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When to plant basil by ZIP code

Basil timing depends on warm soil and frost risk, so the transplant or direct-sow window should follow the local last frost. Enter a ZIP to get your exact planting date, seed-starting window, last frost date, and source signals.

Choose basil or another crop and jump to the local calendar.

New York, NY · Zone 7b Basil Apr 18 Open answer · last frost Apr 8 Philadelphia, PA · Zone 7b Basil Apr 20 Open answer · last frost Apr 10 Washington, DC · Zone 7b Basil Apr 25 Open answer · last frost Apr 15 Baltimore, MD · Zone 7b Basil Apr 25 Open answer · last frost Apr 15 Virginia Beach, VA · Zone 8b Basil Apr 11 Open answer · last frost Apr 1 Raleigh, NC · Zone 8a Basil Apr 20 Open answer · last frost Apr 10 Charlotte, NC · Zone 8a Basil Apr 15 Open answer · last frost Apr 5 Atlanta, GA · Zone 8a Basil Apr 8 Open answer · last frost Mar 29 Jacksonville, FL · Zone 9a Basil Mar 11 Open answer · last frost Mar 1 Miami, FL · Zone 11a Basil Jan 11 Open answer · last frost Jan 1 Tampa, FL · Zone 10a Basil Feb 11 Open answer · last frost Feb 1 Nashville, TN · Zone 7b Basil Apr 20 Open answer · last frost Apr 10 Memphis, TN · Zone 8a Basil Apr 4 Open answer · last frost Mar 25 Louisville, KY · Zone 7a Basil Apr 25 Open answer · last frost Apr 15 Columbus, OH · Zone 6b Basil May 10 Open answer · last frost Apr 30 Cleveland, OH · Zone 6b Basil May 15 Open answer · last frost May 5 Indianapolis, IN · Zone 6b Basil May 5 Open answer · last frost Apr 25 Detroit, MI · Zone 6b Basil May 15 Open answer · last frost May 5 Milwaukee, WI · Zone 6a Basil May 20 Open answer · last frost May 10 Minneapolis, MN · Zone 5a Basil May 20 Open answer · last frost May 10 Chicago, IL · Zone 6a Basil May 5 Open answer · last frost Apr 25 Kansas City, MO · Zone 6b Basil Apr 25 Open answer · last frost Apr 15 Wichita, KS · Zone 7a Basil Apr 30 Open answer · last frost Apr 20 Omaha, NE · Zone 6a Basil May 15 Open answer · last frost May 5 New Orleans, LA · Zone 9b Basil Feb 20 Open answer · last frost Feb 10 Oklahoma City, OK · Zone 7b Basil Apr 15 Open answer · last frost Apr 5 Tulsa, OK · Zone 7b Basil Apr 15 Open answer · last frost Apr 5 Dallas, TX · Zone 8b Basil Mar 22 Open answer · last frost Mar 12 Arlington, TX · Zone 8b Basil Mar 22 Open answer · last frost Mar 12 Fort Worth, TX · Zone 8b Basil Mar 22 Open answer · last frost Mar 12 Houston, TX · Zone 9b Basil Mar 2 Open answer · last frost Feb 20 San Antonio, TX · Zone 9a Basil Mar 11 Open answer · last frost Mar 1 Austin, TX · Zone 8b Basil Mar 15 Open answer · last frost Mar 5 El Paso, TX · Zone 8b Basil Mar 25 Open answer · last frost Mar 15 Aurora, CO · Zone 6a Basil May 15 Open answer · last frost May 5 Denver, CO · Zone 6a Basil May 15 Open answer · last frost May 5 Colorado Springs, CO · Zone 6a Basil May 25 Open answer · last frost May 15 Phoenix, AZ · Zone 10a Basil Feb 15 Open answer · last frost Feb 5 Mesa, AZ · Zone 10a Basil Feb 15 Open answer · last frost Feb 5 Tucson, AZ · Zone 9b Basil Feb 25 Open answer · last frost Feb 15 Albuquerque, NM · Zone 7b Basil Apr 25 Open answer · last frost Apr 15 Las Vegas, NV · Zone 9a Basil Mar 11 Open answer · last frost Mar 1 Los Angeles, CA · Zone 10b Basil Jan 30 Open answer · last frost Jan 20 Long Beach, CA · Zone 10b Basil Jan 30 Open answer · last frost Jan 20 San Diego, CA · Zone 10b Basil Feb 9 Open answer · last frost Jan 30 Anaheim, CA · Zone 10b Basil Jan 30 Open answer · last frost Jan 20 Bakersfield, CA · Zone 9b Basil Mar 2 Open answer · last frost Feb 20 Fresno, CA · Zone 9b Basil Mar 2 Open answer · last frost Feb 20 San Francisco, CA · Zone 10a Basil Feb 4 Open answer · last frost Jan 25 Oakland, CA · Zone 10a Basil Feb 11 Open answer · last frost Feb 1 San Jose, CA · Zone 9b Basil Feb 25 Open answer · last frost Feb 15 Sacramento, CA · Zone 9b Basil Mar 2 Open answer · last frost Feb 20 Honolulu, HI · Zone 12b Basil Jan 11 Open answer · last frost Jan 1 Portland, OR · Zone 9a Basil Apr 11 Open answer · last frost Apr 1 Seattle, WA · Zone 9a Basil Mar 30 Open answer · last frost Mar 20 Boston, MA · Zone 7a Basil Apr 30 Open answer · last frost Apr 20