Vegetable & Flower Frost Tolerance Tables for Spring & Fall Planting

Quick-reference charts for light frost tolerance:

Vegetables

Hardy	Slightly Tolerant	Tender
Asparagus, Collards, Endive, Kale, Kohlrabi, Lettuce, Mustard, Pea, Rhubarb, Rutabaga, Salsify, Spinach, Turnip	Beet, Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrot, Cauliflower, Celeriac, Celery, Chard, Onion, Parsnip, Potato, Radish	Snap Bean, Sweet Corn, Tomato, Lima Bean, Cucumber, Eggplant, Muskmelon, Okra, Pumpkin, Squash, Watermelon, Sweet Potato, Pepper

Hardy	Slightly Tolerant	Tender
Cornflower, Ornamental Cabbage, Pansy, Primrose, Violet, Snapdragon, Sweet Pea	Black-eyed Susan, Calendula, Coreopsis, Dianthus, Sweet Alyssum, Statice, Verbena	Aster, Nicotiana, Petunia, Scabiosa, Celosia, Cosmos, Impatiens, Lobelia, Marigold, Portulaca, Phlox, Salvia, Vinca, Zinnia, Ageratum, Begonia, Torenia

Use to time plantings around your frost-free date.

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