When to plant · 51 states · 2027 season
When to plant cilantro, state by state
Direct sow in 60–70 °F soil, a short row every two weeks from four weeks before the last frost until the heat arrives, then again from late summer.
| State | Last frost median | Sow median | Sow warm – cold tenth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Mar 21 | Mar 7 | Feb 18 – Mar 21 |
| Alaska | May 18 | May 4 | Apr 15 – May 18 |
| Arizona | Feb 18 | Feb 4 | Dec 24 – May 1 |
| Arkansas | Mar 28 | Mar 14 | Mar 2 – Mar 26 |
| California | Feb 7 | Jan 24 | Dec 22 – Apr 20 |
| Colorado | May 7 | Apr 23 | Apr 16 – May 23 |
| Connecticut | Apr 20 | Apr 6 | Mar 31 – Apr 19 |
| Delaware | Apr 7 | Mar 24 | Mar 20 – Mar 28 |
| District of Columbia | Mar 24 | Mar 10 | Mar 10 – Mar 26 |
| Florida | Jan 30 | Jan 16 | Jan 3 – Feb 18 |
| Georgia | Mar 23 | Mar 9 | Feb 19 – Mar 20 |
| Hawaii | frost rare | Jan 1 | — |
| Idaho | May 14 | Apr 30 | Apr 10 – May 26 |
| Illinois | Apr 17 | Apr 3 | Mar 24 – Apr 13 |
| Indiana | Apr 22 | Apr 8 | Mar 28 – Apr 14 |
| Iowa | Apr 28 | Apr 14 | Apr 6 – Apr 19 |
| Kansas | Apr 17 | Apr 3 | Mar 25 – Apr 14 |
| Kentucky | Apr 15 | Apr 1 | Mar 20 – Apr 10 |
| Louisiana | Feb 28 | Feb 14 | Jan 20 – Mar 2 |
| Maine | May 6 | Apr 22 | Apr 13 – May 2 |
| Maryland | Apr 5 | Mar 22 | Mar 13 – Apr 8 |
| Massachusetts | Apr 27 | Apr 13 | Mar 30 – Apr 23 |
| Michigan | May 3 | Apr 19 | Apr 12 – May 9 |
| Minnesota | May 4 | Apr 20 | Apr 11 – May 2 |
| Mississippi | Mar 16 | Mar 2 | Feb 20 – Mar 18 |
| Missouri | Apr 11 | Mar 28 | Mar 19 – Apr 5 |
| Montana | May 20 | May 6 | Apr 25 – May 23 |
| Nebraska | Apr 27 | Apr 13 | Apr 7 – Apr 24 |
| Nevada | Apr 15 | Apr 1 | Jan 10 – May 19 |
| New Hampshire | May 8 | Apr 24 | Apr 16 – May 6 |
| New Jersey | Apr 15 | Apr 1 | Mar 19 – Apr 11 |
| New Mexico | May 2 | Apr 18 | Mar 15 – May 15 |
| New York | May 1 | Apr 17 | Mar 19 – Apr 30 |
| North Carolina | Mar 31 | Mar 17 | Mar 8 – Apr 5 |
| North Dakota | May 12 | Apr 28 | Apr 22 – May 5 |
| Ohio | Apr 24 | Apr 10 | Apr 3 – Apr 17 |
| Oklahoma | Apr 4 | Mar 21 | Mar 14 – Mar 29 |
| Oregon | Apr 11 | Mar 28 | Feb 23 – May 13 |
| Pennsylvania | Apr 27 | Apr 13 | Mar 31 – Apr 26 |
| Rhode Island | Apr 11 | Mar 28 | Mar 28 – Apr 17 |
| South Carolina | Mar 24 | Mar 10 | Feb 20 – Mar 23 |
| South Dakota | May 6 | Apr 22 | Apr 17 – Apr 30 |
| Tennessee | Apr 6 | Mar 23 | Mar 14 – Apr 6 |
| Texas | Mar 10 | Feb 24 | Jan 19 – Mar 19 |
| Utah | May 5 | Apr 21 | Mar 26 – May 18 |
| Vermont | May 13 | Apr 29 | Apr 17 – May 7 |
| Virginia | Apr 11 | Mar 28 | Mar 16 – Apr 12 |
| Washington | Apr 14 | Mar 31 | Feb 22 – Apr 29 |
| West Virginia | Apr 23 | Apr 9 | Mar 25 – Apr 20 |
| Wisconsin | May 4 | Apr 20 | Apr 12 – May 5 |
| Wyoming | May 21 | May 7 | Apr 27 – May 19 |
Each state's dates are the ZIP-weighted median of NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 station normals, scheduled for Cilantro by the same engine as the Plan Builder. The last column is the spread between the warmest and coldest tenth of the state's ZIP codes. Open a state for every city and cultivar.