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Louisiana Vegetable Planting Calendar

Choose your Louisiana USDA hardiness zone to see weekly garden tasks and a full-season schedule for productive spring, summer, and fall vegetable gardens.

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USDA Zones 8–10Select the Louisiana zone shown for your location on the map
Long Growing SeasonMany vegetables have both spring and late-summer planting opportunities
North and South DatesSouth Louisiana planting often begins several weeks earlier than North Louisiana

Louisiana city calendars

Find Your Local Planting Calendar

Choose a city for locally adjusted frost dates and planting windows.

AlexandriaLast frost March 10 · First frost November 20 Baton RougeLast frost March 1 · First frost November 25 Bossier CityLast frost March 25 · First frost November 10 CentralLast frost March 1 · First frost November 25 GretnaLast frost February 20 · First frost December 10 HammondLast frost March 5 · First frost November 25 HoumaLast frost February 15 · First frost December 15 KennerLast frost February 20 · First frost December 10 LafayetteLast frost February 25 · First frost November 30 Lake CharlesLast frost February 25 · First frost December 1 MonroeLast frost March 15 · First frost November 15 NatchitochesLast frost March 15 · First frost November 15 New IberiaLast frost February 20 · First frost December 10 New OrleansLast frost February 15 · First frost December 15 RustonLast frost March 20 · First frost November 10 ShreveportLast frost March 25 · First frost November 10 SlidellLast frost February 20 · First frost December 10 SulphurLast frost February 25 · First frost December 1 ThibodauxLast frost February 15 · First frost December 15 ZacharyLast frost March 1 · First frost November 25

Louisiana planting windows

Choose Your USDA Planting Zone

Select Zone 8, 9, or 10 to update both this week’s tasks and the complete Louisiana planting schedule.

Zone 8 Planting Schedule

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Crop names remain visible while you swipe horizontally. The calendar opens at the current week.

Planting periods are adapted from the LSU AgCenter Louisiana Vegetable Planting Guide, which provides separate North and South Louisiana dates. Zone 9 is the baseline; Zone 8 shifts spring later and fall earlier, while Zone 10 follows the longer South Louisiana season. Always adjust for local frost dates and current weather.