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Zone 4a Planting Calendar

Zone 4a describes winter cold, not the growing season — it is the average annual extreme minimum temperature, which tells you what survives the winter, not when to plant tomatoes. Across the 7 locations in this zone the last spring frost runs May 7 to June 5. Use a city below for real dates.

Where zone 4a shows up

LocationZoneLast spring frostFirst fall frostFrost-free days
Bethel, AK 4a May 21 Sep 22 124
Fargo, ND 4a May 10 Sep 30 143
Nome, AK 4a Jun 5 Sep 3 90
Williston, ND 4a May 21 Sep 21 123
Grand Forks, ND 4a May 11 Sep 29 141
Minot, ND 4a May 13 Sep 28 138
Aberdeen, SD 4a May 7 Sep 30 146

States with zone 4a ground

Alaska North Dakota South Dakota
Bottom line: zone 4a tells you what will survive your winter. It does not tell you when to plant — two zone-4a gardens in this list are 29 days apart on last frost.

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