When to plant Broccoli and brussels sprouts in Illinois
In spring, from Mar 1 – 20 in Alton to Apr 1 – May 1 in Zion.
For a fall crop, from June 15 – July 15 in Bartlett to Aug 1 – Sept 1 in Wood River.
USDA gives brussels sprouts the same planting dates as broccoli.
Dates are for setting out plants. USDA's earliest safe spring and latest safe fall planting dates, matched to each place's average frost dates.
| Place | Spring | Fall |
|---|---|---|
| Addison | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Algonquin | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Alsip | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Alton | Mar 1 – 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Antioch | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Arlington Heights | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Aurora | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Barrington | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Bartlett | Apr 1 – May 1 | June 15 – July 15 |
| Batavia | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Beach Park | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Belleville | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Bellwood | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Belvidere | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Bensenville | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Berwyn | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Bloomingdale | Apr 1 – May 1 | June 15 – July 15 |
| Bloomington | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Blue Island | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Bolingbrook | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Bourbonnais | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Bradley | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Bridgeview | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Brookfield | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Buffalo Grove | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Burbank | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Burr Ridge | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Cahokia Heights | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Calumet City | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Campton Hills | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Canton | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Carbondale | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Carol Stream | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Carpentersville | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Cary | Apr 1 – May 1 | June 15 – July 15 |
| Centralia | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Champaign | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Channahon | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Charleston | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Chatham | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Chicago | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Chicago Heights | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Chicago Ridge | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Cicero | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Collinsville | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Columbia | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Country Club Hills | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Crest Hill | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Crestwood | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Crystal Lake | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Danville | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Darien | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Decatur | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Deerfield | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| DeKalb | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Des Plaines | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Dixon | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Dolton | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Downers Grove | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| East Moline | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| East Peoria | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| East St. Louis | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Edwardsville | Mar 1 – 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Effingham | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Elgin | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Elk Grove Village | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Elmhurst | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Elmwood Park | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Evanston | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Evergreen Park | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Fairview Heights | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Forest Park | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Fox Lake | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Frankfort | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Franklin Park | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Freeport | Apr 1 – May 1 | June 15 – July 15 |
| Galesburg | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Geneva | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Glen Carbon | Mar 1 – 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Glen Ellyn | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Glendale Heights | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Glenview | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Godfrey | Mar 1 – 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Granite City | Mar 1 – 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Grayslake | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Gurnee | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Hanover Park | Apr 1 – May 1 | June 15 – July 15 |
| Harvey | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Hazel Crest | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Herrin | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Hickory Hills | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Highland | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Highland Park | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Hinsdale | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Hoffman Estates | Apr 1 – May 1 | June 15 – July 15 |
| Homer Glen | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Homewood | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Huntley | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Jacksonville | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Joliet | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Justice | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Kankakee | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Kewanee | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| La Grange | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| La Grange Park | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Lake Forest | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Lake in the Hills | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Lake Zurich | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Lansing | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Lemont | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Libertyville | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Lincoln | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Lincolnwood | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Lindenhurst | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Lisle | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Lockport | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Lombard | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Loves Park | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Lyons | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Machesney Park | Apr 1 – May 1 | June 15 – July 15 |
| Macomb | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Mahomet | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | June 15 – July 15 |
| Manhattan | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Marion | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Markham | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Matteson | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Mattoon | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Maywood | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| McHenry | Apr 1 – May 1 | June 15 – July 15 |
| Melrose Park | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Midlothian | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Minooka | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Mokena | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Moline | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Montgomery | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Morris | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Morton | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Morton Grove | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Mount Prospect | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Mount Vernon | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Mundelein | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Naperville | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| New Lenox | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Niles | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Normal | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Norridge | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| North Aurora | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| North Chicago | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Northbrook | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Northlake | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| O'Fallon | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Oak Forest | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Oak Lawn | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Oak Park | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Orland Park | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Oswego | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Ottawa | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Palatine | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Palos Heights | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Palos Hills | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Park Forest | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Park Ridge | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Pekin | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Peoria | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Pingree Grove | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Plainfield | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Plano | Apr 1 – May 1 | June 15 – July 15 |
| Pontiac | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Prospect Heights | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Quincy | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Rantoul | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Richton Park | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| River Forest | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| River Grove | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Riverdale | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Rock Island | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Rockford | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Rolling Meadows | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Romeoville | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Roscoe | Apr 1 – May 1 | June 15 – July 15 |
| Roselle | Apr 1 – May 1 | June 15 – July 15 |
| Round Lake | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Round Lake Beach | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Schaumburg | Apr 1 – May 1 | June 15 – July 15 |
| Schiller Park | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Shiloh | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Shorewood | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Skokie | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| South Elgin | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| South Holland | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Springfield | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| St. Charles | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Sterling | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Streamwood | Apr 1 – May 1 | June 15 – July 15 |
| Streator | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Summit | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Swansea | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Sycamore | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Taylorville | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Tinley Park | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Troy | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Urbana | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Vernon Hills | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Villa Park | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Warrenville | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Washington | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Waterloo | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Wauconda | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Waukegan | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| West Chicago | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Westchester | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Western Springs | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Westmont | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Wheaton | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Wheeling | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Wilmette | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Winfield | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Winnetka | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Wood Dale | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Wood River | Mar 1 – 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Woodridge | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Woodstock | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Worth | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Yorkville | Apr 1 – May 1 | June 15 – July 15 |
| Zion | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
Planting dates: USDA Home and Garden Bulletin No. 9 (1967), tables 4 and 5. Frost dates: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020. The full USDA table for broccoli.
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