When to Plant Beets
Beets tolerate light frost. Sow from a few weeks before the last frost until early summer.
- Sow outside: from 3 weeks before the last frost up to the last frost itself.
- Fall crop: 8–10 weeks before the first fall frost.
Beets planting dates in major cities
| City | Sow outside | Fall planting |
|---|---|---|
| Mesa, AZ | Jan 11 – Feb 1 | Oct 1 – Oct 15 |
| Phoenix, AZ | Dec 18 – Jan 8 | Oct 16 – Oct 30 |
| Tucson, AZ | Jan 15 – Feb 5 | Sep 30 – Oct 14 |
| Anaheim, CA | Dec 15 – Jan 5 | Oct 16 – Oct 30 |
| Bakersfield, CA | Jan 10 – Jan 31 | Sep 29 – Oct 13 |
| Fresno, CA | Dec 24 – Jan 14 | Oct 5 – Oct 19 |
| Irvine, CA | Dec 15 – Jan 5 | Oct 16 – Oct 30 |
| Long Beach, CA | Dec 19 – Jan 9 | Oct 27 – Nov 10 |
| Los Angeles, CA | Dec 12 – Jan 2 | Oct 17 – Oct 31 |
| Oakland, CA | Dec 17 – Jan 7 | Oct 14 – Oct 28 |
| Riverside, CA | Dec 19 – Jan 9 | Oct 16 – Oct 30 |
| Sacramento, CA | Dec 22 – Jan 12 | Oct 7 – Oct 21 |
| San Diego, CA | Dec 16 – Jan 6 | Oct 12 – Oct 26 |
| San Francisco, CA | Dec 9 – Dec 30 | Oct 16 – Oct 30 |
| San Jose, CA | Dec 12 – Jan 2 | Oct 16 – Oct 30 |
| Stockton, CA | Jan 15 – Feb 5 | Sep 29 – Oct 13 |
| Aurora, CO | Apr 16 – May 7 | Jul 30 – Aug 13 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | Apr 12 – May 3 | Jul 30 – Aug 13 |
| Denver, CO | Apr 13 – May 4 | Jul 30 – Aug 13 |
| Washington, DC | Mar 8 – Mar 29 | Aug 30 – Sep 13 |
| Jacksonville, FL | Jan 11 – Feb 1 | Oct 27 – Nov 10 |
| Orlando, FL | Jan 4 – Jan 25 | Nov 1 – Nov 15 |
| Tampa, FL | Dec 30 – Jan 20 | Nov 3 – Nov 17 |
| Atlanta, GA | Mar 3 – Mar 24 | Aug 30 – Sep 13 |
| Chicago, IL | Mar 20 – Apr 10 | Aug 27 – Sep 10 |
| Indianapolis city, IN | Mar 30 – Apr 20 | Aug 12 – Aug 26 |
| Wichita, KS | Mar 21 – Apr 11 | Aug 20 – Sep 3 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | Mar 23 – Apr 13 | Aug 19 – Sep 2 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government, KY | Mar 16 – Apr 6 | Aug 23 – Sep 6 |
| New Orleans, LA | Jan 1 – Jan 22 | Oct 27 – Nov 10 |
| Boston, MA | Mar 14 – Apr 4 | Aug 31 – Sep 14 |
| Baltimore, MD | Mar 3 – Mar 24 | Sep 12 – Sep 26 |
| Detroit, MI | Apr 6 – Apr 27 | Aug 16 – Aug 30 |
| Minneapolis, MN | Apr 2 – Apr 23 | Aug 7 – Aug 21 |
| Kansas City, MO | Mar 14 – Apr 4 | Aug 24 – Sep 7 |
| Charlotte, NC | Mar 9 – Mar 30 | Aug 25 – Sep 8 |
| Raleigh, NC | Mar 7 – Mar 28 | Aug 30 – Sep 13 |
| Omaha, NE | Mar 26 – Apr 16 | Aug 9 – Aug 23 |
| Albuquerque, NM | Apr 2 – Apr 23 | Aug 11 – Aug 25 |
| Henderson, NV | Dec 30 – Jan 20 | Oct 6 – Oct 20 |
| Las Vegas, NV | Jan 3 – Jan 24 | Oct 1 – Oct 15 |
| New York, NY | Mar 11 – Apr 1 | Sep 10 – Sep 24 |
| Cleveland, OH | Mar 18 – Apr 8 | Sep 3 – Sep 17 |
| Columbus, OH | Mar 30 – Apr 20 | Aug 15 – Aug 29 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | Mar 14 – Apr 4 | Aug 24 – Sep 7 |
| Tulsa, OK | Mar 10 – Mar 31 | Aug 26 – Sep 9 |
| Portland, OR | Feb 4 – Feb 25 | Sep 22 – Oct 6 |
| Philadelphia, PA | Mar 9 – Mar 30 | Sep 8 – Sep 22 |
| Memphis, TN | Feb 23 – Mar 16 | Sep 7 – Sep 21 |
| Nashville-Davidson, TN | Mar 11 – Apr 1 | Aug 22 – Sep 5 |
| Arlington, TX | Feb 16 – Mar 9 | Sep 12 – Sep 26 |
| Austin, TX | Jan 30 – Feb 20 | Sep 24 – Oct 8 |
| Dallas, TX | Feb 9 – Mar 2 | Sep 20 – Oct 4 |
| El Paso, TX | Feb 9 – Mar 2 | Sep 11 – Sep 25 |
| Fort Worth, TX | Feb 12 – Mar 5 | Sep 15 – Sep 29 |
| Houston, TX | Jan 12 – Feb 2 | Oct 16 – Oct 30 |
| San Antonio, TX | Feb 4 – Feb 25 | Sep 19 – Oct 3 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | Mar 8 – Mar 29 | Sep 3 – Sep 17 |
| Seattle, WA | Feb 15 – Mar 8 | Sep 14 – Sep 28 |
| Milwaukee, WI | Apr 5 – Apr 26 | Aug 9 – Aug 23 |
Calculated from each city's average (50%) frost dates. In a cold spring, lean toward the later end of each window.