Minneapolis, MN · zone 4b · ~174 frost-free days
When to plant a garden in Minneapolis.
In Minneapolis, the typical last spring frost lands around Apr 24 and the first fall frost around Oct 15, giving you about 174 frost-free days. Cool-season crops go out before the last frost; warm-season crops wait until after it.
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Sow dates for Minneapolis, keyed to your frost.
| Crop | Start indoors | Spring sow / set out | Fall sow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato, slicing | Mar 20 to May 20 | May 1 to Jul 1 | — |
| Lettuce, leaf | — | Mar 17 to May 1 | Aug 1 to Sep 30 |
| Carrot | — | Mar 17 to Apr 19 | Jul 20 to Aug 15 |
| Bush Bean | — | Apr 24 to Jun 14 | Jul 1 to Aug 3 |
| Cucumber, slicing | — | May 1 to Jul 31 | Jun 14 to Jul 15 |
| Pepper, bell | Mar 29 to May 20 | May 10 to Jul 1 | — |
| Kale | Feb 3 to Mar 3 | Mar 17 to Apr 14 | Jul 15 to Aug 30 |
| Spinach | — | Mar 3 to Apr 14 | Aug 1 to Sep 19 |
Minneapolis sits in Zone 4b, but two gardens in the same city can be a week or two apart. The planner works from your ZIP code's frost dates, not the zone, so the dates land right for your block, not the metro average.
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Tell the free planner what you want to eat and who you're feeding. It returns plant counts, spacing, and frost-safe sow dates for ZIP 55401 in about 60 seconds.