Eugene, OR · zone 8a · ~203 frost-free days
When to plant a garden in Eugene.
In Eugene, the typical last spring frost lands around Apr 8 and the first fall frost around Oct 28, giving you about 203 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 Eugene, keyed to your frost.
| Crop | Start indoors | Spring sow / set out | Fall sow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato, slicing | Mar 4 to May 4 | Apr 15 to Jun 15 | — |
| Lettuce, leaf | — | Mar 1 to Apr 15 | Aug 14 to Oct 13 |
| Carrot | — | Mar 1 to Apr 3 | Aug 2 to Aug 28 |
| Bush Bean | — | Apr 8 to May 29 | Jul 14 to Aug 16 |
| Cucumber, slicing | — | Apr 15 to Jul 15 | Jun 27 to Jul 28 |
| Pepper, bell | Mar 13 to May 4 | Apr 24 to Jun 15 | — |
| Kale | Jan 18 to Feb 15 | Mar 1 to Mar 29 | Jul 28 to Sep 12 |
| Spinach | — | Feb 15 to Mar 29 | Aug 14 to Oct 2 |
Eugene sits in Zone 8a, 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 Eugene 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 97401 in about 60 seconds.