South Greenfield, MO 65752 Frost Dates
When can you plant in South Greenfield, MO?
Around 04/11 is the usual last spring frost, about 226 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/25, about 198 frost-free days later.
Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 South Greenfield, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in South Greenfield before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/11 isn't a guarantee
04/11 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. 04/27 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How South Greenfield compares
About 198 days separate South Greenfield's last and first frost, putting it 18,559 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MO, it ranks 528 of 1,129.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in South Greenfield can differ from the 65752 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and South Greenfield's frost date answer different questions.