GreenlyMarseille: frost dates
France
| Last spring frost | around 11 February |
|---|---|
| First autumn frost | none in ten years |
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 | 4 February | 19 April | 10 May |
| Chili Pepper | 21 February | 6 May | 27 May |
| Corn | — | 7 February | sow 28 February |
| Cucumber | 8 March | 19 April | 10 May |
| Eggplant | 8 February | 19 April | 10 May |
| Green Beans | 1 January | 7 February | 28 February |
| Melon | 26 February | 19 April | 10 May |
| Peas | — | 31 December | sow 21 January |
| Physalis | 6 February | 23 March | 13 April |
| Pumpkin | 14 February | 23 March | 13 April |
| Sweet Corn | — | 7 February | sow 28 February |
| Tomato | 25 January | 23 March | 13 April |
| Watermelon | 18 March | 19 April | 10 May |
| Zucchini | 19 February | 23 March | 13 April |
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.
Marseille: weather for the next 7 days
Forecast by Open-Meteo. Nights at or below 0 °C are marked as frost.
Planted in autumn
| Crop | Plant around |
|---|---|
| Crocus | 1 October |
| Daffodil | 1 October |
| Garlic | 1 October |
| Hyacinth | 1 October |
| Lily | 1 October |
| Tulip | 1 October |
A month before the first autumn frost, so the roots grow before winter.