When to plant · 51 states · 2027 season
When to plant tomatoes, state by state
Six weeks indoors at 75–85 °F soil, then transplant a week after the last frost and cage at transplant.
| State | Last frost median | Start indoors | Plant out median | Plant out warm – cold tenth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Mar 21 | Feb 7 | Mar 28 | Mar 11 – Apr 11 |
| Alaska | May 18 | Apr 6 | May 25 | May 6 – Jun 8 |
| Arizona | Feb 18 | Jan 7 | Feb 25 | Jan 14 – May 22 |
| Arkansas | Mar 28 | Feb 14 | Apr 4 | Mar 23 – Apr 16 |
| California | Feb 7 | Dec 27 | Feb 14 | Jan 12 – May 11 |
| Colorado | May 7 | Mar 26 | May 14 | May 7 – Jun 13 |
| Connecticut | Apr 20 | Mar 9 | Apr 27 | Apr 21 – May 10 |
| Delaware | Apr 7 | Feb 24 | Apr 14 | Apr 10 – Apr 18 |
| District of Columbia | Mar 24 | Feb 10 | Mar 31 | Mar 31 – Apr 16 |
| Florida | Jan 30 | Dec 19 | Feb 6 | Jan 24 – Mar 11 |
| Georgia | Mar 23 | Feb 9 | Mar 30 | Mar 12 – Apr 10 |
| Hawaii | frost rare | Dec 4 | Jan 22 | — |
| Idaho | May 14 | Apr 2 | May 21 | May 1 – Jun 16 |
| Illinois | Apr 17 | Mar 6 | Apr 24 | Apr 14 – May 4 |
| Indiana | Apr 22 | Mar 11 | Apr 29 | Apr 18 – May 5 |
| Iowa | Apr 28 | Mar 17 | May 5 | Apr 27 – May 10 |
| Kansas | Apr 17 | Mar 6 | Apr 24 | Apr 15 – May 5 |
| Kentucky | Apr 15 | Mar 4 | Apr 22 | Apr 10 – May 1 |
| Louisiana | Feb 28 | Jan 17 | Mar 7 | Feb 10 – Mar 23 |
| Maine | May 6 | Mar 25 | May 13 | May 4 – May 23 |
| Maryland | Apr 5 | Feb 22 | Apr 12 | Apr 3 – Apr 29 |
| Massachusetts | Apr 27 | Mar 16 | May 4 | Apr 20 – May 14 |
| Michigan | May 3 | Mar 22 | May 10 | May 3 – May 30 |
| Minnesota | May 4 | Mar 23 | May 11 | May 2 – May 23 |
| Mississippi | Mar 16 | Feb 2 | Mar 23 | Mar 13 – Apr 8 |
| Missouri | Apr 11 | Feb 28 | Apr 18 | Apr 9 – Apr 26 |
| Montana | May 20 | Apr 8 | May 27 | May 16 – Jun 13 |
| Nebraska | Apr 27 | Mar 16 | May 4 | Apr 28 – May 15 |
| Nevada | Apr 15 | Mar 4 | Apr 22 | Jan 31 – Jun 9 |
| New Hampshire | May 8 | Mar 27 | May 15 | May 7 – May 27 |
| New Jersey | Apr 15 | Mar 4 | Apr 22 | Apr 9 – May 2 |
| New Mexico | May 2 | Mar 21 | May 9 | Apr 5 – Jun 5 |
| New York | May 1 | Mar 20 | May 8 | Apr 9 – May 21 |
| North Carolina | Mar 31 | Feb 17 | Apr 7 | Mar 29 – Apr 26 |
| North Dakota | May 12 | Mar 31 | May 19 | May 13 – May 26 |
| Ohio | Apr 24 | Mar 13 | May 1 | Apr 24 – May 8 |
| Oklahoma | Apr 4 | Feb 21 | Apr 11 | Apr 4 – Apr 19 |
| Oregon | Apr 11 | Feb 28 | Apr 18 | Mar 16 – Jun 3 |
| Pennsylvania | Apr 27 | Mar 16 | May 4 | Apr 21 – May 17 |
| Rhode Island | Apr 11 | Feb 28 | Apr 18 | Apr 18 – May 8 |
| South Carolina | Mar 24 | Feb 10 | Mar 31 | Mar 13 – Apr 13 |
| South Dakota | May 6 | Mar 25 | May 13 | May 8 – May 21 |
| Tennessee | Apr 6 | Feb 23 | Apr 13 | Apr 4 – Apr 27 |
| Texas | Mar 10 | Jan 27 | Mar 17 | Feb 9 – Apr 9 |
| Utah | May 5 | Mar 24 | May 12 | Apr 16 – Jun 8 |
| Vermont | May 13 | Apr 1 | May 20 | May 8 – May 28 |
| Virginia | Apr 11 | Feb 28 | Apr 18 | Apr 6 – May 3 |
| Washington | Apr 14 | Mar 3 | Apr 21 | Mar 15 – May 20 |
| West Virginia | Apr 23 | Mar 12 | Apr 30 | Apr 15 – May 11 |
| Wisconsin | May 4 | Mar 23 | May 11 | May 3 – May 26 |
| Wyoming | May 21 | Apr 9 | May 28 | May 18 – Jun 9 |
Each state's dates are the ZIP-weighted median of NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 station normals, scheduled for Roma Tomato 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.
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