GreenlyOdesa: frost dates
Ukraine
| Last spring frost | around 28 March |
|---|---|
| First autumn frost | around 25 November |
| Frost-free days | 242 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 | 17 February | 2 May | 23 May |
| Chili Pepper | 27 February | 12 May | 2 June |
| Corn | — | 27 March | sow 17 April |
| Cucumber | 21 March | 2 May | 23 May |
| Eggplant | 21 February | 2 May | 23 May |
| Green Beans | 18 February | 27 March | 17 April |
| Melon | 11 March | 2 May | 23 May |
| Peas | — | 14 February | sow 7 March |
| Physalis | 25 February | 11 April | 2 May |
| Pumpkin | 5 March | 11 April | 2 May |
| Sweet Corn | — | 27 March | sow 17 April |
| Tomato | 13 February | 11 April | 2 May |
| Watermelon | 31 March | 2 May | 23 May |
| Zucchini | 10 March | 11 April | 2 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 | 26 October |
| Daffodil | 26 October |
| Garlic | 26 October |
| Hyacinth | 26 October |
| Lily | 26 October |
| Tulip | 26 October |
A month before the first autumn frost, so the roots grow before winter.