When to Plant Spinach in New Hampshire

State

New Hampshire

Cities Covered

125

USDA Zones

4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b

Plant Type

Direct Sow

📅 Planting Calendar for New Hampshire

Based on Littleton (Zone 4b). Dates may vary by city.

Direct Sow Outdoors Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Note: New Hampshire spans multiple zones (4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b). Select your city below for more precise dates.

🌿 Plant Details

Scientific Name Cynara scolymus

Days to Maturity 40 days

Sun Requirements Partial Shade to Full Sun

Plant Spacing 6" apart

Find Your City in New Hampshire

Acworth (Zone 6a) Alstead (Zone 6a) Alton (Zone 5b) Alton Bay (Zone 5b) Atkinson (Zone 6a) Barrington (Zone 6a) Bartlett (Zone 5a) Bath (Zone 5a) Berlin (Zone 4b) Bethlehem (Zone 5a) Bretton Woods (Zone 5a) Canaan (Zone 5a) Center Conway (Zone 5a) Center Ossipee (Zone 5a) Center Strafford (Zone 6a) Center Tuftonboro (Zone 5b) Charlestown (Zone 5b) Chocorua (Zone 5a) Claremont (Zone 5b) Colebrook (Zone 4a) Conway (Zone 5a) Cornish (Zone 5b) Cornish Flat (Zone 5a) Danville (Zone 6a) Dover (Zone 6a) Drewsville (Zone 5b) Durham (Zone 6a) East Hampstead (Zone 6a) East Kingston (Zone 6a) East Wakefield (Zone 5b) Eaton Center (Zone 5a) Enfield (Zone 5a) Enfield Center (Zone 5a) Errol (Zone 4b) Etna (Zone 5a) Exeter (Zone 6a) Farmington (Zone 6a) Franconia (Zone 5a) Freedom (Zone 5a) Georges Mills (Zone 5b) Gilmanton Iron Works (Zone 5b) Glen (Zone 5a) Gorham (Zone 5a) Goshen (Zone 6a) Grantham (Zone 5a) Greenland (Zone 6a) Groveton (Zone 4b) Guild (Zone 5a) Hampstead (Zone 6a) Hampton (Zone 6a) Hampton Falls (Zone 6b) Hanover (Zone 5a) Haverhill (Zone 5a) Intervale (Zone 5a) Jackson (Zone 5a) Jefferson (Zone 4b) Kearsarge (Zone 5b) Kingston (Zone 6a) Lancaster (Zone 4b) Lebanon (Zone 5a) Lee (Zone 6a) Lempster (Zone 6a) Lisbon (Zone 5a) Littleton (Zone 4b) Lyme (Zone 5a) Lyme Center (Zone 5a) Madbury (Zone 6a) Madison (Zone 5a) Melvin Village (Zone 5b) Meriden (Zone 5a) Milan (Zone 4b) Milton (Zone 5b) Milton Mills (Zone 5b) Mirror Lake (Zone 5b) Monroe (Zone 4b) Mount Washington (Zone 4a) New Castle (Zone 6a) New Durham (Zone 5b) Newfields (Zone 6a) Newmarket (Zone 6a) Newport (Zone 5a) Newton (Zone 6a) Newton Junction (Zone 6a) North Conway (Zone 5a) North Hampton (Zone 6a) North Haverhill (Zone 5a) North Stratford (Zone 4a) North Walpole (Zone 5b) Orford (Zone 5a) Ossipee (Zone 5b) Piermont (Zone 5a) Pike (Zone 5a) Pittsburg (Zone 4a) Plainfield (Zone 5a) Plaistow (Zone 6a) Portsmouth (Zone 6a) Randolph (Zone 5a) Rochester (Zone 6a) Rollinsford (Zone 6a) Rye (Zone 6a) Rye Beach (Zone 6a) Sanbornville (Zone 5b) Sandown (Zone 6a) Seabrook (Zone 6b) Silver Lake (Zone 5a) Somersworth (Zone 6a) South Acworth (Zone 5b) South Effingham (Zone 5a) South Tamworth (Zone 5a) Strafford (Zone 6a) Stratham (Zone 6a) Sugar Hill (Zone 5a) Sunapee (Zone 5b) Tamworth (Zone 5a) Twin Mountain (Zone 4b) Union (Zone 5b) Walpole (Zone 5b) West Lebanon (Zone 5a) West Ossipee (Zone 5a) West Stewartstown (Zone 4a) Whitefield (Zone 4b) Wolfeboro (Zone 5b) Wolfeboro Falls (Zone 5b) Wonalancet (Zone 5a) Woodsville (Zone 5a)

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Growing Spinach in New Hampshire

Spinach (Cynara scolymus) is a popular garden vegetable in New Hampshire. The state spans USDA Hardiness Zones 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, so planting dates can vary significantly depending on your location.

In most areas of New Hampshire, you can direct sow Spinach outdoors around Tuesday, March 24, 2026.

For the most accurate planting dates, enter your ZIP code on our homepage or select your city from the list above.