Ashley, MI 48806 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Ashley, MI?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/28, about 243 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/24, about 179 frost-free days later.
Zone 6a (-10 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 Ashley, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Ashley 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
04/28 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/12 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/12 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Ashley compares
At roughly 179 frost-free days, Ashley places 25,445 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within MI, it ranks 102 of 1,153.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Ashley's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Ashley's dates instead of trusting one.