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When to Plant Beets in Tennessee
UT Extension gives one set of dates for beets for the whole state: spring planting runs Mar 1 to Apr 15; fall planting runs Sep 1 to Oct 1.
Photo: Red beets growing in a field with some roots pulled and cut open. Arn, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Your county's dates for beets
The publication does not split the state into regions, so every county shares these dates.
More planting dates for Tennessee
Planting dates for each crop in Tennessee, from the UT Extension calendar.
Planting beets in Tennessee: questions
When do you plant beets in Tennessee?
UT Extension gives one set of dates for beets for the whole state: spring planting runs Mar 1 to Apr 15; fall planting runs Sep 1 to Oct 1.
Can I plant beets in the fall in Tennessee?
Yes. Fall planting runs Sep 1 to Oct 1.
What frost date should I use for beets?
Cold nights after planting can damage young plants. The Tennessee frost dates page shows how late frost runs in your county.
Where do these dates for beets come from?
W 346-B Backyard Vegetables: The Tennessee Vegetable Garden – Garden Planning, Plant Preparation and Planting.
Why might my county's dates differ?
The calendar gives one set of dates for the whole state.
Photos: Red beets growing in a field with some roots pulled and cut open: Arn, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Early fall foliage along the Russell Field Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Open farm fields near Cedar Hill in Robertson County, Tennessee: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Round hay bales in a frosty hayfield at dawn in Athens, Tennessee: Nheyob, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Crop field bordered by a grassy edge and tree line in Gadsden, Tennessee: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Tomato plant with fruit in a garden: MavisLee, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Pepper plant in a kitchen garden loaded with green, yellow and red peppers: NPS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Potato plant growing in a garden bed: Kolforn (Kolforn), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Field of sweet corn in summer: Marathon, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Clusters of long green bean pods hanging from a climbing bean vine: Nirajan_pant, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Cucumber vines climbing a wooden trellis in a kitchen garden: NPS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Zucchini fruit on the plant: Schlaghecken Josef, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Green and red leaf lettuce heads growing along drip lines in a garden bed: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 US, via Wikimedia Commons.