GreenlyWarsaw: frost dates
Poland
| Last spring frost | around 8 April |
|---|---|
| First autumn frost | around 17 November |
| Frost-free days | 223 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 | 3 March | 16 May | 6 June |
| Chili Pepper | 6 March | 19 May | 9 June |
| Corn | — | 12 April | sow 3 May |
| Cucumber | 4 April | 16 May | 6 June |
| Eggplant | 7 March | 16 May | 6 June |
| Green Beans | 6 March | 12 April | 3 May |
| Melon | 25 March | 16 May | 6 June |
| Peas | — | 25 February | sow 18 March |
| Physalis | 7 March | 21 April | 12 May |
| Pumpkin | 15 March | 21 April | 12 May |
| Sweet Corn | — | 12 April | sow 3 May |
| Tomato | 23 February | 21 April | 12 May |
| Watermelon | 14 April | 16 May | 6 June |
| Zucchini | 20 March | 21 April | 12 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 | 18 October |
| Daffodil | 18 October |
| Garlic | 18 October |
| Hyacinth | 18 October |
| Lily | 18 October |
| Tulip | 18 October |
A month before the first autumn frost, so the roots grow before winter.