GreenlyBurgos: frost dates
Spain
| Last spring frost | around 18 April |
|---|---|
| First autumn frost | around 17 November |
| Frost-free days | 213 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 | 25 February | 10 May | 31 May |
| Chili Pepper | 10 March | 23 May | 13 June |
| Corn | — | 4 April | sow 25 April |
| Cucumber | 29 March | 10 May | 31 May |
| Eggplant | 1 March | 10 May | 31 May |
| Green Beans | 26 February | 4 April | 25 April |
| Melon | 19 March | 10 May | 31 May |
| Peas | — | 7 March | sow 28 March |
| Physalis | 10 March | 24 April | 15 May |
| Pumpkin | 18 March | 24 April | 15 May |
| Sweet Corn | — | 4 April | sow 25 April |
| Tomato | 26 February | 24 April | 15 May |
| Watermelon | 8 April | 10 May | 31 May |
| Zucchini | 23 March | 24 April | 15 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 | 18 October |
| Daffodil | 18 October |
| Garlic | 18 October |
| Hyacinth | 18 October |
| Lily | 18 October |
| Tulip | 18 October |
A month before the first autumn frost, so the roots grow before winter.