frost date
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the average date of the last frost in spring or the first frost in fall
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- Our average last frost date is May 12, so wait to plant tomatoes until then.
- The first frost date came earlier than usual last year, damaging the pumpkin patch.
- Check your local extension service for the official frost date for your ZIP code.
- Gardeners often schedule sowing two weeks after the last frost date.
- With climate trends shifting, the projected frost date has become less reliable.
- By the time the last frost date arrives, the soil will have warmed sufficiently.
- What is the average first frost date in zone 7—roughly mid-November?
- If a late cold snap pushes the frost date back, cover tender seedlings overnight.
- Historically, our frost date fell in early October, but it's trending later.
- Please record the predicted frost date for each site and update the planting calendar.