotaSow outdoors Mar 15 (Tea) to Mar 31 (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
TennesseeSow outdoors Feb 2 (New South Memphis) to Mar 10 (Bristol)
TexasSow outdoors Nov 27 (Edinburg) to Mar 10 (Dumas)
UtahSow outdoors Jan 31 (Saint George) to Apr 23 (Heber City)
VermontSow outdoors Mar 18 (Burlington) to Apr 8 (Morristown)
VirginiaSow outdoors Feb 2 (Newport News) to Mar 15 (Radford)
WashingtonSow outdoors Jan 18 (Port Townsend) to Apr 18 (Cheney)
West VirginiaSow outdoors Mar 1 (Huntington) to Mar 25 (Beckley)
WisconsinSow outdoors Mar 8 (Kenosha) to Mar 30 (Merrill)
WyomingSow outdoors Mar 23 (Worland) to May 1 (Evanston)

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

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