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Ohio Vegetable Planting Calendar

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

Find Your CityView Planting Schedules
USDA Zones 5–7Select the Ohio zone shown for your location on the map
Elevation Changes TimingNorthern Ohio generally warms later than central and southern Ohio
Spring and Fall GardensCool-season crops can be grown on both sides of summer

Ohio city calendars

Find Your Local Planting Calendar

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

AkronLast frost May 10 · First frost October 10 BeavercreekLast frost April 25 · First frost October 15 CantonLast frost May 5 · First frost October 10 CincinnatiLast frost April 15 · First frost October 25 ClevelandLast frost May 1 · First frost October 20 ColumbusLast frost April 25 · First frost October 15 Cuyahoga FallsLast frost May 10 · First frost October 10 DaytonLast frost April 25 · First frost October 15 DublinLast frost April 30 · First frost October 15 ElyriaLast frost May 5 · First frost October 15 HamiltonLast frost April 20 · First frost October 20 KetteringLast frost April 25 · First frost October 15 LakewoodLast frost May 1 · First frost October 20 LorainLast frost May 5 · First frost October 20 MiddletownLast frost April 20 · First frost October 20 NewarkLast frost April 30 · First frost October 15 ParmaLast frost April 30 · First frost October 20 SpringfieldLast frost April 30 · First frost October 15 ToledoLast frost May 5 · First frost October 10 YoungstownLast frost May 10 · First frost October 5

Ohio planting windows

Choose Your USDA Planting Zone

Select Zone 5, 6, or 7 to update both this week’s tasks and the complete Ohio planting schedule.

Zone 5 Planting Schedule

Start indoorsDirect sowTransplant/plant
Crop names remain visible while you swipe horizontally. The calendar opens at the current week.

Reference: Ohio State University Extension garden planning guidance. Dates use a conservative central Ohio baseline adjusted by USDA zone; warm-season crops end before fall frost risk, and fall windows are reserved for suitable cool-season vegetables.