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Planting calendar / Schenectady, NY

Planting calendar for Schenectady, NY

Station ALBANY AP, NY US (USW00014735) is 7.3 miles away. Median last 32°F 04/27, median first 32°F 10/15. Crop dates below come from Cornell University, Cornell Vegetables. Where the guide uses weeks around a frost date, those weeks are applied to the median 32°F dates because the guide does not name a 10/50/90 level.

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Crops in the cited guide

SowBeansUpstateMay 10–Jul 15SowBeetsUpstateApr 25–Jul 25SowBroccoliUpstateApr 15–May 15 · Jul 20–Aug 10SowCabbageUpstateMay 1–Jul 5SowCarrotsUpstateApr 15–Jul 25SowSwiss chardUpstateApr 15–Jul 31SowSweet cornUpstateMay 25–Jun 20SowCucumberUpstateMay 25–Jul 5SowEggplantUpstateJun 1–Jun 20SowLettuce (leaf)UpstateApr 10–May 10 · Jul 30–Aug 20SowOnions (bulb)UpstateApr 15–Jun 10SowOnions (green)UpstateApr 15–Jul 10SowPeasUpstateApr 1–May 20SowPeppers (Bell)UpstateMay 30–Jun 20SowPotatoes, whiteUpstateMay 1–Jun 15SowPumpkinUpstateMay 25–Jun 20SowRadishUpstateApr 10–May 30 · Aug 1–Sep 15SowSpinachUpstateApr 1–May 20 · Aug 1–Sep 15SowSquash (summer)UpstateMay 25–Jul 15 · May 25–Jun 20SowTomatoUpstateMay 25–Jun 20SowTurnip (roots)UpstateApr 25–Jul 25SowWatermelonUpstateJun 5–Jun 20

Schenectady, NY

Zone 6aAverage annual extreme minimum -10°F to -5°F

Median last 32°F is April 27. Median first 32°F is October 15. The 50% growing-season length is 169 days. The green band runs from the median last frost to the median first frost. Thin ticks mark the 10%, 50%, and 90% dates.

Outside the median season Growing seasonTicks: 10%, 50%, and 90%

New York. Nearest qualified station: ALBANY AP, NY US (USW00014735), 7.3 miles. Median last 32°F April 27. Median first 32°F October 15. The 50% growing-season length is 169 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station
10%50%90%
Last 32°F on or afterMay 11April 27April 16
First 32°F on or beforeOctober 3October 15November 1

Column order matches the NCEI file: for the last freeze, 10% is the later date and 90% is the earlier date. How to read the probabilities.

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Planting calendar

Windows below are from Cornell University, Cornell Vegetables, Vegetable planting dates for Upstate New York, retrieved 2026-10-10. It’s based on areas with last spring frost around May 20 and first fall frost around October 1. Dates below are the outdoor ranges printed in that table, not a conversion into weeks before frost.

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