Find out the best dates for starting and setting out your seedlings.
First Planting Dates
In Orleans County, the last average frost date is May 2nd, and the first average fall frost is October 12th. The chart below shows dates various popular garden vegetables can be planted as seeds, sets or transplants.
First Seeding & Transplanting Dates for Vegetables in NY
* Indicates variety is transplanted
(x) Indicates variety may be transplanted or seeded. If transplanted probably should be later than date given.
(t) Indicates variety may be transplants, sets or seed.
| As early as garden may be worked in spring or about April 15. |
After the date of the last average frost in Orleans County (May 2). |
After the soil has become warm in spring-June 1. |
| Beets |
Beans |
Basil |
See what is suggested to plant from June 10 - Sept. 10.
Contact
Katie Oakes
Horticulture Educator, Master Gardener & Master Food Preserver Program Coordinator
klo54@cornell.edu
585-798-4265 ext. 125
Last updated December 21, 2021
Find Your Zone!
The 2012 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map helps gardeners and growers determine which plants are most likely to thrive at a location. For the first time, the map is available as an interactive GIS-based map, for which a broadband Internet connection is recommended. Users may also simply type in a ZIP Code and find the hardiness zone for that area.
NY State Freeze Zone
Visit the NOAA website for a chart of freeze dates.
Seed Viability Information
This handout from Virginia Cooperative Extension covers how to save and start seeds, and includes a list of how long you can expect various types of vegetable seeds to remain viable.
