English, IN 47123 Frost Dates
When can you plant in English, IN?
Around 04/10 is the usual last spring frost, about 225 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 204 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts English 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 9 weeks of growing season left in English before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/10 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/27 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How English compares
English's growing season runs about 204 days, ranking 16,694 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within IN, it ranks 75 of 927.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and English's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around English's dates instead of trusting one.