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When to plant in New Cassel, NY

USDA Zone 7b

Everything below — frost dates, hardiness zone, and what to plant when in New Cassel, New York — is derived from the closest NOAA station with complete climate normals.

Zone 7b means many perennials and even some tender shrubs overwinter in New Cassel, while your frost dates still decide when annuals go out.

Station · MINEOLA · 5.4 km
Last spring frost
April 2
50% chance · 32°F
First fall frost
November 12
50% chance · 32°F
Growing season
224 days
frost-free
Jan
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Mar
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Frost calendar for New CasselA year-band showing 32°F frost risk from January to December for New Cassel: last spring frost around April 2, first fall frost around November 12, about 224 frost-free days between.
Shaded months carry frost risk; the clear span is the average frost-free season.

Frost probability

MINEOLA · 1991–2020

The date the last spring and first fall frost occur, by threshold and probability. A 90% date is later in spring — and earlier in fall — than a 10% date; the 50% · 32°F row is what most gardeners plan around. These are New Cassel’s own odds, recorded at MINEOLA.

Frost-probability curves for New CasselProbability of the last spring frost and first fall frost by date at 32°F. The last spring frost is most likely around April 2 and the first fall frost around November 12, giving about 224 frost-free days.
Last spring frostFirst fall frostbold = 32°F · thin = 28°F / 36°F · dot = 50% date · band = 10–90% window
ThresholdSPRING 10%SPRING 50%SPRING 90%FALL 10%FALL 50%FALL 90%
36°FApr 30Apr 16Apr 3Oct 16Oct 31Nov 13
32°FApr 16Apr 2Mar 18Oct 31Nov 12Dec 1
28°FApr 4Mar 20Mar 5Nov 9Nov 25Dec 13

Download this table as CSV ↓ — every threshold and probability, plus this city’s planting-window dates.

What to plant now

TODAY · JULY 19
Fall sowin 4 days
Brussels Sprouts
July 23August 6
Fall sowin 18 days
Rutabaga
August 6August 20

Add these crops to your calendar (.ics) ↓

Full-year planting calendar

Start indoorsTransplantDirect sowFall sow

Each bar is the exact window to take a planting action in New Cassel, drawn to the day from the local frost dates. The dashed line is today.

Nearby weather stations

3 within 13 km · complete 32°F normals

When stations disagree by more than a few days, that spread is real microclimate variation — elevation, water, urban heat. Judge which station best matches your own yard.

MINEOLA
Primary
5 km · 29 m elevation
SPRING
Apr 2
FALL
Nov 12
WANTAGH CEDAR CREEK
13 km · 3 m elevation
SPRING
Apr 3
FALL
Nov 11
FARMINGDALE AP
13 km · 25 m elevation
SPRING
Apr 6
FALL
Nov 6

New Cassel planting FAQ

When is the last spring frost in New Cassel, NY?

Plan for the last spring frost in New Cassel around April 2 (the date it has a 50% chance of a 32°F freeze). Anything frost-sensitive should go out after it.

When is the first fall frost in New Cassel, NY?

The first fall frost in New Cassel typically arrives around November 12 (50% probability at 32°F). Harvest or protect frost-sensitive crops before then.

What hardiness zone is New Cassel in?

New Cassel is in USDA hardiness zone 7b. In zone 7b, winters are moderate — most common vegetables grow well in season.

How long is the growing season in New Cassel?

There are roughly 224 frost-free days in New Cassel (a long growing season), running from the average last frost around April 2 to the first fall frost near November 12.

When should I plant tomatoes in New Cassel?

In New Cassel, start tomato seeds indoors around February 5–February 19, then transplant seedlings outdoors around April 9 once the danger of frost has passed.

Planting reminders

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Nearby cities

8 within reach

Frost dates recorded at MINEOLA, 5 km from the city center · 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals · zone from the USDA/PRISM 2023 map. How we compute this.

Cite this page
BlissGarden. "When to Plant in New Cassel, NY — Frost Dates & Zone 7b." Frost normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, station USC00305377. Retrieved from https://blissgarden.com/new-york/new-cassel.
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