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When to Plant Rosemary in Zone 3

In USDA zone 3, start seeds indoors around March 21, transplant or plant outdoors June 13 to September 11, and expect your first harvest around September 11.

Rosemary planting calendar for USDA Zone 3

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Start seeds indoors

Mar 21

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Transplant outdoors

Jun 13

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Projected first harvest

Sep 11

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 3a — approximate

Most rosemary mature in about 90 days. Dates use USDA zone 3a average frost dates. Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.

What zone 3 means for rosemary

Average last spring frost

May 30

Average first fall frost

September 10

Those two dates are what set the schedule above. Zone 3 gives you roughly 103 frost-free days, and rosemary need about 90 days to mature.

Varieties to grow

2 varieties of rosemary in the HomeSown library. Tap any for its full grow guide.

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