This week
No city we track in zone 5a is in a planting window this week.
City by city
| City | Last / first frost | This week | Next window |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage, AK | May 1 / Sep 29 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Mar 20 |
| Billings, MT | May 10 / Oct 1 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Mar 29 |
| Bozeman, MT | May 26 / Sep 22 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Apr 14 |
| Burlington, VT | Apr 29 / Oct 15 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Mar 18 |
| Butte, MT | Jun 13 / Sep 5 | Nothing | Hardy crops from May 2 |
| Casper, WY | May 10 / Sep 29 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Mar 29 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | Apr 28 / Oct 12 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Mar 17 |
| Dubuque, IA | Apr 19 / Oct 21 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Mar 8 |
| Minneapolis, MN | Apr 23 / Oct 16 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Mar 12 |
| Saint Paul, MN | Apr 25 / Oct 16 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Mar 14 |
| Sioux City, IA | Apr 29 / Oct 7 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Mar 18 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | Apr 26 / Oct 13 | Nothing | Hardy crops from Mar 15 |
Your own garden can differ from the nearest city by a week or more. Enter your ZIP code in what to plant now, and read all about zone 5a.
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991 to 2020 (median 32°F freeze dates at the weather station nearest each city); Purdue Extension, Indiana Vegetable Planting Calendar (HO-186-W, December 2020) (spring groups and fall planting 4 to 8 weeks before the first frost). Purdue wrote the rules for Indiana; because they count from your own frost dates they are a starting point anywhere with a frost season. Check each seed packet for days to maturity, and watch the forecast.