Carrots planting calendar
When to plant carrots — pick your state
Carrots timing swings hard by climate — choose your state for sow, transplant, and harvest dates calibrated to its USDA zone and frost window.
Northeast
Southeast
Midwest
Southwest
West
Pacific
Not listed: Hawaii — the dominant climate zone there is outside carrots's practical range, so a generic calendar would mislead more than it helps.
Common questions
When should I plant carrots?
Carrots are half-hardy — direct-sow 2-3 weeks before the last spring frost in loose, stone-free soil. They take 14-21 days to germinate, so keep the seedbed evenly moist. Hot weather makes them woody, so southern zones grow them as a winter crop. Because the right window depends on your local frost dates, pick your US state above for a calendar with exact sow, transplant, and harvest dates.
Does the best time to plant carrots vary by state?
Yes — planting dates swing by several weeks across the US because each state sits in a different USDA zone with its own frost window. Every state page here gives carrots dates calibrated to that state's climate.
How are these carrots planting dates calculated?
Each state's dates come from that state's dominant USDA hardiness zone and NOAA average frost dates, then adjusted for carrots's cold tolerance and days to maturity.