Green Spring, KY 40027 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Green Spring, KY?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/03, about 218 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/03, about 214 frost-free days later.
Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Green Spring, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Green Spring before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/03 isn't a guarantee
04/03 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Green Spring compares
At roughly 214 frost-free days, Green Spring places 14,328 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within KY, it ranks 73 of 909.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Green Spring's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Green Spring can differ from the 40027 normal.