Blasdell, NY 14272 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Blasdell, NY?
Around 05/07 is the usual last spring frost, about 252 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/11, about 156 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Blasdell in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Blasdell before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/07 isn't a guarantee
05/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/24 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Blasdell compares
About 156 days separate Blasdell's last and first frost, putting it 33,646 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 1,300 of 1,951.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Blasdell can differ from the 14272 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Blasdell's frost date answer different questions.