GreenlyMelbourne: frost dates
Australia
| Last spring frost | around 4 August |
|---|---|
| First autumn frost | around 25 June |
| Frost-free days | 325 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 | 9 August | 22 October | 12 November |
| Chili Pepper | 6 September | 19 November | 10 December |
| Corn | — | 22 August | sow 12 September |
| Cucumber | 10 September | 22 October | 12 November |
| Eggplant | 13 August | 22 October | 12 November |
| Green Beans | 16 July | 22 August | 12 September |
| Melon | 31 August | 22 October | 12 November |
| Peas | — | 23 June | sow 14 July |
| Physalis | 16 August | 30 September | 21 October |
| Pumpkin | 24 August | 30 September | 21 October |
| Sweet Corn | — | 22 August | sow 12 September |
| Tomato | 4 August | 30 September | 21 October |
| Watermelon | 20 September | 22 October | 12 November |
| Zucchini | 29 August | 30 September | 21 October |
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
A month before the first autumn frost, so the roots grow before winter.