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South Dakota Vegetable Planting Calendar

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

Choose Your ZoneView Planting Schedules
USDA Zones 3–5Select the South Dakota zone shown for your location on the map
Elevation Changes TimingNorthern South Dakota generally plants about one week later than central South Dakota; southern South Dakota about one week earlier
Spring and Fall GardensCool-season crops can be grown on both sides of summer

South Dakota city calendars

Find Your Local Planting Calendar

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

AberdeenOpen local planting calendar Belle FourcheOpen local planting calendar Box ElderOpen local planting calendar BrandonOpen local planting calendar BrookingsOpen local planting calendar CantonOpen local planting calendar Dell RapidsOpen local planting calendar HarrisburgOpen local planting calendar Hot SpringsOpen local planting calendar HuronOpen local planting calendar LeadOpen local planting calendar MadisonOpen local planting calendar MilbankOpen local planting calendar MitchellOpen local planting calendar MobridgeOpen local planting calendar North Sioux CityOpen local planting calendar PierreOpen local planting calendar Rapid CityOpen local planting calendar Sioux FallsOpen local planting calendar SpearfishOpen local planting calendar SturgisOpen local planting calendar TeaOpen local planting calendar VermillionOpen local planting calendar WatertownOpen local planting calendar YanktonOpen local planting calendar

South Dakota planting windows

Choose Your USDA Planting Zone

Select Zone 3, Zone 4, or Zone 5 to update both this week’s tasks and the complete South 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: South Dakota State University Extension Vegetable Gardening in South Dakota and seed-starting guidance. Much of the state uses a mid-May spring frost benchmark, with local frost dates and soil temperatures determining safe planting.

LOCAL PLANTING CALENDARS

South Dakota City Planting Calendars

Choose the nearest city for localized frost dates, planting windows, cover crop timing, and current soil-temperature guidance.