Lexington, KY · zone 6b · ~199 frost-free days
When to plant a garden in Lexington.
In Lexington, the typical last spring frost lands around Apr 12 and the first fall frost around Oct 28, giving you about 199 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 Lexington, keyed to your frost.
| Crop | Start indoors | Spring sow / set out | Fall sow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato, slicing | Mar 8 to May 8 | Apr 19 to Jun 19 | — |
| Lettuce, leaf | — | Mar 5 to Apr 19 | Aug 14 to Oct 13 |
| Carrot | — | Mar 5 to Apr 7 | Aug 2 to Aug 28 |
| Bush Bean | — | Apr 12 to Jun 2 | Jul 14 to Aug 16 |
| Cucumber, slicing | — | Apr 19 to Jul 19 | Jun 27 to Jul 28 |
| Pepper, bell | Mar 17 to May 8 | Apr 28 to Jun 19 | — |
| Kale | Jan 22 to Feb 19 | Mar 5 to Apr 2 | Jul 28 to Sep 12 |
| Spinach | — | Feb 19 to Apr 2 | Aug 14 to Oct 2 |
Lexington sits in Zone 6b, 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 Lexington 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 40507 in about 60 seconds.