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When to Plant Dandelion in Zone 8

In USDA zone 8, plant outdoors April 15 to July 19, and expect your first harvest around July 19.

Dandelion planting calendar for USDA Zone 8

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Direct sow

Apr 15

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Projected first harvest

Jul 19

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 8a — approximate

Dandelion is ready to harvest in about 95 days. Dates use USDA zone 8a average frost dates. Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.

What zone 8 means for dandelion

Average last spring frost

April 1

Average first fall frost

November 10

Those two dates are what set the schedule above. Zone 8 gives you roughly 223 frost-free days, and dandelion need about 95 days to mature.

Varieties to grow

1 variety of dandelion in the HomeSown library. Tap any for its full grow guide.

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