When to plant Broccoli and brussels sprouts in Pennsylvania
In spring, from Mar 1 – 20 in Chester to Apr 15 – June 1 in St. Marys.
For a fall crop, from June 1 – 30 in Hermitage to Aug 1 – Sept 1 in Yeadon.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Allentown | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Altoona | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Baldwin | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Berwick | Apr 1 – May 1 | June 15 – July 15 |
| Bethel Park | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Bethlehem | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Bloomsburg | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Butler | Apr 15 – June 1 | June 15 – July 15 |
| Carlisle | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Chambersburg | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Chester | Mar 1 – 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Coatesville | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Columbia | Apr 1 – May 1 | June 15 – July 15 |
| Darby | Mar 1 – 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Dunmore | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Easton | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Elizabethtown | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Emmaus | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Ephrata | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Erie | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Franklin Park | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Greensburg | Apr 1 – May 1 | June 15 – July 15 |
| Hanover | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Harrisburg | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Hazleton | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Hermitage | Apr 15 – June 1 | June 1 – 30 |
| Indiana | Apr 15 – June 1 | June 15 – July 15 |
| Jefferson Hills | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Johnstown | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Kingston | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Lancaster | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Lansdale | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Lansdowne | Mar 1 – 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Lebanon | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Lower Burrell | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| McKeesport | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Meadville | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Mechanicsburg | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Monroeville | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Munhall | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Murrysville | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Nanticoke | Apr 15 – June 1 | June 15 – July 15 |
| New Castle | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| New Kensington | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Norristown | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Northampton | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Philadelphia | Mar 1 – 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Phoenixville | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Pittsburgh | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Plum | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Pottstown | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Pottsville | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Reading | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Scranton | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Sharon | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| St. Marys | Apr 15 – June 1 | June 15 – July 15 |
| State College | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Washington | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Waynesboro | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| West Chester | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| West Mifflin | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Whitehall | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Wilkes-Barre | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Wilkinsburg | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| Williamsport | Mar 25 – Apr 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Wyomissing | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Yeadon | Mar 1 – 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 1 |
| York | 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.