Minnesota Vegetable Planting Calendar

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

Find Your City View Planting Schedules

USDA Zones 3–5Select the Minnesota zone shown for your location on the map

Elevation Changes TimingNorthern Minnesota warms later than central and southern Minnesota

Spring and Fall GardensCool-season crops can be grown on both sides of summer

Minnesota city calendars

Find Your Local Planting Calendar

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

Minnesota planting windows

Choose Your USDA Planting Zone

Select Zone 3, 4, or 5 to update both this week’s tasks and the complete Minnesota planting schedule.

Zone 3 Planting Schedule

Start indoorsDirect sowTransplant/plant

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

Reference: University of Minnesota Extension crop and field planning guidance for vegetable growers, including frost tolerance, transplant dates, and Minnesota first-seeding dates. Confirm local frost dates before planting.