Kansas Planting Calendar
Kansas spans USDA hardiness zones 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a. Planting dates vary significantly across the state depending on your zone. Find your county on the map below for exact frost dates and planting windows.
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Zones in Kansas
Growing Season Comparison
Growing Season by Zone
Zone 1a
Jun 15 – Aug 15
Zone 1b
Jun 7 – Aug 25
Zone 2a
May 30 – Sep 1
Zone 2b
May 22 – Sep 10
Zone 3a
May 15 – Sep 15
Zone 4a
May 6 – Sep 28
Zone 5a
Apr 25 – Oct 8
Zone 5b
Apr 18 – Oct 13
Zone 6a
Apr 10 – Oct 20
Zone 6b
Apr 3 – Oct 25
Zone 7a
Mar 25 – Nov 1
Zone 7b
Mar 18 – Nov 8
Zone 8a
Mar 8 – Nov 18
Zone 8b
Feb 25 – Nov 28
Zone 9a
Feb 10 – Dec 10
Zone 10a
Jan 1 – Dec 31
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90
180
270
365 days
Frost Dates & Growing Season by County
View all 105 Kansas counties with frost dates
| County | Zone | Last Frost | First Frost | Growing Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County | 6b | Apr 8 | Oct 25 | 200 |
| Anderson County | 6b | Apr 11 | Oct 24 | 196 |
| Atchison County | 6a | Apr 17 | Oct 21 | 187 |
| Barber County | 7a | Apr 15 | Oct 24 | 192 |
| Barton County | 6b | Apr 20 | Oct 16 | 179 |
| Bourbon County | 7a | Apr 8 | Oct 25 | 200 |
| Brown County | 6a | Apr 23 | Oct 11 | 171 |
| Butler County | 7a | Apr 13 | Oct 24 | 194 |
| Chase County | 6b | Apr 13 | Oct 24 | 194 |
| Chautauqua County | 7a | Apr 9 | Oct 25 | 199 |
| Cherokee County | 7a | Apr 9 | Oct 26 | 200 |
| Cheyenne County | 6a | May 4 | Oct 9 | 158 |
| Clark County | 6b | Apr 16 | Oct 22 | 189 |
| Clay County | 6b | Apr 14 | Oct 23 | 192 |
| Cloud County | 6b | Apr 16 | Oct 18 | 185 |
| Coffey County | 6b | Apr 11 | Oct 24 | 196 |
| Comanche County | 6b | Apr 15 | Oct 24 | 192 |
| Cowley County | 7a | Apr 11 | Oct 25 | 197 |
| Crawford County | 7a | Apr 8 | Oct 26 | 201 |
| Decatur County | 6a | Apr 30 | Oct 7 | 160 |
| Dickinson County | 6b | Apr 15 | Oct 22 | 190 |
| Doniphan County | 6a | Apr 17 | Oct 18 | 184 |
| Douglas County | 6b | Apr 12 | Oct 25 | 196 |
| Edwards County | 6b | Apr 15 | Oct 23 | 191 |
| Elk County | 7a | Apr 7 | Oct 25 | 201 |
| Ellis County | 6b | Apr 24 | Oct 15 | 174 |
| Ellsworth County | 6b | Apr 15 | Oct 23 | 191 |
| Finney County | 6b | Apr 25 | Oct 16 | 174 |
| Ford County | 6b | Apr 16 | Oct 22 | 189 |
| Franklin County | 6b | Apr 12 | Oct 25 | 196 |
| Geary County | 6b | Apr 15 | Oct 20 | 188 |
| Gove County | 6a | Apr 22 | Oct 16 | 177 |
| Graham County | 6a | Apr 23 | Oct 16 | 176 |
| Grant County | 6b | Apr 21 | Oct 17 | 179 |
| Gray County | 6b | Apr 18 | Oct 19 | 184 |
| Greeley County | 6a | Apr 30 | Oct 10 | 163 |
| Greenwood County | 6b | Apr 9 | Oct 25 | 199 |
| Hamilton County | 6a | Apr 27 | Oct 12 | 168 |
| Harper County | 7a | Apr 9 | Oct 27 | 201 |
| Harvey County | 6b | Apr 15 | Oct 24 | 192 |
| Haskell County | 6b | Apr 18 | Oct 18 | 183 |
| Hodgeman County | 6b | Apr 21 | Oct 16 | 178 |
| Jackson County | 6a | Apr 14 | Oct 22 | 191 |
| Jefferson County | 6b | Apr 14 | Oct 24 | 193 |
| Jewell County | 6a | Apr 19 | Oct 15 | 179 |
| Johnson County | 6b | Apr 8 | Oct 26 | 201 |
| Kearny County | 6a | Apr 26 | Oct 16 | 173 |
| Kingman County | 7a | Apr 14 | Oct 24 | 193 |
| Kiowa County | 6b | Apr 15 | Oct 23 | 191 |
| Labette County | 7a | Apr 7 | Oct 27 | 203 |
| Lane County | 6a | Apr 25 | Oct 15 | 173 |
| Leavenworth County | 6b | Apr 14 | Oct 24 | 193 |
| Lincoln County | 6b | Apr 16 | Oct 18 | 185 |
| Linn County | 6b | Apr 9 | Oct 25 | 199 |
| Logan County | 6a | Apr 30 | Oct 12 | 165 |
| Lyon County | 6b | Apr 12 | Oct 25 | 196 |
| Marion County | 6b | Apr 14 | Oct 24 | 193 |
| Marshall County | 6a | Apr 22 | Oct 14 | 175 |
| McPherson County | 6b | Apr 15 | Oct 23 | 191 |
| Meade County | 6b | Apr 16 | Oct 18 | 185 |
| Miami County | 6b | Apr 12 | Oct 25 | 196 |
| Mitchell County | 6a | Apr 16 | Oct 18 | 185 |
| Montgomery County | 7a | Apr 7 | Oct 25 | 201 |
| Morris County | 6b | Apr 15 | Oct 20 | 188 |
| Morton County | 6b | Apr 20 | Oct 17 | 180 |
| Nemaha County | 6a | Apr 23 | Oct 10 | 170 |
| Neosho County | 7a | Apr 7 | Oct 27 | 203 |
| Ness County | 6a | Apr 21 | Oct 16 | 178 |
| Norton County | 6a | Apr 29 | Oct 10 | 164 |
| Osage County | 6b | Apr 12 | Oct 25 | 196 |
| Osborne County | 6a | Apr 23 | Oct 14 | 174 |
| Ottawa County | 6b | Apr 14 | Oct 23 | 192 |
| Pawnee County | 6b | Apr 18 | Oct 16 | 181 |
| Phillips County | 6a | Apr 29 | Oct 10 | 164 |
| Pottawatomie County | 6a | Apr 15 | Oct 20 | 188 |
| Pratt County | 6b | Apr 15 | Oct 24 | 192 |
| Rawlins County | 6a | May 1 | Oct 10 | 162 |
| Reno County | 6b | Apr 16 | Oct 22 | 189 |
| Republic County | 6a | Apr 21 | Oct 14 | 176 |
| Rice County | 6b | Apr 16 | Oct 18 | 185 |
| Riley County | 6b | Apr 17 | Oct 18 | 184 |
| Rooks County | 6a | Apr 23 | Oct 16 | 176 |
| Rush County | 6b | Apr 24 | Oct 15 | 174 |
| Russell County | 6b | Apr 23 | Oct 16 | 176 |
| Saline County | 6b | Apr 15 | Oct 24 | 192 |
| Scott County | 6a | Apr 25 | Oct 15 | 173 |
| Sedgwick County | 7a | Apr 12 | Oct 25 | 196 |
| Seward County | 6b | Apr 18 | Oct 18 | 183 |
| Shawnee County | 6b | Apr 14 | Oct 22 | 191 |
| Sheridan County | 6a | Apr 20 | Oct 16 | 179 |
| Sherman County | 6a | May 2 | Oct 11 | 162 |
| Smith County | 6a | Apr 23 | Oct 14 | 174 |
| Stafford County | 6b | Apr 16 | Oct 21 | 188 |
| Stanton County | 6b | Apr 26 | Oct 14 | 171 |
| Stevens County | 6b | Apr 20 | Oct 16 | 179 |
| Sumner County | 7a | Apr 11 | Oct 26 | 198 |
| Thomas County | 6a | Apr 30 | Oct 12 | 165 |
| Trego County | 6a | Apr 21 | Oct 16 | 178 |
| Wabaunsee County | 6b | Apr 18 | Oct 18 | 183 |
| Wallace County | 6a | May 1 | Oct 9 | 161 |
| Washington County | 6a | Apr 21 | Oct 14 | 176 |
| Wichita County | 6a | Apr 27 | Oct 12 | 168 |
| Wilson County | 7a | Apr 7 | Oct 25 | 201 |
| Woodson County | 6b | Apr 8 | Oct 25 | 200 |
| Wyandotte County | 6b | Apr 8 | Oct 26 | 201 |
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