When to plant Broccoli and brussels sprouts in Ohio
In spring, from Mar 15 – Apr 15 in Beachwood to Apr 15 – June 1 in Warren.
For a fall crop, from June 15 – July 15 in Ashland to Aug 1 – Sept 1 in Warrensville Heights.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Akron | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Alliance | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Amherst | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Ashland | Apr 1 – May 1 | June 15 – July 15 |
| Ashtabula | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Athens | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Aurora | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Avon | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Avon Lake | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Barberton | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Bay Village | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Beachwood | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Beavercreek | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Bedford | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Bedford Heights | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Bellefontaine | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Berea | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Bexley | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Blue Ash | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Bowling Green | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Brecksville | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Broadview Heights | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Brook Park | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Brooklyn | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Brunswick | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Bucyrus | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Cambridge | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Canal Winchester | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Canton | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Celina | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Centerville | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Chillicothe | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Cincinnati | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Circleville | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Clayton | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Cleveland | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Cleveland Heights | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Columbus | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Conneaut | Apr 15 – June 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Coshocton | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Cuyahoga Falls | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Dayton | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Defiance | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Delaware | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Dover | Apr 1 – May 1 | June 15 – July 15 |
| Dublin | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| East Cleveland | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Eastlake | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Elyria | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Englewood | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Euclid | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Fairborn | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Fairfield | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Fairview Park | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Findlay | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Forest Park | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Fostoria | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Franklin | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Fremont | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Gahanna | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Galion | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Garfield Heights | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Green | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Greenville | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Grove City | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Hamilton | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Harrison | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Heath | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Hilliard | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Huber Heights | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Hudson | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Ironton | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Kent | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Kettering | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Lakewood | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Lancaster | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Lebanon | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Lima | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| London | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Lorain | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Loveland | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Lyndhurst | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Macedonia | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Mansfield | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Maple Heights | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Marietta | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Marion | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Marysville | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Mason | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Massillon | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Maumee | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Mayfield Heights | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Medina | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Mentor | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Miamisburg | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Middleburg Heights | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Middletown | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Monroe | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Montgomery | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Mount Vernon | Apr 1 – May 1 | June 15 – July 15 |
| New Albany | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| New Franklin | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| New Philadelphia | Apr 1 – May 1 | June 15 – July 15 |
| Newark | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Niles | Apr 15 – June 1 | June 15 – July 15 |
| North Canton | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| North Olmsted | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| North Ridgeville | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| North Royalton | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Norton | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Norwalk | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Norwood | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Oregon | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Oxford | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Painesville | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Parma | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Parma Heights | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Pataskala | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Perrysburg | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Pickerington | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Piqua | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Portsmouth | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Powell | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Ravenna | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Reading | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Reynoldsburg | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Richmond Heights | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Riverside | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Rocky River | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Salem | Apr 1 – May 1 | June 15 – July 15 |
| Sandusky | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Seven Hills | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Shaker Heights | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Sharonville | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Sidney | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Solon | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| South Euclid | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Springboro | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Springdale | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Springfield | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Steubenville | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Stow | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Streetsboro | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Strongsville | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Sylvania | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Tallmadge | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Tiffin | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Tipp City | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Toledo | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Trenton | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Trotwood | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Troy | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Twinsburg | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| University Heights | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Upper Arlington | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Urbana | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Van Wert | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Vandalia | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Vermilion | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Wadsworth | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Warren | Apr 15 – June 1 | June 15 – July 15 |
| Warrensville Heights | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Washington Court House | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| West Carrollton | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Westerville | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Westlake | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Whitehall | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Wickliffe | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Willoughby | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Willowick | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Wilmington | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Wooster | Apr 1 – May 1 | June 15 – July 15 |
| Worthington | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Xenia | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Youngstown | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Zanesville | 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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