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When to Plant Taro in New Hampshire

New Hampshire spans USDA hardiness 4a to 6b (zones 4a to 6b on this page). Plant taro by your local frost date, not the calendar — pick your zone below for exact start-indoors, transplant, and harvest dates.

Jump to: Zone 4a · Zone 4b · Zone 5a · Zone 5b · Zone 6a · Zone 6b

Taro planting calendar for New Hampshire, 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

Dec 15

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

Taro is ready to harvest in about 200 days. Full zone 4 guide (both 4a and 4b) →

Taro planting calendar for New Hampshire, 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

Dec 10

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

Taro is ready to harvest in about 200 days. Full zone 4 guide (both 4a and 4b) →

Taro planting calendar for New Hampshire, Zone 5a

Average last spring frost

May 5

Average first fall frost

October 1

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Direct sow

May 19

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Projected first harvest

Dec 5

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 5a (approximate)

Taro is ready to harvest in about 200 days. Full zone 5 guide (both 5a and 5b) →

Taro planting calendar for New Hampshire, Zone 5b

Average last spring frost

April 30

Average first fall frost

October 5

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Direct sow

May 14

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Projected first harvest

Nov 30

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 5b (approximate)

Taro is ready to harvest in about 200 days. Full zone 5 guide (both 5a and 5b) →

Taro planting calendar for New Hampshire, Zone 6a

Average last spring frost

April 25

Average first fall frost

October 10

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Direct sow

May 9

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Projected first harvest

Nov 25

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 6a (approximate)

Taro is ready to harvest in about 200 days. Full zone 6 guide (both 6a and 6b) →

Taro planting calendar for New Hampshire, Zone 6b

Average last spring frost

April 20

Average first fall frost

October 15

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Direct sow

May 4

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Projected first harvest

Nov 20

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 6b (approximate)

Taro is ready to harvest in about 200 days. Full zone 6 guide (both 6a and 6b) →

Not sure which half-zone you're in? Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.

Varieties to grow

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

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Common problems with taro

What to watch for, with identification and treatment for each

GroundhogsAntsAphidsArmywormsBirdsCricketsBacterial Soft RotAnthracnoseDamping-OffFrost & Cold InjuryGray MoldHerbicide Injury

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taro — full zone guide

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