GreenlyGranada: frost dates
Spain
| Last spring frost | around 30 March |
|---|---|
| First autumn frost | around 26 November |
| Frost-free days | 241 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 | 2 March | 15 May | 5 June |
| Corn | — | 31 March | sow 21 April |
| Cucumber | 29 March | 10 May | 31 May |
| Eggplant | 1 March | 10 May | 31 May |
| Green Beans | 22 February | 31 March | 21 April |
| Melon | 19 March | 10 May | 31 May |
| Peas | — | 16 February | sow 9 March |
| Physalis | 8 March | 22 April | 13 May |
| Pumpkin | 16 March | 22 April | 13 May |
| Sweet Corn | — | 31 March | sow 21 April |
| Tomato | 24 February | 22 April | 13 May |
| Watermelon | 8 April | 10 May | 31 May |
| Zucchini | 21 March | 22 April | 13 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 | 27 October |
| Daffodil | 27 October |
| Garlic | 27 October |
| Hyacinth | 27 October |
| Lily | 27 October |
| Tulip | 27 October |
A month before the first autumn frost, so the roots grow before winter.