When to plant sweet potato in Toronto

In Toronto, typical last spring frost is April 20 and typical first fall frost is November 8. Typical last spring frost: April 20. Sweet potato in Toronto is doable with planning outdoors. 105 suitable days are enough for fast varieties (85 days) but not slow ones (140 days).

Sweet potato

How to grow Sweet potato Toronto climate Weekly temperatures and windows

Where are you growing?

Tight fit

Tight fit in greenhouse

Tight fit in a cold frame

Sweet potato in Toronto is doable with planning outdoors. 105 suitable days are enough for fast varieties (85 days) but not slow ones (140 days).

When to plantMay 25 – June 20

Harvest: August 18 – November 1
Season vs crop: 105 grow days vs 85–140 needed
Typical frost (last spring – first fall): April 20 – November 8

Sweet potato in Toronto is doable with planning outdoors. 105 suitable days are enough for fast varieties (85 days) but not slow ones (140 days).

Start slips April 13 – May 9, then transplant May 25 – June 20 so the crop can finish outdoors.

Planting conditions

Suitable growing days in a row105

Days to harvest85–140 days from planting

No planting window is recorded for this place.

Too cold
Frost line

Blue fill is usually too cold for this plant. Dashed lines are typical last and first frost (35 seasons (1991–2025)). Adjust a week or two for your conditions.

Planting and growing across the year

Planting is the sow / plant-out window. Growing is daytime air versus this plant’s ideal (21 – 32 °C70 – 90 °F21 – 32 °C (70 – 90 °F)) and tolerable (16 – 35 °C61 – 95 °F16 – 35 °C (61 – 95 °F)) ranges.

Ideal / plantable
Tolerable
Too cold
Too hot
Outside window

Planting uses sow / plant-out rules; growing shows daytime air against this plant’s ideal and tolerable ranges.

Key dates

Typical last spring frostApril 20

Low-risk last spring frostApril 29

Typical first fall frostNovember 8

Low-risk first fall frostNovember 1

Frost-free days201

Earliest indoor seed startApril 13

Latest indoor seed startMay 9

Transplant outdoorsMay 25 – June 20

Direct sow windownot recommended here

Suitable growing windowMay 25 – September 6 (105 days)

Expected harvestAugust 18 – November 1

How these dates are judged

Ideal conditions: Daytime air from 21 – 32 °C70 – 90 °F21 – 32 °C (70 – 90 °F).
Suitable conditions: Daytime air from 16 – 35 °C61 – 95 °F16 – 35 °C (61 – 95 °F).
Last frost and first frost: Typical spring and fall frost dates for Toronto, shown in the key dates.
Days to harvest: 85–140 days from planting, from typical days to harvest.
Sowing window: Dated sow and harvest bars use frost dates, soil minima, night limits, and last-sow count-back from typical crop timing. Air ratings on the weekly chart colour only weeks inside that same window — see weekly temperatures and windows.

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Calculated by Plan & Plant. Method. Data 35 seasons (1991–2025).

Frost and suitability dates are typical figures from climate statistics.

Based on 35 years (1991–2025) of ERA5-Land data from Open-Meteo, for an area of about 10 km. Typical dates, not a guarantee.

Dates for Toronto use ERA5-Land cell 43.70, -79.40. How we calculated this · Algorithm 2026-10-season-12.

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