The scheduled frost date is probably not for a few weeks yet. In reality I think it has passed. The date that is most refered to is an average date of last frost, so it is not really accurate. Memorial day is what most people consider last frost date.

Lee

I'm in Madison and traditionally people plant on Mother's Day weekend here. It seems like I've been waiting FOREVER this year! :)

Does anyone know, does 32 degrees equal frost or is it more complicated than that??

I always use Mothers Day as the last frost day..... Haven't been "burnt" (or "frosted") yet!

Sandy

Some books (the Garden Book for Wisconsin I think has one, so does the Garden Journal that I got at the garden Expo in Madison for example) publish mean date of last frost for the state - it varies greatly across the state. Where we are near La Crosse, it was May 3 - May 9. It can be as much as nearly 2 weeks different depending where you are.

Like Lee said, it is just an "average" so there could be surprises. I don't think we have had a real frost for nealy 4 weeks now!

HAve fun!

LD

I live in southern Milwaukee county and they say to plant tomatoes and tender plants, like coleus Memorial Day weekend. I have planted before that though and no problems. But I do remember we had snow on Mother's Day about 15 yrs ago (or somewhere around there). I'll never forget that. My in-laws had rented a cottage on Fox Lake and the snow lasted a couple of days. They did hardly any fishing that week and because of the temp change the fishing was horrible. But this year I think we're pretty safe from that. Though I'm not putting tomatoes and some annuals in for another 2 wks. Some annuals are really touchy when temps go below 45. I remember having my front room full of plants in early-mid May because the nights were too cold for them. It did look nice though! LOL!

Kat

Around here, it can be the first week of June, LOL! This year, I'm thinking we're done with killing frost. But! I sure wouldn't plant out any tender plants just yet. Anything that came up voluntarily knows what it's doing, I figure--

Wall O'Waters sure make the tomato issue easy--mine go outside for good this week.

Happy spring, everyone!

Constance.

I guess it must be after last night and tonight!!! Got a heavy frost that shocked me. Running around at night trying to cover things up is no fun!!

Lee