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When to Plant Watermelon: Planting Dates by State

The right time to plant watermelon depends on your local frost dates. Needs warm soil (65F+); start indoors 3-4 weeks before last frost, transplant 2-3 weeks after last frost.

Days to maturity 70–90 days

Watermelon Planting Windows by State

StatePlanting window across the state
AlabamaTransplant outdoors Mar 7 (Mobile) to Apr 20 (Jacksonville)
AlaskaTransplant outdoors Apr 18 (Ketchikan) to Jun 25 (Kalifornsky)
ArizonaTransplant outdoors Jan 18 (Bullhead City) to Jun 18 (Flagstaff)
ArkansasTransplant outdoors Mar 27 (Texarkana) to Apr 26 (Centerton)
CaliforniaTransplant outdoors Jan 12 (San Mateo) to Jun 10 (Big Bear City)
ColoradoTransplant outdoors Apr 28 (Grand Junction) to Jul 5 (Edwards)
ConnecticutTransplant outdoors Apr 19 (Bridgeport) to May 22 (Torrington)
DelawareTransplant outdoors Apr 13 (Claymont) to May 3 (Hockessin)
District of ColumbiaTransplant outdoors Apr 7 (Washington) to Apr 23 (Chevy Chase)
FloridaTransplant outdoors Jan 29 (Sarasota) to Apr 4 (Crestview)
GeorgiaTransplant outdoors Feb 16 (St. Marys) to Apr 25 (Cartersville)
IdahoTransplant outdoors Apr 20 (Lewiston) to May 31 (Eagle)
IllinoisTransplant outdoors Apr 15 (Granite City) to May 15 (Roscoe)
IndianaTransplant outdoors Apr 12 (Evansville) to May 16 (Auburn)
IowaTransplant outdoors Apr 24 (Keokuk) to May 17 (Grinnell)
KansasTransplant outdoors Apr 18 (Kansas City) to May 12 (Garden City)
KentuckyTransplant outdoors Apr 14 (Louisville) to May 15 (Shelbyville)
LouisianaTransplant outdoors Feb 7 (Metairie) to Mar 31 (Minden)
MaineTransplant outdoors May 9 (Lewiston) to May 30 (Sanford)
MarylandTransplant outdoors Apr 5 (California) to May 8 (Westminster)
MassachusettsTransplant outdoors Apr 18 (Boston) to May 24 (North Adams)
MichiganTransplant outdoors May 3 (Port Huron) to Jun 2 (Cadillac)
MinnesotaTransplant outdoors May 5 (Winona) to Jun 19 (Hibbing)
MississippiTransplant outdoors Feb 26 (Biloxi) to Apr 17 (Oxford)
MissouriTransplant outdoors Apr 9 (Sikeston) to May 5 (Kirksville)
MontanaTransplant outdoors May 19 (Laurel) to Jun 27 (Butte)
NebraskaTransplant outdoors Apr 29 (Elkhorn) to May 25 (Alliance)
NevadaTransplant outdoors Feb 3 (Henderson) to Jun 20 (Spring Creek)
New HampshireTransplant outdoors May 5 (Salem) to May 28 (Berlin)
New JerseyTransplant outdoors Apr 9 (Atlantic City) to May 14 (Manville)
New MexicoTransplant outdoors Mar 14 (Chaparral) to Jun 7 (Las Vegas)
New YorkTransplant outdoors Apr 9 (Elmhurst) to May 31 (Corning)
North CarolinaTransplant outdoors Apr 1 (Morehead City) to May 16 (Boone)
North DakotaTransplant outdoors May 18 (Wahpeton) to Jun 4 (Beulah)
OhioTransplant outdoors Apr 22 (Cleveland) to May 22 (Girard)
OklahomaTransplant outdoors Mar 29 (Ardmore) to May 2 (Guymon)
OregonTransplant outdoors Feb 25 (Beaverton) to Jun 23 (Altamont)
PennsylvaniaTransplant outdoors Apr 13 (Philadelphia) to May 29 (Hermitage)
Rhode IslandTransplant outdoors Apr 21 (Newport) to May 15 (Narragansett)
South CarolinaTransplant outdoors Feb 18 (Charleston) to May 4 (Gaffney)
South DakotaTransplant outdoors May 10 (Tea) to May 26 (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
TennesseeTransplant outdoors Mar 30 (New South Memphis) to May 5 (Bristol)
TexasTransplant outdoors Jan 22 (Edinburg) to May 5 (Dumas)
UtahTransplant outdoors Mar 28 (Saint George) to Jun 18 (Heber City)
VermontTransplant outdoors May 13 (Burlington) to Jun 3 (Morristown)
VirginiaTransplant outdoors Mar 30 (Newport News) to May 10 (Radford)
WashingtonTransplant outdoors Mar 15 (Port Townsend) to Jun 13 (Cheney)
West VirginiaTransplant outdoors Apr 26 (Huntington) to May 20 (Beckley)
WisconsinTransplant outdoors May 3 (Kenosha) to May 25 (Merrill)
WyomingTransplant 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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