When to plant sweet potato in St. Louis

In St. Louis, typical last spring frost is April 1 and typical first fall frost is November 10. Typical last spring frost: April 1. Sweet potato in St. Louis is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 145 days covers the 85–140 days this plant usually needs.

Sweet potato

How to grow Sweet potato St. Louis climate Weekly temperatures and windows

Where are you growing?

Comfortable

Tight fit in greenhouse

Comfortable in a cold frame

Sweet potato in St. Louis is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 145 days covers the 85–140 days this plant usually needs.

When to plantApril 29 – June 19

Harvest: July 23 – October 31
Season vs crop: 145 grow days vs 85–140 needed
Typical frost (last spring – first fall): April 1 – November 10

Sweet potato in St. Louis is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 145 days covers the 85–140 days this plant usually needs.

Planting conditions

Suitable growing days in a row145

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 15

Typical first fall frostNovember 10

Low-risk first fall frostOctober 31

Frost-free days222

Earliest indoor seed startMarch 18

Latest indoor seed startMay 8

Transplant outdoorsApril 29 – June 19

Direct sow windownot recommended here

Suitable growing windowApril 29 – September 20 (145 days)

Expected harvestJuly 23 – October 31

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 St. Louis, 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 St. Louis use ERA5-Land cell 38.63, -90.20. How we calculated this · Algorithm 2026-10-season-10.

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