Kentucky sits in the thick of frost season during March, with the state’s last spring freeze arriving anywhere from March 24 to April 4.

By June, Kentucky gardens are well past the risk of frost, and the state’s soil has warmed enough for nearly every warm-season crop to go straight into…

Kentucky gardens in July sit deep in summer, months past the spring frost window and still months from the first fall freeze (November 2 to November 12…

January in Kentucky means almost nothing goes into open ground, and that’s fine.

February in Kentucky sits roughly six to eight weeks before the last frost window, which NOAA records as March 24 to April 4 for the Louisville area.

By December, Kentucky’s fall frost window (November 2 to November 12, per NOAA’s 1991-2020 Climate Normals) is weeks behind you, and the ground has…

Direct-sow bush beans, beets, carrots, and the full run of fall greens: kale, collards, turnips, mustard, and spinach.

Kentucky’s April sits right on top of the state’s average last frost, which falls between March 24 and April 4 at the Louisville reporting station.