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When to Plant Tomatoes in Ohio

For tomatoes in Ohio, spring planting starts between May 1 (Lawrence County) and May 15 (Allen County), according to Ohio State University Extension.

Photo: Staked tomato plant in a straw-mulched kitchen garden with green and ripening red tomatoes. NPS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

More planting dates for Ohio

Planting dates for each crop in Ohio, from the Ohio State University Extension calendar.

Peppers

Potatoes

Sweet Corn

Green Beans

Cucumbers

Squash

Lettuce

Onions

Planting tomatoes in Ohio: questions

When do you plant tomatoes in Ohio?

For tomatoes in Ohio, spring planting starts between May 1 (Lawrence County) and May 15 (Allen County), according to Ohio State University Extension.

Can I plant tomatoes in the fall in Ohio?

The Ohio State University Extension calendar used here lists no fall window for tomatoes.

What frost date should I use for tomatoes?

Cold nights after planting can damage young plants. The Ohio frost dates page shows how late frost runs in your county.

Where do these dates for tomatoes come from?

Ohio Gardening Calendar.

Why might my county's dates differ?

The calendar is written for zone 6a; spring dates move 1 week earlier in 6b and 2 weeks earlier in 7a.

Photos: Staked tomato plant in a straw-mulched kitchen garden with green and ripening red tomatoes: NPS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Ripe red tomatoes on the vine: Softeis, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Pile of ripe tomatoes: Jubair Bin Iqbal, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Tomato plant with fruit in a garden: MavisLee, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Unripe green tomato on the plant: Microrao, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Pepper plant in a kitchen garden loaded with green, yellow and red peppers: NPS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Long neat rows of green potato plants stretching across a farm field: Malcolm Neal, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Tall corn plants with golden tassels against a summer sky in a field: inkknife_2000, 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 plants growing in a greenhouse bed: HARTLEPOOLMARINA2014, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Zucchini fruit on the plant: Schlaghecken Josef, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Lettuce plants growing in rows: AfroBrazilian, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Long rows of green onion plants growing in sandy farm soil: ליזי שאנן, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.