Northwest Territories · Growing Zone 1b
Gardeners in Yellowknife, NT can expect the average last spring frost around June 27, and the first fall frost around August 28, based on historical Environment Canada frost data for the area. That gives Yellowknife a frost-free growing season of roughly 62 days. Actual frost dates shift by a week or two year to year, so use this as a planning baseline rather than an exact guarantee, and always check your local forecast before moving tender plants outside.
You have your Yellowknife frost dates. Now put them to work: GrowBlock counts back your indoor seed-starting weeks, marks your safe planting day, warns you before a frost, and lays your whole season out on one timeline.
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Most warm-season crops (tomatoes, peppers, squash) need transplanting only after the last frost has passed, and are usually started indoors 6 to 8 weeks before that date. Cold-hardy crops (peas, lettuce, spinach) can often go in the ground a few weeks before the last frost. As Yellowknife's first fall frost approaches in August, it's time to plan the last harvests for anything frost-sensitive still in the ground.
Approximate dates for common crops in Yellowknife, worked out from the local last frost around June 27. Warm crops go out after frost, cold-hardy crops a few weeks before it, and anything with an indoor start is counted back from its sow date.
| Crop | Start indoors | Sow / transplant out | Approx. harvest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🍅 Tomato | May 23 | July 11 | September 29 |
| 🌶️ Pepper | May 9 | July 11 | September 24 |
| 🥒 Cucumber | — | July 4 | August 31 |
| 🥬 Zucchini | — | July 4 | August 23 |
| 🥬 Lettuce | — | June 6 | July 21 |
| 🥬 Spinach | — | June 6 | July 24 |
| 🫛 Peas | — | June 6 | August 7 |
| 🥕 Carrots | — | June 6 | August 13 |
| 🫘 Bush beans | — | June 27 | August 16 |
| 🥬 Kale | May 9 | June 6 | July 31 |
Guideline dates from Yellowknife's average frost window, not a guarantee. GrowBlock tunes these to each variety you plant and adjusts as you build your beds.
This calendar is a starting point. In GrowBlock every date is tuned to the exact varieties you plant and updates as you lay out your beds, and you can share the plan with whoever you garden with, changes show up for both of you.
Build your Yellowknife garden planAround June 27 on average, though it can vary by a week or two either way depending on the year.
Yellowknife is in zone 1b, with a frost-free season of about 62 days.
Now that you have your dates, here is how to put them to work through the season:
More how-to on the GrowBlock gardening blog.
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