What to plant in January
January means something very different in Minnesota and in Texas. Below is what the month looks like in each USDA zone, then a dated list for each state.
January by USDA zone
Counted from each zone’s typical frost dates. Your own frost dates matter more than your zone number - the state pages below use state averages.
| Zone | Frost dates | Crops to sow or plant | Including |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 1 | Jun 15 – Aug 20 | 0 | planning and seed ordering |
| Zone 2 | Jun 1 – Sep 1 | 0 | planning and seed ordering |
| Zone 3 | May 15 – Sep 15 | 0 | planning and seed ordering |
| Zone 4 | May 10 – Sep 25 | 0 | planning and seed ordering |
| Zone 5 | Apr 30 – Oct 5 | 0 | planning and seed ordering |
| Zone 6 (January dates) | Apr 15 – Oct 15 | 5 | celeriac, celery, leek, onion, rosemary |
| Zone 7 (January dates) | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | 8 | celeriac, celery, leek, onion, rosemary |
| Zone 8 (January dates) | Mar 20 – Nov 5 | 29 | celeriac, celery, leek, onion, rosemary |
| Zone 9 (January dates) | Feb 20 – Nov 30 | 70 | mache (corn salad), pea, spinach, green onion / scallion, arugula |
| Zone 10 (January dates) | Jan 30 – Dec 15 | 77 | mache (corn salad), pea, spinach, green onion / scallion, arugula |
January planting lists by state (32)
Alabama24 crops to sow or plantArizona29 crops to sow or plantArkansas18 crops to sow or plantCalifornia70 crops to sow or plantConnecticut1 crops to sow or plantDelaware5 crops to sow or plantDistrict of Columbia8 crops to sow or plantFlorida70 crops to sow or plantGeorgia24 crops to sow or plantIllinois1 crops to sow or plantIndiana1 crops to sow or plantIowa1 crops to sow or plantKansas5 crops to sow or plantKentucky5 crops to sow or plantLouisiana56 crops to sow or plantMaryland5 crops to sow or plantMassachusetts1 crops to sow or plantMississippi29 crops to sow or plantMissouri5 crops to sow or plantNevada1 crops to sow or plantNew Jersey1 crops to sow or plantNew Mexico1 crops to sow or plantNorth Carolina8 crops to sow or plantOhio1 crops to sow or plantOklahoma18 crops to sow or plantOregon1 crops to sow or plantRhode Island1 crops to sow or plantSouth Carolina24 crops to sow or plantTennessee8 crops to sow or plantTexas29 crops to sow or plantVirginia5 crops to sow or plantWashington1 crops to sow or plant
More states are added regularly. In the meantime every state has a full-year planting calendar, and you can get dates for your own ZIP code there.