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When to Plant Kale in Tennessee
UT Extension gives one set of dates for kale for the whole state: spring planting runs Feb 15 to Apr 15; fall planting runs Aug 1 to Sep 15.
Photo: Kale in a vegetable bed at a botanic garden. cultivar413 from Fallbrook, California, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
When to plant kale in your county
Every county uses the same statewide dates.
Raised garden beds full of curly kale with cabbages growing behind
Published dates for kale in Tennessee
More planting dates for Tennessee
Planting dates for each crop in Tennessee, from the UT Extension calendar.
Planting kale in Tennessee: questions
When do you plant kale in Tennessee?
UT Extension gives one set of dates for kale for the whole state: spring planting runs Feb 15 to Apr 15; fall planting runs Aug 1 to Sep 15.
Can I plant kale in the fall in Tennessee?
Yes. Fall planting runs Aug 1 to Sep 15.
How does frost timing change kale planting?
Spring windows follow the last frost and fall windows end before the first frost. See the Tennessee frost dates page for your county.
Where do these dates for kale come from?
SP291G Fall Vegetable Gardens; W 346-B Backyard Vegetables: The Tennessee Vegetable Garden – Garden Planning, Plant Preparation and Planting.
Why do the dates differ by county?
One statewide set of dates applies to every county.
Photos: Kale in a vegetable bed at a botanic garden: cultivar413 from Fallbrook, California, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Kale growing in a summer garden: gunthercox, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons; Raised garden beds full of curly kale with cabbages growing behind: Alabama Extension, CC0, 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; 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; Squash plant with yellow blossoms and spreading stems in a straw-mulched garden: Mary O'Neill, Public domain, 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.