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Wisconsin Vegetable Planting Calendar

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

USDA Zones 3–6Select the Wisconsin zone shown for your location on the map
Elevation Changes TimingNorthern Wisconsin warms later than central Wisconsin and the lower Lake Michigan shoreline
Spring and Fall GardensCool-season crops can be grown on both sides of summer

Wisconsin city calendars

Find Your Local Planting Calendar

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

Wisconsin planting windows

Choose Your USDA Planting Zone

Select Zone 3, 4, 5, or 6 to update both this week’s tasks and the complete Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin–Madison Extension A1653 and the Southeastern Wisconsin Vegetable Garden Planting Schedule planting calendars. City pages account for southern, central, northern and Lake Michigan shoreline planting regions.