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When to Plant Plantain in North Dakota

North Dakota spans USDA hardiness 3b to 4b (zones 3b to 4b on this page). Plant plantain by your local frost date, not the calendar — pick your zone below for exact start-indoors, transplant, and harvest dates.

Jump to: Zone 3b · Zone 4a · Zone 4b

Plantain planting calendar for North Dakota, Zone 3b

Average last spring frost

May 20

Average first fall frost

September 15

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Direct sow

Jun 3

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Projected first harvest

Jul 23

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 3b (approximate)

Plantain is ready to harvest in about 50 days. Full zone 3 guide (both 3a and 3b) →

Plantain planting calendar for North Dakota, Zone 4a

Average last spring frost

May 15

Average first fall frost

September 20

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Direct sow

May 29

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Projected first harvest

Jul 18

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 4a (approximate)

Plantain is ready to harvest in about 50 days. Full zone 4 guide (both 4a and 4b) →

Plantain planting calendar for North Dakota, Zone 4b

Average last spring frost

May 10

Average first fall frost

September 25

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Direct sow

May 24

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Projected first harvest

Jul 13

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 4b (approximate)

Plantain is ready to harvest in about 50 days. Full zone 4 guide (both 4a and 4b) →

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Varieties to grow

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