When to plant spinach in Nebraska

Spinach
Sow outdoors in Omaha
Mar 5–Mar 26

Across Nebraska the window opens between March 5 and March 30. Find your city below; the dates follow each town's own average last frost.

Sow outdoors, Omaha
Mar 5–Mar 26
Fall planting, Omaha
Aug 23–Sep 6
Last frost, Omaha
Apr 16

Sow outdoors 3–6 weeks before the last frost; sow again for fall 6–8 weeks before the first frost. Spinach bolts as days lengthen. Early spring and fall are its seasons.

Spinach planting dates by city

Start indoorsPlant outSow outdoorsFall plantingAverage last and first frost
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
OmahaMar 5–Mar 26
LincolnMar 13–Apr 3
BellevueMar 6–Mar 27
Grand IslandMar 12–Apr 2
KearneyMar 19–Apr 9
FremontMar 12–Apr 2
NorfolkMar 20–Apr 10
ColumbusMar 10–Mar 31
PapillionMar 10–Mar 31
HastingsMar 11–Apr 1
North PlatteMar 30–Apr 20

Questions

When should I plant spinach in Nebraska?

In Omaha, sow outdoors from March 5 to March 26. Across Nebraska the window opens between March 5 and March 30, depending on the local last frost.

How is this date worked out?

Sow outdoors 3–6 weeks before the last frost; sow again for fall 6–8 weeks before the first frost. Frost dates are NOAA 1991–2020 averages for the weather station nearest each city.

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Frost dates for every city in Nebraska