When to plant Broccoli and brussels sprouts in Indiana
In spring, from Mar 1 – 20 in Clarksville to Apr 1 – May 1 in West Lafayette.
For a fall crop, from June 15 – July 15 in Auburn to Aug 1 – Sept 1 in Sellersburg.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Auburn | Apr 1 – May 1 | June 15 – July 15 |
| Avon | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Bargersville | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Bedford | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Beech Grove | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Bloomington | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Bluffton | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Brownsburg | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Carmel | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Cedar Lake | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Chesterton | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Clarksville | Mar 1 – 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Columbia City | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Columbus | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Connersville | Apr 1 – May 1 | June 15 – July 15 |
| Crawfordsville | Apr 1 – May 1 | June 15 – July 15 |
| Crown Point | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Danville | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Decatur | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Dyer | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| East Chicago | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Elkhart | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Evansville | Mar 1 – 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Fishers | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Fort Wayne | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Frankfort | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Franklin | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Gary | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Goshen | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Greenfield | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Greensburg | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Greenwood | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Griffith | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Hammond | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Highland | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Hobart | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Huntertown | Apr 1 – May 1 | June 15 – July 15 |
| Huntington | Apr 1 – May 1 | June 15 – July 15 |
| Indianapolis | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Jasper | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Jeffersonville | Mar 1 – 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Kendallville | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Kokomo | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| La Porte | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Lafayette | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Lake Station | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Lawrence | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Lebanon | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Logansport | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Lowell | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Madison | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Marion | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Martinsville | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | June 15 – July 15 |
| McCordsville | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Merrillville | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Michigan City | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Mishawaka | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Mooresville | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Muncie | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Munster | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| New Albany | Mar 1 – 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| New Castle | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| New Haven | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Noblesville | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Peru | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Plainfield | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Plymouth | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Portage | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Richmond | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Schererville | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Sellersburg | Mar 1 – 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Seymour | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Shelbyville | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| South Bend | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Speedway | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| St. John | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Terre Haute | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Valparaiso | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Vincennes | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Wabash | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Warsaw | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Washington | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| West Lafayette | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Westfield | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Whitestown | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Yorktown | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Zionsville | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | 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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