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ZIP 60601 · Typical yearChange
Your growing season · ZIP 60601
~209 frost-free days
Roughly April 10 to November 5, in a typical year.
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Hardiness zone
6b
USDA 2023, ZIP 60601
Frost window
April 10
First fall frost: November 5
Nearest station
CHICAGO NORTHERLY IS, IL US
2.1 mi away
Hollow band = approximate planting season, not adjusted to your frost dates. Tap the plant for the sourced timing.
March
Start indoors· 18
- Ground CherryFebruary 20 – March 13
- TomatilloFebruary 20 – March 13
- Bok ChoyFebruary 27 – March 13
- CucamelonFebruary 27 – March 13
- FennelFebruary 27 – March 13
- LettuceFebruary 27 – March 6
- MarigoldFebruary 27 – March 13
- MoonflowerFebruary 27 – March 13
- NasturtiumFebruary 27 – March 13
- RomanescoFebruary 27 – March 13
- SpinachFebruary 27 – March 6
- Sweet AlyssumFebruary 27 – March 6
- Swiss ChardFebruary 27 – March 6
- TomatoFebruary 27 – March 6
- Bitter MelonMarch 13
- CucumberMarch 13
- New Zealand SpinachMarch 13 – March 20
- French SorrelMarch 20
Transplant· 7
Direct sow· 17
- KaleMarch 6 – March 13
- KohlrabiMarch 13 – March 27
- SpinachMarch 13 – March 20
- Sweet AlyssumMarch 13 – March 27
- Swiss ChardMarch 13 – March 20
- BeetMarch 20 – March 27
- BroccoliMarch 20 – March 27
- CabbageMarch 20 – March 27
- CarrotMarch 20 – March 27
- CollardsMarch 20
- LettuceMarch 20 – March 27
- Mustard GreensMarch 20 – April 10
- ParsnipMarch 20 – March 27
- PotatoMarch 20 – March 27
- RadishMarch 20 – March 27
- CauliflowerMarch 27 – April 3
- TomatilloMarch 27
Plant · by season· 55
- AlmondApprox. March – April
- American ElderberryApprox. March – April
- American HazelnutApprox. March – April
- American PersimmonApprox. March – April
- AppleApprox. March – April
- ApricotApprox. March – April
- Asian PersimmonApprox. March – April
- AsparagusApprox. March – April
- Black RaspberryApprox. March – April
- Black WalnutApprox. March – April
- BlackberryApprox. March – April
- BloodrootApprox. March – April
- BlueberryApprox. March – April
- ChickpeaApprox. March – April
- Chinese ChestnutApprox. March – April
- Chinese JujubeApprox. March – April
- ChivesApprox. March – April
- CurrantApprox. March – April
- ElderberryApprox. March – April
- English WalnutApprox. March – April
- European HazelnutApprox. March – April
- European PearApprox. March – April
- European PlumApprox. March – April
- Fava BeanApprox. March – April
- FigApprox. March – April
- Golden RagwortApprox. March – April
- GooseberryApprox. March – April
- GrapeApprox. March – April
- Green and GoldApprox. March – April
- GroundnutApprox. March – April
- HazelbertApprox. March – April
- HeartnutApprox. March – April
- HorseradishApprox. March – April
- Japanese PlumApprox. March – April
- Jerusalem ArtichokeApprox. March – April
- LeekApprox. March – April
- Lemon BalmApprox. March – April
- Love-in-a-MistApprox. March – April
- MulberryApprox. March – April
- Muscadine GrapeApprox. March – April
- NectarineApprox. March – April
- OnionApprox. March – April
- PawpawApprox. March – April
- PeaApprox. March – April
- PeachApprox. March – April
- PecanApprox. March – April
- Persian ButtercupApprox. March – April
- PomegranateApprox. March – April
- QuinceApprox. March – April
- RaspberryApprox. March – April
- Riverbank GrapeApprox. March – April
- Shagbark HickoryApprox. March – April
- StrawberryApprox. March – April
- Sweet CherryApprox. March – April
- Sweet PeaApprox. March – April
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Bands are your nearest NOAA station's 1991-2020 freeze normals shifted by each crop's extension-sourced planting window. Local microclimates vary; use these as a planning baseline. USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023. USDA Agricultural Research Service / Oregon State University PRISM Group. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020.
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Common questions
How are these planting dates calculated?
We take your ZIP code's USDA 2023 hardiness zone and the 1991-2020 freeze-date normals from your nearest NOAA weather station, then shift each crop by its planting window from university extension publications. Nothing is hand-typed per crop.
What does the frost risk setting do?
It picks how conservative the frost date is. Cautious uses the date by which a late frost is unlikely (only a 10 percent chance one comes later), so you wait longer and risk fewer losses. Optimistic plants earlier and accepts more risk. Typical year is the median.
My area never frosts. What happens?
If your nearest station shows no reliable freeze, frost-anchored timing does not apply and we say so. Plant by soil temperature and season instead; see each plant guide.
Data sources: USDA 2023 hardiness-zone ZIP listings and NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 freeze normals. Review the station mapping and download the sourceable table on the frost-date dataset page.