GreenlyAlmaty: frost dates
Kazakhstan
| Last spring frost | around 10 April |
|---|---|
| First autumn frost | around 6 October |
| Frost-free days | 179 days |
Median of 2016–2025 for the 25 km grid cell of the city: the last day at or below 0 °C in spring and the first in autumn (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo). In a cold year a frost can come a week or two later — Greenly warns 48 hours ahead.
When to sow and plant
| Crop | Sow for seedlings | Plant out in a greenhouse | Open ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Pepper | 28 February | 13 May | 3 June |
| Chili Pepper | 9 March | 22 May | 12 June |
| Corn | — | 4 April | sow 25 April |
| Cucumber | 1 April | 13 May | 3 June |
| Eggplant | 4 March | 13 May | 3 June |
| Green Beans | 26 February | 4 April | 25 April |
| Melon | 22 March | 13 May | 3 June |
| Peas | — | 27 February | sow 20 March |
| Physalis | 6 March | 20 April | 11 May |
| Pumpkin | 14 March | 20 April | 11 May |
| Sweet Corn | — | 4 April | sow 25 April |
| Tomato | 22 February | 20 April | 11 May |
| Watermelon | 11 April | 13 May | 3 June |
| Zucchini | 19 March | 20 April | 11 May |
Planting out: a week after the last frost once the soil is warm enough for the crop; frost-hardy crops three weeks before it; an unheated greenhouse three weeks earlier. Seedlings are sown so they are ready on that day.
Planted in autumn
| Crop | Plant around |
|---|---|
| Crocus | 6 September |
| Daffodil | 6 September |
| Garlic | 6 September |
| Hyacinth | 6 September |
| Lily | 6 September |
| Tulip | 6 September |
A month before the first autumn frost, so the roots grow before winter.