Last Frost Date

Planting planner: Rutland, Vermont

Typical last spring frost May 15 (1 spring in 10 later than May 31). Typical first fall frost September 27 (1 fall in 10 earlier than September 13). Growing season about 132 days.

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Frost likely Frost possible Frost unlikely Frost is likely until May 1 and fades out by May 31. It is unlikely from then until September 13, and likely again after October 8. The dashed lines are the typical dates, May 15 and September 27.

Your season is too short for a separate fall planting of cabbage and broccoli: sown late enough to be a fall crop, it wouldn't be ready before the typical first frost. Your spring planting is your harvest.

January

Nothing to start this month.

February

  • February 27 to March 27: Broccoli and cabbage (start seeds indoors)

March

  • March 13 to April 10: Cauliflower (start seeds indoors)
  • March 27 to April 17: Eggplant (start seeds indoors)

April

  • April 3 to 17: Peppers (start seeds indoors)
  • April 10 to 24: Tomatoes (start seeds indoors)
  • April 17 to May 1: Peas, spinach, lettuce, radishes, onion sets, turnips (sow outdoors)
  • April 17 to May 1: Broccoli and cabbage (plant out)

May

  • May 1 to 15: Beets, carrots, potatoes, Swiss chard (plant outdoors)
  • May 1 to 15: Cauliflower (plant out)
  • May 15: Snap beans, sweet corn, cucumbers, summer squash (sow outdoors)
  • May 29: Tomatoes, peppers, eggplant (plant out)
  • May 29: Melons, winter squash, pumpkins, lima beans (sow outdoors)

June

Nothing to start this month.

July

  • July 1: Snap beans for fall (last date to sow)
  • July 5: Carrots for fall (last date to sow)
  • July 6: Cucumbers for fall (last date to sow)
  • July 10: Peas for fall (last date to sow)
  • July 11: Summer squash for fall (last date to sow)
  • July 15: Leaf lettuce and beets for fall (last date to sow)
  • July 25: Turnips and kohlrabi for fall (last date to sow)

August

  • August 4: Spinach for fall (last date to sow)
  • August 14: Radishes for fall (last date to sow)

September

  • September 13: Tomatoes, peppers, squash, melons, cucumbers (watch the forecast)

October

  • October 12 to 19: Garlic (plant cloves)

November

Nothing to start this month.

December

Nothing to start this month.

Dates from NOAA's 1991 to 2020 climate normals for Rutland (station USC00436995), 1 mile from the center of Rutland. Planting rules: Colorado State University Extension GardenNotes #720 (spring), Virginia Cooperative Extension 426-334 (fall crops), University of Minnesota Extension (garlic). Spring bulbs: plant when the soil has cooled to about 50 to 55°F, until a couple of weeks before the ground freezes (University of Wisconsin–Madison Extension). Full details: https://lastfrostdate.com/frost-dates/vermont/rutland/

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