Akron, OH · zone 6a · ~187 frost-free days
When to plant a garden in Akron.
In Akron, the typical last spring frost lands around Apr 24 and the first fall frost around Oct 28, giving you about 187 frost-free days. Cool-season crops go out before the last frost; warm-season crops wait until after it.
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Sow dates for Akron, keyed to your frost.
| Crop | Start indoors | Spring sow / set out | Fall sow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato, slicing | Mar 20 to May 20 | May 1 to Jul 1 | — |
| Lettuce, leaf | — | Mar 17 to May 1 | Aug 14 to Oct 13 |
| Carrot | — | Mar 17 to Apr 19 | Aug 2 to Aug 28 |
| Bush Bean | — | Apr 24 to Jun 14 | Jul 14 to Aug 16 |
| Cucumber, slicing | — | May 1 to Jul 31 | Jun 27 to Jul 28 |
| Pepper, bell | Mar 29 to May 20 | May 10 to Jul 1 | — |
| Kale | Feb 3 to Mar 3 | Mar 17 to Apr 14 | Jul 28 to Sep 12 |
| Spinach | — | Mar 3 to Apr 14 | Aug 14 to Oct 2 |
Akron sits in Zone 6a, but two gardens in the same city can be a week or two apart. The planner works from your ZIP code's frost dates, not the zone, so the dates land right for your block, not the metro average.
Build your Akron garden plan.
Tell the free planner what you want to eat and who you're feeding. It returns plant counts, spacing, and frost-safe sow dates for ZIP 44308 in about 60 seconds.