When to plant Tomato in Minnesota, United States

Tomato can be planted after June 02, when air temperature is consistently in a range between 55°F and 96°F and soil temperature is above 45°F.

Growing Tomato in Minnesota

Minnesota has on average 99 continious days, suitable for growing Tomato. Tomato needs on average between 60 and 100 days to mature and produce harvest.

Growing season for Tomato in Minnesota is quite short, with only 99 continious days suitable for growing, so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.

Tomato seeds can be planted between June 02 and July 10. Planting before June 02 without any additional protection is not advised because cold streaks can damage or kill off young plant. When planting after July 10, Tomato will not have enough time to mature and produce harvest.

Growing season extention

In order to maximize chances for a good harvest of Tomato in Minnesota, some extra steps can be taken to extend growing season.

Start seeds indoors

When starting seeds indoors, it is possible to guarantee best possible conditions for young seedlings. Consistent temperature range, adequate watering and ample light (natural, supplemented with artifitial grow lights) will ensure you have strong and healthy seedlings just in time for transplanting into soil.

It takes 49 days on average for Tomato to sprout, and grow big enough to be ready for transplanting.

June 02 is on average first day in Minnesota that has required temperatures for young Tomato seedlings to grow, without worrying about cold damage.

Seeds can be started indoors beween April 14 and May 31, this way they will be ready just in time for transplanting on June 02.

Seedlings started after May 31 might not have enough time to mature and produce harvest.

Use a cold frame

When using a cold frame in a beggining of growing season You can protect young plants from possible temperature drops, this way growing season can start up to 2 weeks earlier.

Use an additional shading

On days, when air temperatures are expected to raise above 96°F, which is in top of tolerable range for Tomato, consider using additional shading to prevent heat shock.

Table with days suitable to grow vegetables in Minnesota

For more precise weather statisctics and planting information, please select a County in Minnesota.

• Aitkin County

• Anoka County

• Becker County

• Beltrami County

• Benton County

• Big Stone County

• Blue Earth County

• Brown County

• Carlton County

• Carver County

• Cass County

• Chippewa County

• Chisago County

• Clay County

• Clearwater County

• Cook County

• Cottonwood County

• Crow Wing County

• Dakota County

• Dodge County

• Douglas County

• Faribault County

• Fillmore County

• Freeborn County

• Goodhue County

• Grant County

• Hennepin County

• Houston County

• Hubbard County

• Isanti County

• Itasca County

• Jackson County

• Kanabec County

• Kandiyohi County

• Kittson County

• Koochiching County

• Lac qui Parle County

• Lake County

• Lake of the Woods County

• Le Sueur County

• Lincoln County

• Lyon County

• Mahnomen County

• Marshall County

• Martin County

• McLeod County

• Meeker County

• Mille Lacs County

• Morrison County

• Mower County

• Murray County

• Nicollet County

• Nobles County

• Norman County

• Olmsted County

• Otter Tail County

• Pennington County

• Pine County

• Pipestone County

• Polk County

• Pope County

• Ramsey County

• Red Lake County

• Redwood County

• Renville County

• Rice County

• Rock County

• Roseau County

• Scott County

• Sherburne County

• Sibley County

• St. Louis County

• Stearns County

• Steele County

• Stevens County

• Swift County

• Todd County

• Traverse County

• Wabasha County

• Wadena County

• Waseca County

• Washington County

• Watonwan County

• Wilkin County

• Winona County

• Wright County

• Yellow Medicine County