GreenlySaint Petersburg: frost dates
Russia
| Last spring frost | around 1 May |
|---|---|
| First autumn frost | around 20 October |
| Frost-free days | 172 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 | 14 March | 27 May | 17 June |
| Chili Pepper | 16 March | 29 May | 19 June |
| Corn | — | 27 April | sow 18 May |
| Cucumber | 15 April | 27 May | 17 June |
| Eggplant | 18 March | 27 May | 17 June |
| Green Beans | 21 March | 27 April | 18 May |
| Melon | 5 April | 27 May | 17 June |
| Peas | — | 20 March | sow 10 April |
| Physalis | 23 March | 7 May | 28 May |
| Pumpkin | 31 March | 7 May | 28 May |
| Sweet Corn | — | 27 April | sow 18 May |
| Tomato | 11 March | 7 May | 28 May |
| Watermelon | 25 April | 27 May | 17 June |
| Zucchini | 5 April | 7 May | 28 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 | 20 September |
| Daffodil | 20 September |
| Garlic | 20 September |
| Hyacinth | 20 September |
| Lily | 20 September |
| Tulip | 20 September |
A month before the first autumn frost, so the roots grow before winter.