Kentucky Planting Calendar
Kentucky spans USDA hardiness zones 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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Click any county to see your local planting calendar with exact frost dates and planting windows.
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Zones in Kentucky
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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365 days
Frost Dates & Growing Season by County
View all 120 Kentucky counties with frost dates
| County | Zone | Last Frost | First Frost | Growing Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | 6b | Apr 17 | Oct 21 | 187 |
| Allen County | 6b | Apr 9 | Oct 29 | 203 |
| Anderson County | 6b | Apr 8 | Oct 29 | 204 |
| Ballard County | 6b | Apr 6 | Oct 26 | 203 |
| Barren County | 6b | Apr 9 | Oct 28 | 202 |
| Bath County | 6b | Apr 16 | Oct 24 | 191 |
| Bell County | 6b | Apr 19 | Oct 22 | 186 |
| Boone County | 6a | Apr 19 | Oct 21 | 185 |
| Bourbon County | 6b | Apr 16 | Oct 26 | 193 |
| Boyd County | 6b | Apr 20 | Oct 23 | 186 |
| Boyle County | 6b | Apr 13 | Oct 26 | 196 |
| Bracken County | 6b | Apr 18 | Oct 24 | 189 |
| Breathitt County | 6b | Apr 18 | Oct 26 | 191 |
| Breckinridge County | 6b | Apr 4 | Nov 3 | 213 |
| Bullitt County | 6b | Apr 7 | Oct 30 | 206 |
| Butler County | 6b | Apr 6 | Oct 28 | 205 |
| Caldwell County | 6b | Apr 6 | Oct 31 | 208 |
| Calloway County | 7a | Apr 5 | Oct 29 | 207 |
| Campbell County | 6a | Apr 18 | Oct 24 | 189 |
| Carlisle County | 6b | Mar 28 | Oct 31 | 217 |
| Carroll County | 6b | Apr 18 | Oct 20 | 185 |
| Carter County | 6b | Apr 18 | Oct 22 | 187 |
| Casey County | 6b | Apr 15 | Oct 24 | 192 |
| Christian County | 6b | Apr 6 | Oct 29 | 206 |
| Clark County | 6b | Apr 16 | Oct 24 | 191 |
| Clay County | 6b | Apr 18 | Oct 22 | 187 |
| Clinton County | 6b | Apr 18 | Oct 21 | 186 |
| Crittenden County | 6b | Apr 4 | Oct 31 | 210 |
| Cumberland County | 6b | Apr 13 | Oct 23 | 193 |
| Daviess County | 6b | Apr 6 | Oct 31 | 208 |
| Edmonson County | 6b | Apr 8 | Oct 28 | 203 |
| Elliott County | 6b | Apr 23 | Oct 21 | 181 |
| Estill County | 6b | Apr 16 | Oct 24 | 191 |
| Fayette County | 6b | Apr 15 | Oct 24 | 192 |
| Fleming County | 6b | Apr 16 | Oct 24 | 191 |
| Floyd County | 6b | Apr 21 | Oct 21 | 183 |
| Franklin County | 6b | Apr 11 | Oct 26 | 198 |
| Fulton County | 7a | Mar 30 | Oct 31 | 215 |
| Gallatin County | 6b | Apr 22 | Oct 21 | 182 |
| Garrard County | 6b | Apr 15 | Oct 24 | 192 |
| Grant County | 6a | Apr 15 | Oct 26 | 194 |
| Graves County | 6b | Mar 28 | Oct 31 | 217 |
| Grayson County | 6b | Apr 6 | Oct 28 | 205 |
| Green County | 6b | Apr 11 | Oct 26 | 198 |
| Greenup County | 6b | Apr 23 | Oct 21 | 181 |
| Hancock County | 6b | Apr 6 | Oct 30 | 207 |
| Hardin County | 6b | Apr 4 | Nov 1 | 211 |
| Harlan County | 6b | Apr 12 | Oct 23 | 194 |
| Harrison County | 6b | Apr 16 | Oct 26 | 193 |
| Hart County | 6b | Apr 9 | Oct 28 | 202 |
| Henderson County | 6b | Apr 5 | Oct 31 | 209 |
| Henry County | 6b | Apr 10 | Oct 26 | 199 |
| Hickman County | 7a | Mar 28 | Oct 31 | 217 |
| Hopkins County | 6b | Apr 6 | Oct 30 | 207 |
| Jackson County | 6b | Apr 17 | Oct 23 | 189 |
| Jefferson County | 6b | Apr 7 | Oct 30 | 206 |
| Jessamine County | 6b | Apr 15 | Oct 24 | 192 |
| Johnson County | 6b | Apr 14 | Oct 26 | 195 |
| Kenton County | 6a | Apr 18 | Oct 23 | 188 |
| Knott County | 6b | Apr 23 | Oct 18 | 178 |
| Knox County | 6b | Apr 19 | Oct 21 | 185 |
| Larue County | 6b | Apr 4 | Nov 1 | 211 |
| Laurel County | 6b | Apr 19 | Oct 21 | 185 |
| Lawrence County | 6b | Apr 14 | Oct 26 | 195 |
| Lee County | 6b | Apr 18 | Oct 21 | 186 |
| Leslie County | 6b | Apr 22 | Oct 20 | 181 |
| Letcher County | 6b | Apr 13 | Oct 22 | 192 |
| Lewis County | 6b | Apr 23 | Oct 20 | 180 |
| Lincoln County | 6b | Apr 12 | Oct 26 | 197 |
| Livingston County | 6b | Mar 29 | Nov 1 | 217 |
| Logan County | 6b | Apr 6 | Oct 29 | 206 |
| Lyon County | 6b | Apr 4 | Nov 1 | 211 |
| Madison County | 6b | Apr 15 | Oct 24 | 192 |
| Magoffin County | 6b | Apr 18 | Oct 26 | 191 |
| Marion County | 6b | Apr 13 | Oct 26 | 196 |
| Marshall County | 6b | Apr 3 | Nov 1 | 212 |
| Martin County | 6b | Apr 16 | Oct 27 | 194 |
| Mason County | 6b | Apr 18 | Oct 24 | 189 |
| McCracken County | 6b | Mar 30 | Oct 30 | 214 |
| McCreary County | 6b | Apr 20 | Oct 21 | 184 |
| McLean County | 6b | Apr 6 | Oct 31 | 208 |
| Meade County | 6b | Apr 1 | Nov 3 | 216 |
| Menifee County | 6b | Apr 18 | Oct 21 | 186 |
| Mercer County | 6b | Apr 13 | Oct 26 | 196 |
| Metcalfe County | 6b | Apr 9 | Oct 28 | 202 |
| Monroe County | 6b | Apr 10 | Oct 28 | 201 |
| Montgomery County | 6b | Apr 16 | Oct 26 | 193 |
| Morgan County | 6b | Apr 18 | Oct 21 | 186 |
| Muhlenberg County | 6b | Apr 7 | Oct 28 | 204 |
| Nelson County | 6b | Apr 6 | Oct 31 | 208 |
| Nicholas County | 6b | Apr 16 | Oct 26 | 193 |
| Ohio County | 6b | Apr 8 | Oct 28 | 203 |
| Oldham County | 6b | Apr 10 | Oct 22 | 195 |
| Owen County | 6b | Apr 16 | Oct 24 | 191 |
| Owsley County | 6b | Apr 22 | Oct 21 | 182 |
| Pendleton County | 6b | Apr 16 | Oct 25 | 192 |
| Perry County | 6b | Apr 22 | Oct 20 | 181 |
| Pike County | 6b | Apr 15 | Oct 26 | 194 |
| Powell County | 6b | Apr 16 | Oct 24 | 191 |
| Pulaski County | 6b | Apr 18 | Oct 22 | 187 |
| Robertson County | 6b | Apr 16 | Oct 26 | 193 |
| Rockcastle County | 6b | Apr 16 | Oct 23 | 190 |
| Rowan County | 6b | Apr 16 | Oct 24 | 191 |
| Russell County | 6b | Apr 18 | Oct 20 | 185 |
| Scott County | 6b | Apr 15 | Oct 24 | 192 |
| Shelby County | 6b | Apr 8 | Oct 29 | 204 |
| Simpson County | 6b | Apr 6 | Oct 29 | 206 |
| Spencer County | 6b | Apr 8 | Oct 29 | 204 |
| Taylor County | 6b | Apr 15 | Oct 24 | 192 |
| Todd County | 6b | Apr 6 | Oct 29 | 206 |
| Trigg County | 6b | Apr 5 | Oct 30 | 208 |
| Trimble County | 6b | Apr 10 | Oct 22 | 195 |
| Union County | 6b | Apr 6 | Oct 31 | 208 |
| Warren County | 6b | Apr 8 | Oct 28 | 203 |
| Washington County | 6b | Apr 8 | Oct 29 | 204 |
| Wayne County | 6b | Apr 18 | Oct 20 | 185 |
| Webster County | 6b | Apr 6 | Oct 31 | 208 |
| Whitley County | 6b | Apr 20 | Oct 22 | 185 |
| Wolfe County | 6b | Apr 18 | Oct 21 | 186 |
| Woodford County | 6b | Apr 15 | Oct 24 | 192 |
🥬 Vegetables
Browse all 116 vegetables you can grow in Kentucky
- Acorn Squash
- Amaranth
- Artichoke
- Arugula
- Asparagus
- Beets
- Belgian Endive
- Bitter Melon
- Black Beans
- Bok Choy
- Broccoli
- Broccoli Rabe
- Brussels Sprouts
- Butternut Squash
- Cabbage
- Calabash
- Cardoon
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- Celeriac
- Celery
- Celtuce
- Chard
- Chayote
- Chickpeas
- Chicory
- Chinese Cabbage
- Christmas Lima Beans
- Collard Greens
- Corn
- Cowpeas
- Cress
- Crookneck Squash
- Crosne
- Cucumber
- Daikon
- Delicata Squash
- Edamame
- Eggplant
- Endive
- Escarole
- Fava Beans
- Fennel
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Green Beans
- Horseradish
- Hot Peppers
- Hubbard Squash
- Jicama
- Kabocha
- Kai Lan
- Kale
- Kidney Beans
- Kohlrabi
- Komatsuna
- Leeks
- Lentils
- Lettuce
- Lima Beans
- Loofah
- Luffa
- Mache
- Malabar Spinach
- Melon
- Microgreens
- Mitsuba
- Mizuna
- Mustard Greens
- Napa Cabbage
- New Zealand Spinach
- Okra
- Onion
- Pac Choi
- Parsnip
- Patty Pan Squash
- Peas
- Peppers
- Pole Beans
- Potatoes
- Pumpkin
- Purslane
- Radicchio
- Radish
- Rhubarb
- Romanesco
- Rutabaga
- Salsify
- Savoy Cabbage
- Scallions
- Scarlet Runner Beans
- Shallot
- Shiso
- Snap Peas
- Snow Peas
- Soybeans
- Spaghetti Squash
- Spinach
- Squash (Summer)
- Squash (Winter)
- Sunchoke
- Sunflower
- Sweet Corn
- Sweet Potatoes
- Tatsoi
- Tomatillo
- Tomatoes
- Turmeric
- Turnip
- Watercress
- Watermelon
- Wax Beans
- Winter Melon
- Yam
- Yard Long Beans
- Zucchini
🍓 Fruits
Browse all 34 fruits you can grow in Kentucky
- Alpine Strawberries
- Aronia
- Blackberries
- Blueberries
- Boysenberries
- Cantaloupe
- Che Fruit
- Cranberries
- Currants
- Dragon Fruit
- Elderberries
- Figs
- Goji Berries
- Gooseberries
- Grapes
- Ground Cherry
- Guava
- Hardy Kiwi
- Haskaps
- Honeydew
- Jostaberry
- Kiwi
- Lingonberries
- Loquat
- Medlar
- Mulberries
- Passion Fruit
- Pawpaw
- Persimmon
- Pomegranate
- Quince
- Raspberries
- Serviceberries
- Strawberries
🌿 Herbs
Browse all 42 herbs you can grow in Kentucky
- Angelica
- Anise
- Basil
- Bee Balm
- Borage
- Caraway
- Catnip
- Chamomile
- Chervil
- Chives
- Cilantro
- Comfrey
- Cumin
- Dill
- Echinacea
- Epazote
- Fennel (herb)
- Feverfew
- Garlic Chives
- Horehound
- Hyssop
- Lavender
- Lemon Balm
- Lemon Thyme
- Lemon Verbena
- Lemongrass
- Lovage
- Marjoram
- Mint
- Oregano
- Parsley
- Rosemary
- Rue
- Sage
- Savory
- Sorrel
- Stevia
- Tarragon
- Thai Basil
- Thyme
- Valerian
- Yarrow
