Your garden, your growing season

Give every seed a good start.

Enter your area's typical last spring frost date to estimate when a few beginner vegetables can be started indoors or planted outside. Treat every date as a starting point, not a local forecast.

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Local last spring frost

Typical last frost date for your area

Growing context

Use a trusted local extension or gardening service for your frost date and region-specific advice.

A sowing starting point

Your garden calendar

Choose a local frost date to see estimates.

Why your local frost date matters

Frost dates are probabilities based on past weather, not guarantees. Microclimates, soil temperature, elevation, variety, and current forecasts all matter. Some crops prefer cool soil; others need warmth. Check seed packets and trusted local growing guidance before planting, and protect seedlings when conditions call for it.

Important: These broad estimates are for planning only, not agricultural advice. Dates are calculated in your browser and nothing is sent to a server.