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When to Plant Sweet Potatoes: Planting Dates by State

The right time to plant sweet potatoes depends on your local frost dates. Set out slips 2-4 weeks after last frost once soil is thoroughly warm (65F+); very frost/cold sensitive.

Days to maturity 90–120 days

Sweet Potatoes Planting Windows by State

StatePlanting window across the state
AlabamaPlant outdoors Mar 7 (Mobile) to Apr 20 (Jacksonville)
AlaskaPlant outdoors Apr 18 (Ketchikan) to Jun 25 (Kalifornsky)
ArizonaPlant outdoors Jan 18 (Bullhead City) to Jun 18 (Flagstaff)
ArkansasPlant outdoors Mar 27 (Texarkana) to Apr 26 (Centerton)
CaliforniaPlant outdoors Jan 12 (San Mateo) to Jun 10 (Big Bear City)
ColoradoPlant outdoors Apr 28 (Grand Junction) to Jul 5 (Edwards)
ConnecticutPlant outdoors Apr 19 (Bridgeport) to May 22 (Torrington)
DelawarePlant outdoors Apr 13 (Claymont) to May 3 (Hockessin)
District of ColumbiaPlant outdoors Apr 7 (Washington) to Apr 23 (Chevy Chase)
FloridaPlant outdoors Jan 29 (Sarasota) to Apr 4 (Crestview)
GeorgiaPlant outdoors Feb 16 (St. Marys) to Apr 25 (Cartersville)
IdahoPlant outdoors Apr 20 (Lewiston) to May 31 (Eagle)
IllinoisPlant outdoors Apr 15 (Granite City) to May 15 (Roscoe)
IndianaPlant outdoors Apr 12 (Evansville) to May 16 (Auburn)
IowaPlant outdoors Apr 24 (Keokuk) to May 17 (Grinnell)
KansasPlant outdoors Apr 18 (Kansas City) to May 12 (Garden City)
KentuckyPlant outdoors Apr 14 (Louisville) to May 15 (Shelbyville)
LouisianaPlant outdoors Feb 7 (Metairie) to Mar 31 (Minden)
MainePlant outdoors May 9 (Lewiston) to May 30 (Sanford)
MarylandPlant outdoors Apr 5 (California) to May 8 (Westminster)
MassachusettsPlant outdoors Apr 18 (Boston) to May 24 (North Adams)
MichiganPlant outdoors May 3 (Port Huron) to Jun 2 (Cadillac)
MinnesotaPlant outdoors May 5 (Winona) to Jun 19 (Hibbing)
MississippiPlant outdoors Feb 26 (Biloxi) to Apr 17 (Oxford)
MissouriPlant outdoors Apr 9 (Sikeston) to May 5 (Kirksville)
MontanaPlant outdoors May 19 (Laurel) to Jun 27 (Butte)
NebraskaPlant outdoors Apr 29 (Elkhorn) to May 25 (Alliance)
NevadaPlant outdoors Feb 3 (Henderson) to Jun 20 (Spring Creek)
New HampshirePlant outdoors May 5 (Salem) to May 28 (Berlin)
New JerseyPlant outdoors Apr 9 (Atlantic City) to May 14 (Manville)
New MexicoPlant outdoors Mar 14 (Chaparral) to Jun 7 (Las Vegas)
New YorkPlant outdoors Apr 9 (Elmhurst) to May 31 (Corning)
North CarolinaPlant outdoors Apr 1 (Morehead City) to May 16 (Boone)
North DakotaPlant outdoors May 18 (Wahpeton) to Jun 4 (Beulah)
OhioPlant outdoors Apr 22 (Cleveland) to May 22 (Girard)
OklahomaPlant outdoors Mar 29 (Ardmore) to May 2 (Guymon)
OregonPlant outdoors Feb 25 (Beaverton) to Jun 23 (Altamont)
PennsylvaniaPlant outdoors Apr 13 (Philadelphia) to May 29 (Hermitage)
Rhode IslandPlant outdoors Apr 21 (Newport) to May 15 (Narragansett)
South CarolinaPlant outdoors Feb 18 (Charleston) to May 4 (Gaffney)
South DakotaPlant outdoors May 10 (Tea) to May 26 (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
TennesseePlant outdoors Mar 30 (New South Memphis) to May 5 (Bristol)
TexasPlant outdoors Jan 22 (Edinburg) to May 5 (Dumas)
UtahPlant outdoors Mar 28 (Saint George) to Jun 18 (Heber City)
VermontPlant outdoors May 13 (Burlington) to Jun 3 (Morristown)
VirginiaPlant outdoors Mar 30 (Newport News) to May 10 (Radford)
WashingtonPlant outdoors Mar 15 (Port Townsend) to Jun 13 (Cheney)
West VirginiaPlant outdoors Apr 26 (Huntington) to May 20 (Beckley)
WisconsinPlant outdoors May 3 (Kenosha) to May 25 (Merrill)
WyomingPlant outdoors May 18 (Worland) to Jun 26 (Evanston)

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

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