Jersey City, NJ · zone 7a · ~224 frost-free days
When to plant a garden in Jersey City.
In Jersey City, the typical last spring frost lands around Apr 2 and the first fall frost around Nov 12, giving you about 224 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 Jersey City, keyed to your frost.
| Crop | Start indoors | Spring sow / set out | Fall sow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato, slicing | Feb 26 to Apr 28 | Apr 9 to Jun 9 | — |
| Lettuce, leaf | — | Feb 23 to Apr 9 | Aug 29 to Oct 28 |
| Carrot | — | Feb 23 to Mar 28 | Aug 17 to Sep 12 |
| Bush Bean | — | Apr 2 to May 23 | Jul 29 to Aug 31 |
| Cucumber, slicing | — | Apr 9 to Jul 9 | Jul 12 to Aug 12 |
| Pepper, bell | Mar 7 to Apr 28 | Apr 18 to Jun 9 | — |
| Kale | Jan 12 to Feb 9 | Feb 23 to Mar 23 | Aug 12 to Sep 27 |
| Spinach | — | Feb 9 to Mar 23 | Aug 29 to Oct 17 |
Jersey City sits in Zone 7a, 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.
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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 07302 in about 60 seconds.