Cities · Zone 5a
What to plant in Minneapolis
Count days. 54-day tomatoes, not Brandywine. Fall is kale and garlic.
A real winter. Indoor starting is not a hobby here — it is how fruit happens.
- Sample ZIP
- 55401
- Last frost
- Apr 28
- First frost
- Oct 8
Plan, don't sow
Order seed. Sketch the bed. Indoor starts are still weeks out.
Nothing urgent this week in this zone. Use the calendar for the year view, or browse crops to plan.
Full Zone 5a guide · Open matcher with 55401
The sow list
A note when it is time to sow
Seasonal, not daily. We will send what to start in your zone, and skip the rest of the year.
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