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When to plant beets

Each 'seed' is a cluster, so thin to one plant. Leaves are edible too.

Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

The rules we use

Frost
Hardy. Can go in 3 weeks before the average last frost and stands about 3 weeks of autumn frost.
Soil warm enough
Weekly mean around 7°C45°F or more
Heat limit
Average highs above 33°C91°F while it matures (it bolts)
Days to harvest
About 60 days from sowing in warm weather; longer when it is cool
Picking
About 6 weeks from one planting

General guidance, kept on the cautious side. Varieties differ: check the seed packet. How the dates are worked out.

At a glance

Grows outdoors in
89 of 89 cities
Earliest start (north)
Los Angeles, January 1
Latest start (north)
Phoenix, October 21
Can go in this week
23 cities

Beets: city by city

Sorted from the earliest start after midwinter to the latest. Southern-hemisphere cities follow, with their seasons six months on.

Sow indoorsSow or plant outdoorsHarvestFrost seasonToday

Northern hemisphere
Los AngelesCalifornia
San DiegoCalifornia
San FranciscoCalifornia
San JoseCalifornia
HonoluluHawaii
Las VegasNevada
TucsonArizona
AustinTexas
San AntonioTexas
DallasTexas
El PasoTexas
MemphisTennessee
PortlandOregon
BirminghamAlabama
Little RockArkansas
AtlantaGeorgia
CharlotteNorth Carolina
RaleighNorth Carolina
NashvilleTennessee
TulsaOklahoma
SeattleWashington
WashingtonDistrict of Columbia
RichmondVirginia
LouisvilleKentucky
Oklahoma CityOklahoma
LondonEngland
CardiffWales
BaltimoreMaryland
Kansas CityMissouri
AlbuquerqueNew Mexico
BristolEngland
VancouverBritish Columbia
St. LouisMissouri
ManchesterEngland
Salt Lake CityUtah
PhiladelphiaPennsylvania
DublinIreland
BelfastNorthern Ireland
CincinnatiOhio
IndianapolisIndiana
ColumbusOhio
New YorkNew York
PittsburghPennsylvania
OmahaNebraska
BirminghamEngland
Des MoinesIowa
GlasgowScotland
BoiseIdaho
ClevelandOhio
ChicagoIllinois
EdinburghScotland
SpokaneWashington
BostonMassachusetts
DetroitMichigan
MinneapolisMinnesota
DenverColorado
BillingsMontana
MilwaukeeWisconsin
MadisonWisconsin
PortlandMaine
TorontoOntario
BuffaloNew York
FargoNorth Dakota
MontrealQuebec
BurlingtonVermont
OttawaOntario
EdmontonAlberta
HalifaxNova Scotia
WinnipegManitoba
CalgaryAlberta
AnchorageAlaska
CharlestonSouth Carolina
JacksonvilleFlorida
MiamiFlorida
SacramentoCalifornia
New OrleansLouisiana
OrlandoFlorida
TampaFlorida
HoustonTexas
FresnoCalifornia
PhoenixArizona
Southern hemisphere
HobartTasmania
CanberraAustralian Capital Territory
SydneyNew South Wales
MelbourneVictoria
BrisbaneQueensland
PerthWestern Australia
AdelaideSouth Australia
AucklandNew Zealand

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Dates

CitySow outdoorsHarvest
Los Angeles CaliforniaJan 1 – Dec 31Jan 1 – Dec 31
San Diego CaliforniaJan 1 – Dec 31Jan 1 – Dec 31
San Francisco CaliforniaJan 1 – Dec 31Jan 1 – Dec 31
San Jose CaliforniaJan 1 – Dec 31Jan 1 – Dec 31
Honolulu HawaiiJan 1 – Dec 31Jan 1 – Dec 31
Las Vegas NevadaJan 3 – Apr 12, Oct 4 – Oct 15Mar 27 – Jul 6, Nov 27 – Dec 31
Tucson ArizonaJan 15 – Apr 1, Oct 12 – Oct 27Mar 21 – Jun 26, Dec 1 – Dec 30
Austin TexasJan 30 – May 3, Sep 24 – Oct 22Apr 1 – Jul 27, Nov 8 – Dec 24
San Antonio TexasJan 30 – Apr 27, Sep 25 – Oct 26Mar 28 – Jul 21, Nov 9 – Dec 24
Dallas TexasFeb 9 – May 3, Sep 19 – Oct 14Apr 13 – Jul 27, Nov 4 – Dec 20
El Paso TexasFeb 9 – Apr 12, Sep 24 – Oct 7Apr 16 – Jul 7, Nov 12 – Dec 11
Memphis TennesseeFeb 23 – Jun 1, Aug 28 – Sep 29May 1 – Aug 25, Oct 12 – Dec 7
Portland OregonFeb 27 – Sep 7May 31 – Dec 10
Birmingham AlabamaFeb 28 – May 24, Sep 5 – Oct 1Apr 29 – Aug 17, Oct 20 – Dec 2
Little Rock ArkansasFeb 28 – May 18, Sep 4 – Sep 29Apr 29 – Aug 11, Oct 19 – Dec 1
Atlanta GeorgiaMar 3 – Jul 9, Aug 4 – Sep 28May 1 – Nov 29
Charlotte North CarolinaMar 9 – Jun 23, Aug 14 – Sep 24May 6 – Sep 16, Sep 27 – Nov 24
Raleigh North CarolinaMar 10 – Jun 28, Aug 12 – Sep 24May 10 – Sep 21, Sep 25 – Nov 25
Nashville TennesseeMar 10 – May 29, Aug 30 – Sep 22May 10 – Aug 22, Oct 14 – Nov 24
Tulsa OklahomaMar 10 – May 21, Sep 6 – Sep 24May 9 – Aug 14, Oct 22 – Nov 25
Seattle WashingtonMar 11 – Sep 3Jun 11 – Dec 8
Washington District of ColumbiaMar 13 – Jul 14, Aug 3 – Sep 21May 20 – Dec 9
Richmond VirginiaMar 13 – Jun 26, Aug 13 – Sep 21May 14 – Sep 19, Sep 26 – Nov 25
Louisville KentuckyMar 13 – Sep 18May 17 – Nov 24
Oklahoma City OklahomaMar 14 – May 16, Sep 6 – Sep 23May 9 – Aug 9, Oct 22 – Nov 23
London EnglandMar 14 – Sep 7Jun 10 – Dec 12
Cardiff WalesMar 15 – Sep 7Jun 15 – Dec 16
Baltimore MarylandMar 16 – Jul 18, Jul 24 – Sep 20May 21 – Dec 12
Kansas City MissouriMar 16 – Jun 30, Aug 17 – Sep 13May 21 – Sep 23, Oct 1 – Nov 23
Albuquerque New MexicoMar 16 – May 6, Aug 26 – Sep 15May 19 – Jul 31, Oct 11 – Nov 24
Bristol EnglandMar 16 – Sep 5Jun 15 – Dec 13
Vancouver British ColumbiaMar 17 – Aug 29Jun 12 – Nov 26
St. Louis MissouriMar 18 – Jul 3, Aug 13 – Sep 14May 20 – Nov 16
Manchester EnglandMar 18 – Aug 30Jun 16 – Dec 7
Salt Lake City UtahMar 19 – May 21, Aug 30 – Sep 5Jun 2 – Aug 15, Oct 22 – Nov 21
Philadelphia PennsylvaniaMar 22 – Sep 17May 27 – Dec 1
Dublin IrelandMar 23 – Aug 27Jun 23 – Dec 1
Belfast Northern IrelandMar 24 – Aug 22Jun 22 – Nov 28
Cincinnati OhioMar 26 – Sep 11May 26 – Nov 15
Indianapolis IndianaMar 26 – Sep 9May 30 – Nov 16
Columbus OhioMar 28 – Sep 8May 31 – Nov 17
New York New YorkMar 29 – Sep 15Jun 4 – Dec 11
Pittsburgh PennsylvaniaMar 29 – Sep 8Jun 2 – Nov 18
Omaha NebraskaMar 29 – Sep 3Jun 2 – Nov 11
Birmingham EnglandMar 29 – Aug 25Jun 24 – Dec 1
Des Moines IowaMar 31 – Sep 2Jun 4 – Nov 10
Glasgow ScotlandApr 1 – Aug 17Jul 1 – Nov 24
Boise IdahoApr 3 – Jun 5, Aug 26 – Sep 2Jun 11 – Aug 30, Oct 19 – Nov 11
Cleveland OhioApr 5 – Sep 7Jun 9 – Dec 3
Chicago IllinoisApr 6 – Sep 3Jun 11 – Nov 21
Edinburgh ScotlandApr 6 – Aug 16Jul 7 – Nov 21
Spokane WashingtonApr 7 – Aug 20Jun 21 – Nov 5
Boston MassachusettsApr 9 – Sep 6Jun 14 – Nov 30
Detroit MichiganApr 9 – Sep 3Jun 12 – Nov 21
Minneapolis MinnesotaApr 12 – Aug 26Jun 13 – Nov 8
Denver ColoradoApr 13 – Jun 30, Aug 8 – Aug 28Jun 15 – Oct 29
Billings MontanaApr 13 – Jul 15, Aug 12 – Aug 20Jun 22 – Oct 28
Milwaukee WisconsinApr 14 – Aug 29Jun 19 – Nov 19
Madison WisconsinApr 16 – Aug 26Jun 19 – Oct 31
Portland MaineApr 19 – Aug 25Jun 24 – Nov 5
Toronto OntarioApr 19 – Aug 27Jun 22 – Oct 30
Buffalo New YorkApr 20 – Sep 1Jun 23 – Nov 16
Fargo North DakotaApr 21 – Aug 18Jun 21 – Oct 21
Montreal QuebecApr 22 – Aug 23Jun 23 – Oct 30
Burlington VermontApr 23 – Aug 26Jun 26 – Nov 5
Ottawa OntarioApr 24 – Aug 21Jun 25 – Oct 23
Edmonton AlbertaMay 2 – Jul 31Jul 10 – Oct 10
Halifax Nova ScotiaMay 2 – Aug 24Jul 12 – Nov 7
Winnipeg ManitobaMay 3 – Aug 10Jul 3 – Oct 13
Calgary AlbertaMay 5 – Jul 28Jul 16 – Oct 1
Anchorage AlaskaMay 6 – Jul 17Jul 17 – Oct 20
Charleston South CarolinaAug 8 – Jul 6Jan 1 – Dec 31
Jacksonville FloridaAug 29 – Jun 15Oct 12 – Sep 8
Miami FloridaSep 6 – Jul 20Oct 20 – Oct 13
Sacramento CaliforniaSep 14 – May 15Oct 30 – Aug 8
New Orleans LouisianaSep 15 – May 13Oct 29 – Aug 6
Orlando FloridaSep 18 – May 15Nov 1 – Aug 8
Tampa FloridaSep 19 – May 28Nov 2 – Aug 21
Houston TexasSep 24 – May 1Nov 8 – Jul 25
Fresno CaliforniaSep 29 – Apr 25Nov 21 – Jul 20
Phoenix ArizonaOct 21 – Mar 21Dec 12 – Jun 15
Hobart TasmaniaAug 4 – Mar 22Nov 11 – Jun 28
Canberra Australian Capital TerritorySep 4 – Mar 15Nov 17 – May 24
Sydney New South WalesJan 1 – Dec 31Jan 1 – Dec 31
Melbourne VictoriaJan 1 – Dec 31Jan 1 – Dec 31
Brisbane QueenslandJan 1 – Dec 31Jan 1 – Dec 31
Perth Western AustraliaJan 1 – Dec 31Jan 1 – Dec 31
Adelaide South AustraliaJan 1 – Dec 31Jan 1 – Dec 31
Auckland New ZealandJan 1 – Dec 31Jan 1 – Dec 31

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