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Spring garden start #892785

Asked February 18, 2025, 2:14 PM EST

Hi. I am starting a cut flower garden in Portsmouth. I read to ask my local Master Gardener group what the predicted last spring frost date is as you would provide a more accurate window of time.

Rockingham County New Hampshire

Expert Response

Hi Kimberly,

Thank you for contacting the UNH Extension Infoline with your question about when the last spring frost date is.  In a blog from 2021, Master Gardener Will Lowenthal notes that “Memorial Day, always the last Monday in May, is a traditional guide to the last frost date of the season in central New Hampshire. You can adjust this by a week or so depending on where you live, but remember the weather does not always respect the calendar!"

https://www.nrcc.cornell.edu/services/blog/2011/05/10_last_frost/index.html  This link provides a map showing a range of dates depending on where one lives in NH.  The information is based on the average frost dates over several years. 

Other resources note that for zone 5 the last frost date is late May.

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