North Dakota Vegetable Planting Calendar

Choose your North Dakota 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 3–4Select the North Dakota zone shown for your location on the map

Elevation Changes TimingNorthern North Dakota generally plants about one week later than central North Dakota; southern North Dakota about one week earlier

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

North Dakota city calendars

Find Your Local Planting Calendar

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

BismarckLast frost May 15 · First frost September 25 DickinsonLast frost May 15 · First frost September 25 FargoLast frost May 15 · First frost October 1 Grand ForksLast frost May 20 · First frost September 25 JamestownLast frost May 20 · First frost September 20 MandanLast frost May 15 · First frost September 25 MinotLast frost May 20 · First frost September 20 WahpetonLast frost May 15 · First frost October 1 West FargoLast frost May 15 · First frost October 1 WillistonLast frost May 15 · First frost September 25

North Dakota planting windows

Choose Your USDA Planting Zone

Select Zone 3, or Zone 4 to update both this week’s tasks and the complete North Dakota 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: North Dakota State University Extension home vegetable gardening guidance. The average last frost-free date for much of North Dakota is near May 25; adjust for county, local elevation, soil temperature, and current weather.