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Appendix 2: Seeding and harvesting deadlines

This document sets out the seeding and harvesting deadlines (where applicable) in Ontario for the 2024 crop year unless otherwise changed through the process set out in Annex I.5 of the 2024–2025 Operational Document.

Grains and oilseeds commodities

Table 1. Spring-seeded grains and oilseeds – seeding deadlines
Commodity	Seeding deadline by area A	Seeding deadline by area B	Seeding deadline by area C	Seeding deadline by area D	Seeding deadline by area E
Canola	31-May	31-May	31-May	10-Jun	15-Jun
Coloured and white beans	30-Jun	30-Jun	30-Jun	20-Jun	20-Jun
Corn	15-Jun^{footnote 1[1]}	15-Jun	15-Jun	10-Jun	31-May
Flax	25-Apr	15-May	15-May	31-May	10-Jun
Mustard	31-May	31-May	31-May	5-Jun	10-Jun
Popping corn	10-Jun	10-Jun	10-Jun	10-Jun	10-Jun
Soybeans	30-Jun	30-Jun	30-Jun	20-Jun	31-May
Oats and barley	25-Apr	15-May	15-May	31-May	10-Jun
Spring wheat	25-Apr	15-May	15-May	25-May	31-May
Sunflowers	1-Jun	1-Jun	1-Jun	1-Jun	1-Jun

Table 2. Fall-seeded grains and oilseeds – seeding deadlines
Commodity	Seeding deadline by area A	Seeding deadline by area B^{footnote 2[2]}	Seeding deadline by area B^{footnote 3[3]}	Seeding deadline by area C	Seeding deadline by area D^{footnote 2[2]}	Seeding deadline by area D^{footnote 3[3]}	Seeding deadline by area E^{footnote 4[4]}	Seeding deadline by area E^{footnote 5[5]}
Organic winter spelt	7-Nov	7-Nov	17-Oct	7-Nov	27-Oct	8-Oct	1-Oct	15-Sep
Winter wheat	7-Nov	7-Nov	17-Oct	7-Nov	27-Oct	8-Oct	1-Oct	15-Sep
Winter barley	21-Oct	21-Oct	1-Oct	21-Oct	10-Oct	21-Sep	1-Sep	1-Sep
Winter canola^{footnote 6[6]}	20-Sep	20-Sep	20-Sep	20-Sep	10-Sep	10-Sep	N/A	N/A

Fruit

Table 3. Fruit trees, grapevines and strawberries - Planting and end of coverage dates
Commodity	Date by area A	Date by area B^{footnote 2[2]}	Date by area B^{footnote 3[3]}	Date by area C	Date by area D	Date by area E
Planting date to be eligible for winter coverage: June-bearing strawberries	15-Jun	15-Jun	15-Jun	15-Jun	15-Jun	15-Jun
Planting date to be eligible for winter coverage: Day neutral strawberries	25-Sep	15-Sep	3-Sep	25-Sep	3-Sep	25-Aug
Planting date to be eligible for winter coverage: Fruit trees	10-Jun	10-Jun	10-Jun	10-Jun	10-Jun	10-Jun
Planting date to be eligible for winter coverage: Grapevines	25-Jun	25-Jun	25-Jun	25-Jun	25-Jun	25-Jun
Coverage end-dates: Day neutral varieties	15-Oct	15-Oct	15-Oct	15-Oct	30-Sep	20-Sept

Map of planning deadline defined areas

Tobacco and hemp

Table 4. Coverage dates
Commodity	Start of coverage	End of coverage	Planting deadline
Black tobacco — air cured	20-May	Harvest^{footnote 7[7]}	20-Jun
Black tobacco — fire cured	20-May	Harvest^{footnote 8[8]}	20-Jun
Burley tobacco	20-May	Harvest^{footnote 8[8]}	20-Jun
Flue-cured tobacco	18-May	Harvest^{footnote 9[9]}	20-Jun
Hemp	10-Jun^{footnote 10[10]}	31-Dec	10-Jun

Vegetables (yield-based and processing)

Table 5. Vegetables insured based on yield – planting deadlines
Commodity	Planting deadline
Carrots	30-Jun
Onions (seed, set)	15-May
Onions (Spanish)	20-May
Peppers (banana, bell)	15-Jun
Potatoes (Sheopody and Snowden varieties)	21-Jun
Potatoes (all other varieties)	30-Jun
Rutabagas	30-Jun
Butternut Squash	30-Jun
Cucumbers (Machine harvest)	20-Jul
Cucumbers (hand-picked)	5-Jul
Green Peas^{footnote 11[11]}	15-Jun
Green and wax beans	22-Jul
Lima beans	5-Jul
Red beets	30-Jun
Sugar beets	15-Jun
Sweet corn	5-Jul
Tomatoes	20-Jun

Table 6. Root vegetables insured on an acreage loss basis – Planting and end of coverage dates
Commodity	Class	2500-2700 Heat units: Earliest planting date	2500-2700 Heat units: Latest planting date	2500-2700 Heat units: End of coverage	2700-3100 Heat units: Earliest planting date	2700-3100 Heat units: Latest planting date	2700-3100 Heat units: End of coverage	>3100 Heat units: Earliest planting date	>3100 Heat units: Latest planting date	>3100 Heat units: End of coverage
Carrots	Mineral soil	30-Apr	30-Jun	1-Nov	15-Apr	30-Jun	1-Nov	5-Apr	30-Jun	1-Nov
Carrots	Muck soil	30-Apr	30-Jun	1-Nov	15-Apr	30-Jun	1-Nov	1-Apr	30-Jun	1-Nov
Celeriac	N/A	5-May	30-Jun	25-Sep	30-Apr	30-Jun	30-Sept	25-Apr	30-Jun	30-Sept
French shallots	N/A	25-Apr	20-May	25-Sep	20-Apr	20-May	25-Sept	5-Apr	20-May	30-Sept
Garlic	N/A	20-Apr^{footnote 13[13]}	1-Nov	15-Aug	15-Apr^{footnote 13[13]}	5-Nov	1-Aug	10-Apr^{footnote 13[13]}	10-Nov	1-Aug
Green onions	N/A	25-Apr	30-Jun	25-Sep	20-Apr	30-Jun	25-Sep	5-Apr	30-Jun	30-Sep
Leeks	Transplanted	20-May	25-Jun	10-Nov	15-May	25-Jun	10-Nov	10-May	25-Jun	10-Nov
Parsnips	N/A	25-Apr	25-May	1-Nov	20-Apr	25-May	1-Nov	10-Apr	25-May	1-Nov
Radishes	Bunch	25-Apr	1-Sep	10-Oct	20-Apr	1-Sep	15-Oct	20-Apr	1-Sep	20-Oct
Radishes	Cello	25-Apr	1-Sep	10-Oct	20-Apr	1-Sep	15-Oct	20-Apr	1-Sep	20-Oct
Red beets	N/A	5-May	30-Jun	1-Nov	30-Apr	30-Jun	1-Nov	20-Apr^{footnote 12[12]}	30-Jun	1-Nov
Rutabaga	N/A	5-May	5-Jul	1-Nov	30-Apr	5-Jul	1-Nov	30-Apr	5-Jul	1-Nov
Spanish onions	Transplanted, mineral	25-Apr	20-May	25-Sep	20-Apr	20-May	25-Sep	5-Apr	20-May	30-Sep
Spanish onions	Transplanted, muck	25-Apr	20-May	25-Sep	20-Apr	20-May	25-Sep	5-Apr	20-May	30-Sep
Sweet potato	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	21-May	10-Jun	17-Oct	21-May	15-Jun	17-Oct
Turnip	N/A	5-May	30-Jun	25-Sep	30-Apr	30-Jun	25-Sep	15-Apr	30-Jun	30-Sep
Yellow onions	Seeded, mineral	25-Apr	15-May	25-Sep	18-Apr	15-May	25-Sep	5-Apr	20-May	30-Sep
Yellow onions	Seeded, muck	25-Apr	15-May	25-Sep	18-Apr	15-May	25-Sep	1-Apr	20-May	30-Sep
Yellow onions	Transplanted, muck	25-Apr	20-May	25-Sep	20-Apr	20-May	25-Sep	5-Apr	20-May	30-Sep
Yellow onions	Transplanted, mineral	25-Apr	20-May	25-Sep	20-Apr	20-May	25-Sep	5-Apr	20-May	30-Sep

Table 7. Fruit vegetables insured on an acreage loss basis – Planting and end of coverage dates
Commodity	Class	2500-2700 Heat units: Earliest planting date	2500-2700 Heat units: Latest planting date	2500-2700 Heat units: End of coverage	2700-3100 Heat units: Earliest planting date	2700-3100 Heat units: Latest planting date	2700-3100 Heat units: End of coverage	>3100 Heat units: Earliest planting date	>3100 Heat units: Latest planting date	>3100 Heat units: End of coverage
Cucumber	Seeded	20-May	1-Jul	25-Sep	15-May	10-Jul	30-Sep	10-May	15-Jul	30-Sep
Cucumber	Transplanted	20-May	5-Jul	25-Sep	15-May	15-Jul	30-Sep	10-May	15-Jul	30-Sep
Eggplant	N/A	24-May	14-Jun	25-Sep	18-May	14-Jun	30-Sep	12-May	15-Jun	7-Oct
Melon	Seeded	20-May	1-Jun	25-Sep	15-May	15-Jun	30-Sep	10-May	15-Jun	7-Oct
Melon	Transplanted	20-May	15-Jun	25-Sep	15-May	20-Jun	30-Sep	10-May	25-Jun	7-Oct
Peppers	N/A	20-May	15-Jun	25-Sep	20-May	15-Jun	30-Sep	10-May	15-Jun	7-Oct
Pumpkin	N/A	20-May	10-Jun	10-Oct	15-May	20-Jun	15-Oct	10-May	30-Jun	21-Oct
Squash	Summer	20-May	15-Jul	25-Sep	15-May	15-Jul	30-Sep	10-May	15-Jul	30-Oct
Squash	Winter	20-May	15-Jun	10-Oct	15-May	20-Jun	15-Oct	10-May	30-Jun	30-Oct
Tomatoes	N/A	20-May	15-Jun	25-Sep	15-May	20-Jun	30-Sep	8-May^{footnote 14[14]}	20-Jun	7-Oct
Watermelon	Transplanted	N/A	N/A	N/A	15-May	15-Jun	30-Sep	10-May	20-Jun	7-Oct
Zucchini	Seeded	20-May	15-Jul	25-Sep	15-May	15-Jul	30-Sep	10-May	20-Jul	7-Oct
Zucchini	Transplanted	20-May	15-Jul	25-Sep	15-May	15-Jul	30-Sep	10-May	20-Jul	7-Oct

Table 8. Other vegetables insured on an acreage loss basis – Planting and end of coverage dates
Commodity	Class	2500-2700 Heat units: Earliest planting date	2500-2700 Heat units: Latest planting date	2500-2700 Heat units: End of coverage	2700-3100 Heat units: Earliest planting date	2700-3100 Heat units: Latest planting date	2700-3100 Heat units: End of coverage	>3100 Heat units: Earliest planting date	>3100 Heat units: Latest planting date	>3100 Heat units: End of coverage
Broad beans	N/A	5-May	1-Jun	25-Sep	5-May	1-Jun	30-Sep	20-Apr	1-Jun	7-Oct
Green & wax beans	N/A	25-May	15-Jul	25-Sep	15-May	15-Jul	30-Sep	5-May	15-Jul	7-Oct
Green peas	N/A	20-Apr	15-Jun	25-Sep	15-Apr	15-Jun	7-Aug	10-Apr	1-Jun	7-Aug
Sweet corn	N/A	5-May	25-Jun	30-Sep	5-May	25-Jun	5-Oct	25-Apr	30-Jun	12-Oct
Sweet corn (mulch)	N/A	25-Apr	25-Jun	30-Sep	25-Apr	25-Jun	5-Oct	20-Apr	30-Jun	12-Oct

Table 9. Leafy vegetables insured on an acreage loss basis – Planting and end of coverage dates
Commodity	Class	Earliest planting date	Latest planting date	End of coverage	Earliest planting date	Latest planting date	End of coverage	Earliest planting date	Latest planting date	End of coverage
Bok choy, big	Seeded	15-May	05-Sept	10-Nov	10-May	10-Sept	15-Nov	10-May	10-Sept	15-Nov
Bok choy, baby, small baby, and sum	Seeded	25-Apr	05-Sept	10-Nov	20-Apr	10-Sept	15-Nov	20-Apr	10-Sept	15-Nov
Broccoli	Seeded	30-Apr	1-Aug	1-Nov	25-Apr	1-Aug	1-Nov	25-Apr	1-Aug	7-Nov
Broccoli	Transplanted	30-Apr	15-Aug	1-Nov	25-Apr	15-Aug	1-Nov	25-Apr	15-Aug	7-Nov
Brussels Sprouts	N/A	30-Apr	1-Jul	10-Nov	25-Apr	1-Jul	10-Nov	15-Apr	1-Jul	10-Nov
Cauliflower	Seeded	5-May	20-Jun	1-Nov	5-May	20-Jun	1-Nov	25-Apr	20-Jun	1-Nov
Cauliflower (includes broccoflower)	Transplanted	5-May	25-Jul	1-Nov	5-May	25-Jul	1-Nov	1-May	30-Jul	1-Nov
Celery	N/A	5-May	1-Jul	10-Oct	5-May	10-Jul	15-Oct	10-Apr	10-Jul	15-Oct
Chinese cabbage	Seeded	5-May	1-Aug	10-Oct	1-May	1-Aug	15-Oct	1-Apr	1-Aug	15-Oct
Chinese cabbage	Transplanted	20-May	1-Aug	10-Oct	15-May	1-Aug	15-Oct	7-May	1-Aug	15-Oct
Gai lan	Seeded	25-Apr	25-Aug	01-Nov	15-Apr	30-Aug	10-Nov	15-Apr	30-Aug	10-Nov
Kale	Seeded	30-Apr	15-Jun	10-Nov	25-Apr	15-Jun	10-Nov	18-Apr	15-Jun	10-Nov
Kale	Transplanted	30-Apr	30-Jun	10-Nov	25-Apr	30-Jun	10-Nov	18-Apr	5-Jul	10-Nov
Lettuce - muck soil and Mineral	Seeded, leaf & Boston	30-Apr	1-Aug	25-Sep	15-Apr	1-Aug	30-Sep	1-Apr	1-Aug	30-Sep
Lettuce - muck soil and mineral	Transplanted leaf & Boston	30-Apr	1-Aug	25-Sep	15-Apr	1-Aug	30-Sep	1-Apr	1-Aug	30-Sep
Lettuce - muck soil and mineral	Seeded, romaine & crisp head	30-Apr	1-Aug	25-Sep	15-Apr	1-Aug	30-Sep	1-Apr	1-Aug	30-Sep
Lettuce - muck soil and mineral	Transplanted, romaine & crisp head	30-Apr	1-Aug	25-Sep	15-Apr	1-Aug	30-Sep	1-Apr	1-Aug	30-Sep
Mesclun	N/A	30-Apr	20-Aug	25-Sep	25-Apr	15-Sep	15-Oct	15-Apr	15-Sep	20-Oct
Mustard greens	Seeded	30-Apr	25-Aug	01-Nov	25-Apr	30-Aug	05-Nov	25-Apr	30-Aug	05-Nov
Spinach	N/A	30-Apr	25-Aug	01-Nov -	25-Apr	30-Aug	05-Nov	1-Apr	30-Aug	05-Nov
Baby spinach	N/A	30-Apr	31-Aug	01-Nov	25-Apr	15-Sep	05-Nov	1-Apr	15-Sep	05-Nov
Summer cabbage	Seeded	30-Apr	15-Jun	15-Oct	25-Apr	15-Jun	15-Oct	18-Apr	15-Jun	15-Oct
Summer cabbage	Transplanted	30-Apr	30-Jun	15-Oct	25-Apr	30-Jun	15-Oct	18-Apr	5-Jul	15-Oct
Winter cabbage	Seeded	30-Apr	15-Jun	10-Nov	25-Apr	15-Jun	10-Nov	18-Apr	15-Jun	10-Nov
Winter cabbage	Transplanted	30-Apr	30-Jun	10-Nov	25-Apr	30-Jun	10-Nov	18-Apr	5-Jul	10-Nov
Yu choy	Seeded	25-Apr	05-Sept	01-Nov	15-Apr	10-Sept	10-Nov	15-Apr	10-Sept	10-Nov

Footnotes

footnote[1] Back to paragraph For seed corn, the final planting date in Area A is June 20.
footnote[2] Back to paragraph West of Belleville
footnote[3] Back to paragraph East of Belleville
footnote[4] Back to paragraph Nipissing, Timiskaming, Parry Sound, Manitoulin, and Muskoka
footnote[5] Back to paragraph Algoma, Cochrane, Kenora, Rainy river, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Haliburton
footnote[6] Back to paragraph Additional area restrictions apply.
footnote[7] Back to paragraph Frost coverage ends on September 12. For all other perils, coverage ends at harvest or date specified.
footnote[8] Back to paragraph Frost coverage ends on October 1. For all other perils, coverage ends at harvest or date specified.
footnote[9] Back to paragraph Frost coverage ends at noon on October 1. For all other perils, coverage ends at harvest or date specified.
footnote[10] Back to paragraph Reseeding deadline of June 30.
footnote[11] Back to paragraph For green peas, Essex and Kent County (Romney and Tilbury East Townships), have a planting deadline of May 24. The rest of Kent County has a planting deadline of June 1.
footnote[13] Back to paragraph For garlic, the dates in the earliest planting date column are the start of the coverage period.
footnote[12] Back to paragraph For beets grown in Essex and Kent County, the earliest planting date is April 5.
footnote[14] Back to paragraph For tomatoes grown in Essex, Kent and Lambton County, the earliest planting date is May 1.

Updated: November 19, 2024

Published: February 29, 2024