When to plant sweet potato in Baltimore

In Baltimore, typical last spring frost is April 1 and typical first fall frost is November 13. Typical last spring frost: April 1. Sweet potato in Baltimore is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 142 days covers the 85–140 days this plant usually needs.

Sweet potato

How to grow Sweet potato Baltimore climate Weekly temperatures and windows

Where are you growing?

Comfortable

Tight fit in greenhouse

Comfortable in a cold frame

Sweet potato in Baltimore is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 142 days covers the 85–140 days this plant usually needs.

When to plantMay 1 – June 23

Harvest: July 25 – November 4
Season vs crop: 142 grow days vs 85–140 needed
Typical frost (last spring – first fall): April 1 – November 13

Sweet potato in Baltimore is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 142 days covers the 85–140 days this plant usually needs.

Planting conditions

Suitable growing days in a row142

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 1

Low-risk last spring frostApril 11

Typical first fall frostNovember 13

Low-risk first fall frostNovember 4

Frost-free days225

Earliest indoor seed startMarch 20

Latest indoor seed startMay 12

Transplant outdoorsMay 1 – June 23

Direct sow windownot recommended here

Suitable growing windowMay 1 – September 19 (142 days)

Expected harvestJuly 25 – November 4

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 Baltimore, 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 Baltimore use ERA5-Land cell 39.29, -76.61. How we calculated this · Algorithm 2026-10-season-10.

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