Reno, NV · zone 6b · ~179 frost-free days
When to plant a garden in Reno.
In Reno, the typical last spring frost lands around Apr 26 and the first fall frost around Oct 22, giving you about 179 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 Reno, keyed to your frost.
| Crop | Start indoors | Spring sow / set out | Fall sow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato, slicing | Mar 22 to May 22 | May 3 to Jul 3 | — |
| Lettuce, leaf | — | Mar 19 to May 3 | Aug 8 to Oct 7 |
| Carrot | — | Mar 19 to Apr 21 | Jul 27 to Aug 22 |
| Bush Bean | — | Apr 26 to Jun 16 | Jul 8 to Aug 10 |
| Cucumber, slicing | — | May 3 to Aug 2 | Jun 21 to Jul 22 |
| Pepper, bell | Mar 31 to May 22 | May 12 to Jul 3 | — |
| Kale | Feb 5 to Mar 5 | Mar 19 to Apr 16 | Jul 22 to Sep 6 |
| Spinach | — | Mar 5 to Apr 16 | Aug 8 to Sep 26 |
Reno 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 Reno 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 89501 in about 60 seconds.