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 10
Audubon County
IALDS 10
Boone County
IALDS 10
Black Hawk County
IALDS 12
Bremer County
IALDS 12
Buchanan County
IALDS 12
Benton County
IALDS 13
Jo Daviess County
ILLDS 17
Stephenson County
ILLDS 17
Carroll County
ILLDS 18
Buena Vista County
IALDS 19
Valley County
IDLDS 28
San Juan County
COLDS 30
Routt County
COLDS 32
Fremont County
IDLDS 33
Summit County
COLDS 35
Conejos County
COLDS 36
Mineral County
COLDS 36
Bear Lake County
IDLDS 36
Alamosa County
COLDS 37
Grand County
COLDS 37
Caribou County
IDLDS 37
Gunnison County
COLDS 38
Hinsdale County
COLDS 38
Lake County
COLDS 38
Saguache County
COLDS 38
Teton County
IDLDS 38
Jefferson County
IDLDS 39
Madison County
IDLDS 39
Butte County
IDLDS 40
Seeding windows are based on USDA hardiness zones and NOAA frost date data. Actual timing may vary by elevation, microclimate, and specific cultivar.