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Getting Started

How do I find my frost dates for planting?

Heirloom suggests them for you from your farm’s location, so you start from your own place instead of a guess. When you set up your farm, enter your address, then click Auto-Fill at the frost dates step: you get your last spring frosts and first fall frosts, light and hard.

A light frost is around 0 °C (32 °F) and kills tender plants. A hard frost is around -2 °C (28 °F) and damages most crops. Check the dates against what you know of your land, and correct them if needed.

Spring frost dates filled in by Auto-Fill: last hard frost April 25, last light frost May 4
Your last spring frosts, hard then light

Your Game Plan then shades the frost weeks in blue, so you see when a planting risks the cold. Change the dates any time in Settings > Season & climate. The steps are in Set up your farm.

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