Seeding Calendar
Zone 5A Seeding Calendar
Optimal planting windows for cool-season and warm-season grasses in USDA Hardiness Zone 5A.
Seeding Calendar — Zone 5A
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Cool Seed (Best)
Cool Seed (OK)
Warm Seed (Best)
Warm Seed (OK)
Cool Seed (Best)
Cool Seed (OK)
Warm Seed (Best)
Warm Seed (OK)
Optimal (cool)
Acceptable (cool)
Optimal (warm)
Acceptable (warm)
Recommended Grasses for Zone 5A
Warm-Season
Counties in Zone 5A
Allamakee County
IALDS 8
Audubon County
IALDS 8
Boone County
IALDS 8
Black Hawk County
IALDS 10
Bremer County
IALDS 10
Buchanan County
IALDS 10
Benton County
IALDS 11
Jo Daviess County
ILLDS 15
Stephenson County
ILLDS 15
Carroll County
ILLDS 16
Buena Vista County
IALDS 17
San Juan County
COLDS 30
Summit County
COLDS 35
Mineral County
COLDS 36
Caribou County
IDLDS 37
Lake County
COLDS 38
Valley County
IDLDS 40
Fremont County
IDLDS 41
Routt County
COLDS 44
Saguache County
COLDS 46
Jefferson County
IDLDS 47
Madison County
IDLDS 47
Conejos County
COLDS 48
Bear Lake County
IDLDS 48
Alamosa County
COLDS 49
Grand County
COLDS 49
Gunnison County
COLDS 50
Hinsdale County
COLDS 50
Teton County
IDLDS 50
Butte County
IDLDS 52
Seeding windows are based on USDA hardiness zones and NOAA frost date data. Actual timing may vary by elevation, microclimate, and specific cultivar.