When to plant strawberries in New York

Strawberries
Plant out in New York
Mar 4–Mar 18

Across New York the window opens between March 4 and April 16. Find your city below; the dates follow each town's own average last frost.

Plant out, New York
Mar 4–Mar 18
Last frost, New York
Apr 1

Set out crowns 2–4 weeks before the last frost. June-bearing plants fruit the year after planting. Pinch off first-year flowers.

Strawberries planting dates by city

Start indoorsPlant outSow outdoorsFall plantingAverage last and first frost
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
New YorkMar 4–Mar 18
BuffaloMar 27–Apr 10
YonkersMar 23–Apr 6
RochesterMar 27–Apr 10
SyracuseApr 1–Apr 15
AlbanyMar 30–Apr 13
New RochelleMar 23–Apr 6
CheektowagaMar 27–Apr 10
Mount VernonMar 4–Mar 18
SchenectadyMar 30–Apr 13
UticaApr 3–Apr 17
White PlainsMar 15–Mar 29
HempsteadMar 5–Mar 19
Tonawanda TownApr 8–Apr 22
LevittownMar 6–Mar 20
TroyMar 22–Apr 5
IrondequoitMar 27–Apr 10
Niagara FallsMar 29–Apr 12
Kiryas JoelMar 13–Mar 27
BinghamtonApr 4–Apr 18
West SenecaMar 27–Apr 10
FreeportMar 10–Mar 24
HicksvilleMar 5–Mar 19
West BabylonMar 9–Mar 23
CoramMar 7–Mar 21
Valley StreamMar 5–Mar 19
Central IslipMar 13–Mar 27
BrightonMar 27–Apr 10
ElmontMar 5–Mar 19
CommackMar 12–Mar 26
All 89 cities
CityPlant outLast frost
New YorkMar 4 to Mar 18Apr 1
BuffaloMar 27 to Apr 10Apr 24
YonkersMar 23 to Apr 6Apr 20
RochesterMar 27 to Apr 10Apr 24
SyracuseApr 1 to Apr 15Apr 29
AlbanyMar 30 to Apr 13Apr 27
New RochelleMar 23 to Apr 6Apr 20
CheektowagaMar 27 to Apr 10Apr 24
Mount VernonMar 4 to Mar 18Apr 1
SchenectadyMar 30 to Apr 13Apr 27
UticaApr 3 to Apr 17May 1
White PlainsMar 15 to Mar 29Apr 12
HempsteadMar 5 to Mar 19Apr 2
Tonawanda TownApr 8 to Apr 22May 6
LevittownMar 6 to Mar 20Apr 3
TroyMar 22 to Apr 5Apr 19
IrondequoitMar 27 to Apr 10Apr 24
Niagara FallsMar 29 to Apr 12Apr 26
Kiryas JoelMar 13 to Mar 27Apr 10
BinghamtonApr 4 to Apr 18May 2
West SenecaMar 27 to Apr 10Apr 24
FreeportMar 10 to Mar 24Apr 7
HicksvilleMar 5 to Mar 19Apr 2
West BabylonMar 9 to Mar 23Apr 6
CoramMar 7 to Mar 21Apr 4
Valley StreamMar 5 to Mar 19Apr 2
Central IslipMar 13 to Mar 27Apr 10
BrightonMar 27 to Apr 10Apr 24
ElmontMar 5 to Mar 19Apr 2
CommackMar 12 to Mar 26Apr 9
East MeadowMar 5 to Mar 19Apr 2
Long BeachMar 10 to Mar 24Apr 7
Spring ValleyMar 23 to Apr 6Apr 20
New CityMar 28 to Apr 11Apr 25
UniondaleMar 5 to Mar 19Apr 2
IthacaApr 13 to Apr 27May 11
BaldwinMar 10 to Mar 24Apr 7
Huntington StationMar 12 to Mar 26Apr 9
PoughkeepsieMar 24 to Apr 7Apr 21
Port ChesterMar 15 to Mar 29Apr 12
HarrisonMar 15 to Mar 29Apr 12
OceansideMar 10 to Mar 24Apr 7
RomeApr 8 to Apr 22May 6
CentereachMar 13 to Mar 27Apr 10
Bay ShoreMar 7 to Mar 21Apr 4
Franklin SquareMar 5 to Mar 19Apr 2
MiddletownMar 24 to Apr 7Apr 21
North TonawandaApr 8 to Apr 22May 6
Saratoga SpringsApr 4 to Apr 18May 2
Glen CoveMar 5 to Mar 19Apr 2
NewburghApr 1 to Apr 15Apr 29
ShirleyMar 21 to Apr 4Apr 18
MonseyMar 22 to Apr 5Apr 19
JamestownApr 10 to Apr 24May 8
OssiningMar 28 to Apr 11Apr 25
Deer ParkMar 9 to Mar 23Apr 6
LindenhurstMar 9 to Mar 23Apr 6
West IslipMar 9 to Mar 23Apr 6
HolbrookMar 13 to Mar 27Apr 10
PlainviewMar 9 to Mar 23Apr 6
ElmiraApr 8 to Apr 22May 6
AuburnApr 4 to Apr 18May 2
PeekskillApr 2 to Apr 16Apr 30
Rockville CentreMar 10 to Mar 24Apr 7
MedfordMar 21 to Apr 4Apr 18
Dix HillsMar 12 to Mar 26Apr 9
SmithtownMar 13 to Mar 27Apr 10
KingstonApr 16 to Apr 30May 14
WatertownApr 4 to Apr 18May 2
CopiagueMar 9 to Mar 23Apr 6
Garden CityMar 5 to Mar 19Apr 2
RotterdamMar 30 to Apr 13Apr 27
MassapequaMar 6 to Mar 20Apr 3
MerrickMar 6 to Mar 20Apr 3
SeldenMar 7 to Mar 21Apr 4
MineolaMar 5 to Mar 19Apr 2
East PatchogueMar 13 to Mar 27Apr 10
LynbrookMar 10 to Mar 24Apr 7
North BellmoreMar 6 to Mar 20Apr 3
NiskayunaMar 30 to Apr 13Apr 27
HauppaugeMar 13 to Mar 27Apr 10
West HempsteadMar 5 to Mar 19Apr 2
EastchesterMar 23 to Apr 6Apr 20
North Bay ShoreMar 9 to Mar 23Apr 6
North AmityvilleMar 9 to Mar 23Apr 6
LockportMar 29 to Apr 12Apr 26
East MassapequaMar 6 to Mar 20Apr 3
HuntingtonMar 12 to Mar 26Apr 9
NanuetMar 23 to Apr 6Apr 20

Questions

When should I plant strawberries in New York?

In New York, plant out from March 4 to March 18. Across New York the window opens between March 4 and April 16, depending on the local last frost.

How is this date worked out?

Set out crowns 2–4 weeks before the last frost. Frost dates are NOAA 1991–2020 averages for the weather station nearest each city.

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Strawberries in other states

Frost dates for every city in New York